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[Dell (WA)]

Guys........started my Dodge Cummins Diesel this afternoon. Had not run since before Christmas when I came home with YELLOW headlites. I had to putta "lead" thimble on one of my battery posts so the ground clamp would clamp tite. Have they changed battery post diameters??? Tooker fer 15-min warm-up drive.

Now all I gotta do is figger out why the ABS dashboard lite is lit. The parking brake dash lite is also lit. .........Dell with toasty toesies

 

[Anonymous-0]

Dell, YOU have no idea how many times we made it back on only a wing and a PYAYER.

I have no problems at all with dash lights that flash.

I almost go "balistic" to hear that darn tone of the seat belts or ignition key alarms.

if only the engineers would go along on a jump seat of a 747, those tones mean..............
ENGINE FIRES, is it #1,#2,#3.or #4. Please simply PUNCH it out.

So, I cover the flash'n lights with black electrical tape and they (the light) never seems to come on NO MORE.

GOOD LUCK....try PB blaster on ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS and maybe YOU will find the FAULT!//// :0)

 

[flembo]

Dell I hope the abs light is only a wheel speed sensor although expensive only a fraction of the cost of a hydraulic control unit. I had a wheel sensor fail in a 2000 ford expedition it was only slightly more to buy the entire hub assembly with sensor in it with 100,000 miles on the car I went that route. 2 yrs later the hydro control failed, big bucks. In NH no inspection sticker if abs or check engine light is on, no more lick & stick now they plug in to the OBD and info goes straight to DMV

 

[Anonymous-0]

I just attended a seminar where the USB stick is all you need to diagnose the problem. Reason for me to purchase industrial LAP TOP!

John,PA

 

[Anonymous-0]

Dell..

YOU will understand what I am a say;N

FLORIDA is MOPAR realestate.
PA is FORD TURF.

You are always welcome to FL as long as you have an "interstate passport: WA inspection sticker."

However, MEN wear their names on their backs.
Unisex? Names on their fronts!

Don't really matter to US.

Becareful of 'dem BAMA boys!!!!!!

Nite Nite.

John

 

[ZANE]

Next thing you'll be turning grandma in to the Gestapo. Move to Alabama. We are still minimally free.

Zane

 

[Paul in MN]

Dell,

I had a ABS problem with one of my Ford vehicles, and it turned out to be a piece of rust from the brake rotor having fallen on the sensor magnet. Thus the sensor could not "see" the toothed tone wheel. I blew the rust off with the air hose and everything worked fine.

I don't know specifically about the Dodge system, but many of the ABS systems with dash light on revert to the normal brakes we always drove with, just no ABS activation. So one of my older vehicles just got the black tape over the dash light, and the brakes worked very reliably.

Paul in MN

 

[Eriklane]

The ABS light on my Saturn was on and it turned out to be the wire going to the left rear wheel-it had been slashed. Redid the wire and no lighty.

 

[Anonymous-0]

: 39 Coupe Guy

I made ref. to your skills. He said "it took too long to get things a going."

I failed to tell 'em. I waw ya on Sat., Moday the enigne in your Grandson's bike was up and runn'N.

Sunday.....day of Sabbath.

See Ya's

john, PA

PS: Keep that metal lathe "greased up"

 

[souNdguy]

i've seen reman batteries where they reuse the posts and such.. and they tend to get undersized.

on the lamps.. might try a bat disconnect and then re connect to refresh the ecu.. or if you have a scantool.. reset the ecu codes and do for a test drive again.

my dodge ram set codes before for low voltage.. etc.

soundguy

 

[weggej]

Dell on my 1997 dodge 2500 Ram 310000 still going strong. You need to unplug the brake light fuse in the fusbox on the side of the dash and that resets the computer and the ABS ligt and parking brake light should go off when you start it back up

 

[Eldon (WA)]

(quoted from post at 16:34:02 01/25/12) Guys........started my Dodge Cummins Diesel this afternoon. Had not run since before Christmas when I came home with YELLOW headlites. I had to putta "lead" thimble on one of my battery posts so the ground clamp would clamp tite. Have they changed battery post diameters??? Tooker fer 15-min warm-up drive.

Now all I gotta do is figger out why the ABS dashboard lite is lit. The parking brake dash lite is also lit. .........Dell with toasty toesies

The ABS lite has been on in my 04 Dodge for over 4 years now, ya get used to it. At least it will stop in the winter with a trailer on it now....someone told me the senser is in the pig on these and gets dirty. I haven't taken the time to pull the cover off to check it.

 

[bobs old iron]

oh great, just bought a 04 dodge 3500, dsl, 67k miles, beautiful shape, hope i don't have all these problem you posted and some of other threads i read about dodge,,,might have to go back to ford...lol

 

[Dell (WA)]

weggej........that sounds about right. Do the simple and eazy things first, eh? .......Dell

 

[ASEguy]

If you need some help on the diagnostics post back if it's two wheel or four wheel ABS and the year. Two wheel, RWAL, were notorious for the speed sensor circuit open. The sensor is on top of the differential and should have about 800-around 1,200 ohms resistance but my memory could be off.

 

[36 Coupe]

You didnt polarize it,thats why you have dim lites.I face the north pole and say polarize 3 times when I start my truck.

 

[Jimmy/N.Alabama]

Check the fluid level in the MC. I had a Ford once that would light the ABS and Brake Light (which was also the parking brake light) anytime the fluid level was the least bit down from full. It tended to do it more when it was cold. When I topped it back off the lights would go out. The fluid level sensor was really sensitive.

 

[RICK IN GA]

Dell Gotta 1998 Dodge DUrango with 5.2 and the abs and brake light has been intermittently on for about 150,000 miles (240,000 on it now). It is read diff sensor only and I have replaced that with no effect. Also cleaned out the diff well at that time. Then I went to junk yard to get new Brake Computer and that only worked momentarily. So I gave up and drive with it on and off frequently. Have only had one of my kids with a rearender on wet pavement.

 

[JohnNoregon]

Dell,my 99 mopar abs light on speedo not working below 40 replaced the sensor on dif $14 cheap yea (always wanted to say that to you)if you want to have your local Les check it out for $85 then $100 to fix it might not be your problemo but $14 is cheap JohnNoregon

 

[Dell (WA)]

guys........did the "pull the fuse" trick and the ABS lite and BRAKE lite went out after start-up. But was reading the manual and it implied that the vacuum pump/storage chamber can leak over time and cause BRAKE lite to ALARM. dunnno, but ittza COLD out there even with the SUNSHINE. .......Dell with warmsie toesies