I have had the ABS light on for about a year now. I looked thru the forums and found that the typical reason if a faulty rear VSS (vehicle speed sensor). I found a replacement part online for about $70 and got it ordered and replaced the original part. Simple 5 minute fix, but it didn't fix it! Damn!

Now when I get in and start the truck the ABS light is off, but after I drive off about 20 yards the light comes back on and stays on.

The other day someone stepped out in front of me at a cross walk and I hit the brakes pretty hard and although the truck stopped in time, the rear wheels locked up, so I'm thinking the issue is at the rear.

Any suggestions?

 

Stop throwing parts and money at your truck, hoping you stumble onto a fix. It is a waste of time and money. Get your truck scanned and see what ABS error code is being issued.

Your truck will tell you what the issue is if you listen to it.

 

Well, I wasn't hoping to STUMBLE onto a fix, I did the forum research and several others seemed to fix their vehicles ABS light this way also. The dealer wanted to replace the VSS and the Wiring Harness - the parts alone were over $225, not to mention the outrageous cost of labor they charge. It was sure to be a $400 fix, so spending $70 "seemed" like a good alternative.

Just hoping someone else had this same issue and might point me to look in a different place, like some connector or something. I don't have a pile of money laying around to give the dealership for something that I could possibly fix myself, so I'm still hoping someone else has a better suggestion than you - I already know I can take it in for repair, but that's not really what this Forum is for now is it?

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind.

 

I didn't say take it in for a repair. I said get it scanned. Your local parts store with the "free scan" service should be able to handle that.

 

Ahhhhh, that's different. Thanks for the suggestion - I never thought to do that. Never hurts to ask!

 

I would call the parts store before you go.
Make sure they have the scanner tool to do ABS