I have 2003 Ford Explorer XLT and recently chnaged rear rotors and break shoes. Today i droved around 60 Miles and after that my ABS lights started blinking followed by other sensors and battery went down and vehicle stopd moving. once i turned my engine OFF and then if i turned igntion the lights are glowing and not startting though. Can anyone help me to understand what could be the possible reason. Do i need to tow to the nearest service station or Is there any way to correct it?
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Is your battery still the original battery? I suspect that the ABS sensors and lights are not the cause of the dead battery, rather the dead battery caused the lights to come on since the PCM gets in to several undefined states around 9.5 system volts. It takes a lot less from the battery to turn on dash lights than to crank the engine over with the starter.

If the battery is around 5 years old, that is probably the issue. You should verify the rest of the charging system is working though so you don't destroy a new battery. If the battery is pretty new, make sure the connections are clean and tight before condemning the battery. You could still have a bad battery though as well as a faulty charging system that is causing the battery to fail.

-Rod