thanks for the info

any idea why the ABS light goes on too?

 

your abs and your 4wd work together I cant explain all the techy stuff but if you replace the ring all will be ok. did you check to see if it is the ring?

 

from reading the previous posts on this string I'm guessing I can at least see the ring if I crank the wheel right or left and look for something that looks like a ring w/ teeth on the axle heading to the wheel.

Then I need to be able to look around the ring for a crack or some apparent defect.

Haven't been home yet to check, but that's what I'm looking for, right?

 

jack car up and spin the wheel look for crack or it maybe its just hanging loosely there

 

I'll give it a shot and see what I can find. Thanks

 

I have the same issue on my 05 XLT V6, Brought it to my local Ford Dealership.

Service advisor took it and had a mechanic look at it. He calls me at work and says my exciter (toner) ring is cracked. He advises me that it is 100% the problem.

So I'm like fine, if you say its 100% then do it.

$300 (had oil change done and bought new front brake hoses) later I pick up the escape and then 2 blocks down the street, the lights go back on and the 4WD is disconnected and I'm on FWD.....

I call the service advisor back and tell him that he said it would be fixed no matter what and he's like "I never said that" and basically said i'm out of luck and we should try replacing a sensor. (Not going back unless I get a sweet deal)

Like are these guys on commission?

I'll keep this thread posted on what happens.

 

took it in to the dealer where I bought the Escape. still under their 30-day warranty...no charge

cracked toner ring -- 4WD
bad sensor -- ABS

parts in by 4pm, get the car back tomorrow.

We'll see if that fixes it for now.

 

I read on another forum that some guy unpluged his abs connector under the driver seat and plugged it back in and had the codes cleared and it solved his problem.

I'm going to try that tonight.

 

What are they charging you for the ring and sensor if you don't mind me asking?

My exciter ring costed me 6 bucks and 174 to install.

 

I googled this problem (flashing 4WD and ABS) and found hits from 2003 on Ford vehicles. My Escape only has 30,000 miles.

Is the toner ring not up to the task and how long does it take an auto engineer to see it and fix it for future cars?

 

no charge==still w/in the 30 day warranty from the time I purchased it just before Thanksgiving.

They said it was a 3 hour job. If I were being charged, it would be the shop charge for 3 hrs.

 

oh ic, please update asap when you get it done. I am really curious to see what this is.


***moderators should sticky this thread***

 

From the repair order of the Carmax service center

labor $164.00
parts $ 68.29

total $232.29

AL8Z2C182A ABS ring $5.32
YL8Z2C204AB right front ABS sensor $62.97

replaced the right front tone ring and wheel speed sensor

[no charge as it was w/in 30 day warranty]

 

When the lights came on at first, did you notice your 4WD had been turned off?


How many Miles on it since the repair?

 

yes, the ABS on, 4WD flashed 8 times, a minute later, flash 8X, repeat. Since replacement of those two items listed above the lights haven't come back on, but I have only had a chance to drive 30 miles or so.

Those two lights have not come back on--not expert enough to know if that means both are now working properly, just that the dash lights are off.

When the 4WD light was flashing--I couldn't tell if the 4WD was disengaged or not. Not sure how I'd know.

Didn't brake hard enough to know about ABS either.

If the tone ring breaks does that mean the sensor can't tell if the wheel is slipping? Does that alone disengage the 4WD?