ABS light
12-27-2004, 03:57 PM
#1
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ABS light
I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
Anybody else have insight?
B
--
Brian Heller
It is easier to tame wild beasts
than to conquer the human mind.
ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
Anybody else have insight?
B
--
Brian Heller
It is easier to tame wild beasts
than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 04:44 PM
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Re: ABS light
The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 04:44 PM
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Re: ABS light
The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 04:44 PM
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Re: ABS light
The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
$93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
replace them until the light goes out.
"Brian" <b_heller@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b_heller-396401.16011627122004@news.verizon.net...
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 06:12 PM
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Re: ABS light
Jeff Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
12-27-2004, 06:12 PM
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Re: ABS light
Jeff Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
12-27-2004, 06:12 PM
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Re: ABS light
Jeff Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
> The ABS light means that the system is out of service. Typically this means
> that a wheel sensor has stopped sensing the speed of that wheel. But, it
> could mean that the solenoids in the valve body that routes the brake fluid
> is sticking. If a wheel speed sensor is failing, the sensor costs a few
> bucks, but the valve body is about $1200. (In my BMW, the wheel sensors run
> $93, and the valve body is ver $1200.) The diagnostic port should be able to
> tell which sensor is going south, so you do not have to buy sensors and
> replace them until the light goes out.
It's also an indication that the ABS computer connector or wheel connectors
are full of crud and the connection needs to be cleaned. I've had this happen
three times in the ZJ. Just remove the connector, shell, spray with cleaner,
glop on some dilectric grease, and slap it back on.
> "Brian" wrote ...
>> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
>> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
>> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
>> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
>> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>>
>> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
>> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
>> Anybody else have insight?
12-27-2004, 06:15 PM
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Re: ABS light
Make sure it's not something simple like one of the master
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 06:15 PM
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Re: ABS light
Make sure it's not something simple like one of the master
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
12-27-2004, 06:15 PM
#10
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Posts: n/a
Re: ABS light
Make sure it's not something simple like one of the master
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.
cylinder's reservoirs is dry and pumping air into the system.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Brian wrote:
>
> I recently got a 96 Cherokee Country, and seem to have a quirk in the
> ABS system. I drove to Buffalo for Christmas, and when I ran through a
> snowy parking lot in 4WD, the ABS indicator light came on. It did this a
> few times over the weekend. Then today, I went to the car wash to hose
> off all the road grime, and the indicator light came on again.
>
> My first thought was that snow was in the wheel, mucking with the
> sensors, but that can't be right since I hosed everything out today.
> Anybody else have insight?
>
> B
>
> --
> Brian Heller
>
> It is easier to tame wild beasts
> than to conquer the human mind.