Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in
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>
> "rufus t" <r_firefly@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:acBee.1619$X21.205@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
>> "nunya" <pereynoldsdfw@comcast.net> wrote in
>> news:hMSdnan9AZDY3effRVn-2A@comcast.com:
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>> > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green.
>> >
>> > this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order
>> > bride) but I've got a couple of
>> > "dumb guy" questions.
>> >
>> > 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it
>> > at that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no
>> > codes, just the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done
>> > the 50 start cycles, but the light is still on. Do I need to use
>> > some ranger rick secret de-coder ring? or do I have to do the
>> > chickens sacrifice again?
>> >
>> > 2) a "starting" problem.
>> > when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10
>> > seconds, then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries.
>> > This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2
>> > hour drive. It is independant of weather, temp, or operational
>> > conditions.
>> >
>> > as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change
>> > oil every 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great
>> > vehicle.
>> >
>> > "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they
>> > know they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road"
>> >
>> > thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I haven't seen it mentioned in the threads anywhere, but have you
>> tried disconnecting the battery to reset the indicator?
>>
>
>
> Any ABS fault is supposed to reset everytime the vehicle is started,
> then return if it is still present AND the vehicle is moving. ABS
> doesn't care that it doesn't work IF the vehicle is stopped - the trip
> hasn't yet begun. ABS only cares that it doesn't work if the trip has
> been started, then it doesn't care if the vehicle is moving or
> stopped, the ABS fault display remains.
>
> If the ABS fault report is due to an actual fault, there should be a
> code stored.
>
>
>

Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".

If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
me.

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

rufus t did pass the time by typing:

> Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".
>
> If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
> reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
> the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
> me.

Note: A hard code can not be reset by anything other than a scantool with
that feature. But a hard code would show.

It's the lit lamp without code that's throwing me.

--
DougW

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

rufus t did pass the time by typing:

> Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".
>
> If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
> reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
> the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
> me.

Note: A hard code can not be reset by anything other than a scantool with
that feature. But a hard code would show.

It's the lit lamp without code that's throwing me.

--
DougW

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

rufus t did pass the time by typing:

> Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".
>
> If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
> reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
> the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
> me.

Note: A hard code can not be reset by anything other than a scantool with
that feature. But a hard code would show.

It's the lit lamp without code that's throwing me.

--
DougW

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

rufus t did pass the time by typing:

> Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".
>
> If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
> reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
> the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
> me.

Note: A hard code can not be reset by anything other than a scantool with
that feature. But a hard code would show.

It's the lit lamp without code that's throwing me.

--
DougW

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

more responses...
repeat, no codes stored, the light is on constantly, the ABS system works
(tested on a wet parking lot)
the monkeys didn't use hooks, they used a wheel spanner, and straps over the
rear wheels.

the starting problem continues, pressure reg and check valve are fine.

I'm going to look at the ground strap, that might cause a "hmmmm" cuz,
almost everytime we step from the vehicle, we get a small static electricity
nip from skin to the door jamb. (and its pissin her off)



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:427BD14B.338D1AA5@sympatico.ca...
> What condition is the ground strap between the head and the firewall
> in? That could cause most things.
>

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

more responses...
repeat, no codes stored, the light is on constantly, the ABS system works
(tested on a wet parking lot)
the monkeys didn't use hooks, they used a wheel spanner, and straps over the
rear wheels.

the starting problem continues, pressure reg and check valve are fine.

I'm going to look at the ground strap, that might cause a "hmmmm" cuz,
almost everytime we step from the vehicle, we get a small static electricity
nip from skin to the door jamb. (and its pissin her off)



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:427BD14B.338D1AA5@sympatico.ca...
> What condition is the ground strap between the head and the firewall
> in? That could cause most things.
>

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

more responses...
repeat, no codes stored, the light is on constantly, the ABS system works
(tested on a wet parking lot)
the monkeys didn't use hooks, they used a wheel spanner, and straps over the
rear wheels.

the starting problem continues, pressure reg and check valve are fine.

I'm going to look at the ground strap, that might cause a "hmmmm" cuz,
almost everytime we step from the vehicle, we get a small static electricity
nip from skin to the door jamb. (and its pissin her off)



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:427BD14B.338D1AA5@sympatico.ca...
> What condition is the ground strap between the head and the firewall
> in? That could cause most things.
>

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

more responses...
repeat, no codes stored, the light is on constantly, the ABS system works
(tested on a wet parking lot)
the monkeys didn't use hooks, they used a wheel spanner, and straps over the
rear wheels.

the starting problem continues, pressure reg and check valve are fine.

I'm going to look at the ground strap, that might cause a "hmmmm" cuz,
almost everytime we step from the vehicle, we get a small static electricity
nip from skin to the door jamb. (and its pissin her off)



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:427BD14B.338D1AA5@sympatico.ca...
> What condition is the ground strap between the head and the firewall
> in? That could cause most things.
>

Re: 96 grand cherokee abs light
 

nunya did pass the time by typing:
> more responses...
> repeat, no codes stored, the light is on constantly, the ABS system works
> (tested on a wet parking lot)

That is odd. Did you try cleaning the ABS computer connector?

> I'm going to look at the ground strap, that might cause a "hmmmm" cuz,
> almost everytime we step from the vehicle, we get a small static electricity
> nip from skin to the door jamb. (and its pissin her off)

Ground strap won't do doodle for that. Static guard spray will help some as
will a light rub with an antistatic dryer sheet on the seats.

--
DougW