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#20 of 89 ABS/brake light by chester1 Aug 19, 2004 (5:45 am)
I do not have an owners manual and my ABS and brake light is on. Do anyone know why this may be? Thanks Replies to this message: alcan (Aug 20, 2004 5:43 am) chester1 (Aug 20, 2004 7:45 am)
#21 of 89 Re: ABS/brake light [chester1] by alcan Aug 20, 2004 (5:43 am)
Replying to: chester1 (Aug 19, 2004 5:45 am) How about some basic information such as make, model, year? Replies to this message: chester1 (Aug 20, 2004 7:45 am)
#22 of 89 Re: ABS/brake light [alcan] by chester1 Aug 20, 2004 (7:45 am)
Replying to: alcan (Aug 20, 2004 5:43 am) Sorry, I posted on the Durango board and they moved my post. Its a 99 Dodge Durango SLT 4/4. The ABS and the parking brake light just came on. I replaced the ECM last week and had it flashed so I don't think thats the prob Just not sure. Thanks
#23 of 89 by alcan Aug 21, 2004 (12:55 am)
No problem, Chester. The ABS light on usually indicates that the controller has detected a fault in one of it's monitored circuits such as wheel speed sensors, pressure modulator solenoids, etc, so the first step would be to have it scanned for stored trouble codes. Also, a low fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir can sometimes trigger the light so I'd start with that simple check.
#24 of 89 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 21, 2004 (8:33 am)
Can't some ABS units be scanned themselves by a scanning tool?
#25 of 89 by alcan Aug 21, 2004 (9:33 am)
Not sure about the Durango but with most scanners it's a matter of choosing which system to check; engine, trans, body, ABS.
#26 of 89 Tachometer on Oldmobile Aurora by gudge Oct 15, 2004 (10:49 am)
Replying to: swschrad (Nov 14, 2003 5:47 pm) I have a 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora. The tachometer recently started jumping all over the place. It will read accurately one moment and then bounce around. I put in new plugs and plug wires hoping this would help. However, the problem remains the same. The car runs fine but the bouncing gage is annoying.
#27 of 89 crummy wiring connections by swschrad Dec 28, 2004 (9:33 pm)
particularly, check your instrument panel grounds. the tach signal usually comes from the engine computer now, and the engine will run like a bad lawn mower if that's the real derived speed from the sensor picking up the ticks each time the crankcase pulley turns. so if it's just the tach that's sick, you likely have a bad harness connector to the dash or a scummy ground connection to the body that needs to be taken apart, derusted and shined up, put back together with multi-tooth lockwashers and a little grease between every single metal-to-metal connection.
#28 of 89 86 gmc blazer 2wd by pippen Jan 03, 2005 (10:45 am)
Hi, never been here before, but sems liek a very helpful and informative site, I have a 86 blazer, in wich i have recently had to replace teh ehater motor, and not even 2 weeks later, the motor seems to have gone again, only this time my instrument lights have gone with it (although my warning lights still work - seatbelt etc.) everything else is functioning properley,I'm currenntly in the process of scraping all my grnd wires, and checking some basic wiring connections.. the fuses are fine..   anyone have any idea on what this might be, and how to get it fixxed asap.. (its like -30 outside, i havent been able to drive fora few days now.. )
#29 of 89 '95 chev C1500 ext cab PU blinkers short by grrr Jan 24, 2005 (5:31 pm)
I replaced the trailer towing plug. Still shorts. Shorts almost every time Left or Right. Hazards, cruise, wipers, work fine. I'm wondering if the multifunction switch is the culprit It's a spendy part so do not want to simply start swapping.

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