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So I had a blow out going to work. No big deal changed the tire. But when I got in to drive away after about a half a mile I started losing power and within two mile had slowed to a crawl. When I pulled over I checked my fuel bowl and when I went underneath I had a wire hanging down behind the problem wheel. Is that related or just bad timing? It has a connection at the end
Yeah, that looks like the ABS wire. 1 fastener holds the magnetic pickup at the hub, one more up on the steering knuckle, then connects on the fender liner. Easy to replace. You should only be getting an ABS light. I don't think that would result in loss of power..
Well, broken wire to ABS sensor, computer is no longer receiving a signal showing motion from the tone ring, computer thinks 3 wheels are turning and one is not, so the electronic stability control is confused. What did you think was going to happen?
I'd expect a code for a bad wheel speed sensor to be set, and the system to be disabled until the problem is fixed and the code is gone.
Understandable. However, the OP did not say if he had a ABS light on or if he scanned for codes or not. Most consumer grade, autozone type scanners will only read pcm codes, and not abs, bcm or abs codes.
I'd expect a code for a bad wheel speed sensor to be set, and the system to be disabled until the problem is fixed and the code is gone.
This is how every traction control system I've ever had behaved.
HOWEVER, with that damaged, I would be concerned that one of the brake lines is also pinched off, and now a caliper is not releasing. Though I would think that would also have caused the truck to pull one way or the other.
HOWEVER, with that damaged, I would be concerned that one of the brake lines is also pinched off, and now a caliper is not releasing. Though I would think that would also have caused the truck to pull one way or the other.
I mean not really? To have damaged the ABS wire there's a bunch of other things in there that could also be damaged, especially since the only way I've ever damaged anything in that area from a flat has been from a catastrophic blowout that usually takes a bunch more with it. And I can't really see anything else caused by a blowout that would cause the truck to feel like it has no power. Unless it is an unrelated issue that just happens to be popping up at the same time.
