Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
#31
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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billy ray wrote:
>
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>
> You can get a build sheet from your (no so) local Jeep dealership PARTS
> department or via Jeep customer Assistance via e-mail (both at No Charge)
> http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...tr=wccs&prefix
>
> "Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1137688143.704381.107370@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> > Good afternoon. I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
> > Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
> > about whether I got it to work or not.
> >
> > Most of you suggested stomping hard instead of gently on the brakes.
> > After the next snowfall I tried this, but whether I stomped gently or
> > hard, it made no difference, there seemed to be no response of any kind
> > from the ABS. I then read the section about ABS in my glovebox owner's
> > guide (should have RTFM to begin with, I suppose) and it said that the
> > ABS light should come on for a couple of seconds when you turn on the
> > ignition. It isn't lighting up at switch on or at any other time,
> > suggesting there really is a fault and it isn't just my imagination.
> >
> > I opened a box of electrics under the hood, looking for clues, and it
> > was full of relays and fuses. There was a diagram inside the lid
> > showing what worked what, and there appeared to be three gaps in the
> > box where there should have been two fuses and a relay for the ABS.
> > Great, I thought, I've found the fault. My joy was short lived though,
> > because when I tried to insert the ABS fuses in the places where I
> > thought they should be, there were no connectors in the slots and the
> > fuses just wiggled around rather aimlessly. So I'm wondering if the
> > fusebox design was modified for the Jeep Cherokee 2001 but someone
> > forgot to update the diagram.
> >
> > I was unable to get a workshop manual for this model and date at our
> > local Canadian Tire but I'm going to try to order one over the
> > Internet.
> >
> > It looks like my jeep is heading for a date with Jeeps-R-Us to be
> > fixed, but if anyone has any further comments / suggestions I'd be
> > grateful for them, bearing in mind that I live in Lourdes, Western
> > Newfoundland and there is no Jeeps-R-Us around here.
> >
> > Doug W - you suggested cleaning the ABS computer connector. I wasn't
> > able to identify it under the hood, but if you can give me an idea
> > where it is and what it looks like I can try that.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
billy ray wrote:
>
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>
> You can get a build sheet from your (no so) local Jeep dealership PARTS
> department or via Jeep customer Assistance via e-mail (both at No Charge)
> http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...tr=wccs&prefix
>
> "Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1137688143.704381.107370@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> > Good afternoon. I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
> > Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
> > about whether I got it to work or not.
> >
> > Most of you suggested stomping hard instead of gently on the brakes.
> > After the next snowfall I tried this, but whether I stomped gently or
> > hard, it made no difference, there seemed to be no response of any kind
> > from the ABS. I then read the section about ABS in my glovebox owner's
> > guide (should have RTFM to begin with, I suppose) and it said that the
> > ABS light should come on for a couple of seconds when you turn on the
> > ignition. It isn't lighting up at switch on or at any other time,
> > suggesting there really is a fault and it isn't just my imagination.
> >
> > I opened a box of electrics under the hood, looking for clues, and it
> > was full of relays and fuses. There was a diagram inside the lid
> > showing what worked what, and there appeared to be three gaps in the
> > box where there should have been two fuses and a relay for the ABS.
> > Great, I thought, I've found the fault. My joy was short lived though,
> > because when I tried to insert the ABS fuses in the places where I
> > thought they should be, there were no connectors in the slots and the
> > fuses just wiggled around rather aimlessly. So I'm wondering if the
> > fusebox design was modified for the Jeep Cherokee 2001 but someone
> > forgot to update the diagram.
> >
> > I was unable to get a workshop manual for this model and date at our
> > local Canadian Tire but I'm going to try to order one over the
> > Internet.
> >
> > It looks like my jeep is heading for a date with Jeeps-R-Us to be
> > fixed, but if anyone has any further comments / suggestions I'd be
> > grateful for them, bearing in mind that I live in Lourdes, Western
> > Newfoundland and there is no Jeeps-R-Us around here.
> >
> > Doug W - you suggested cleaning the ABS computer connector. I wasn't
> > able to identify it under the hood, but if you can give me an idea
> > where it is and what it looks like I can try that.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
#32
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
billy ray wrote:
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>
Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
suggested.
I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
try to fix this myself.
#33
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
billy ray wrote:
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>
Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
suggested.
I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
try to fix this myself.
#34
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
billy ray wrote:
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>
Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
suggested.
I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
try to fix this myself.
#35
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
I sent you, at your listed e-address, a few PDF pages on the '01 XJ ABS
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
#36
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Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
I sent you, at your listed e-address, a few PDF pages on the '01 XJ ABS
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
I sent you, at your listed e-address, a few PDF pages on the '01 XJ ABS
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
system.
Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder. If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.
Please let us know..
"Peter" <petgray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137696763.057318.55000@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
>> Is it listed on your build sheet?
>>
> Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
> in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts. (Although the last
> garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
> having doubts about that too.). I have asked for a build sheet as you
> suggested.
>
> I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
> away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
>
#38
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
Ditto.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
#39
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
Ditto.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
#40
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Re: Jeep Cherokee ABS problem
Ditto.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> It is easy to find out. Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there. If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
> the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)