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fsavage 03-24-2010 02:10 PM

96 F350 DRW ABS Light on
 
New to FTE but have had Ford Trucks for about 20 + years. My 96 F350 has the amber ABS light comes on and stays on after starting the truck. It was throwing flashing codes earlier that mean a memory failure. After looking around under the truck at the sensors a local mechanic recommended double checking all fuses. Sure enough one was blown and I replaced it. Now instead of the ABS light flashing it comes on and stays on. I would really appreciate any advice. Also can anyone recommend a good reasonable ABS code reader, I have a ECM reader but it doesn't read the ABS codes. Thanks.

Lazy K 03-24-2010 03:53 PM

Your truck, I would think, has RABS and not full ABS. So the light on means that the RABS computer has detected a fault and disabled the system. You will probably not notice any difference in braking as the RABS is not much good anyway.
However check the simple things first, check that the rear brake lights are working properly and check that the brake fluid level is good.
Can also be an idea to remove the sensor from the rear differential housing and clean it, then refit.
You do not need a code reader for the RABS. There is a diagnostic connector behind the glovebox that you ground momentarily and the dash light will blink out any error codes.
However try the simple checks first.

1974YEEYEE 05-27-2023 01:18 PM

Does any one know how to just dis able the lights for the abs

My4Fordtrucks 05-27-2023 06:00 PM


Originally Posted by 1974YEEYEE (Post 20863483)
Does any one know how to just dis able the lights for the abs

Why do you want to disable the ABS light in the dash? What code do you have? What have you done to address the problem and what vehicle are you working on?

rla2005 05-28-2023 06:42 AM

RABS Codes

1974YEEYEE 05-28-2023 11:30 AM

I’ve replaced the sensor pulled the fues put it back in and that didn’t work. The abs light only flashed once

My4Fordtrucks 05-28-2023 01:48 PM

What vehicle?

1974YEEYEE 05-28-2023 03:11 PM

1996 f350 7.3

rla2005 05-29-2023 05:01 PM


Originally Posted by 1974YEEYEE (Post 20864268)
The abs light only flashed once

If you only got a single flash after momentarily grounding the test wire, the RABS controller is probably bad.

1974YEEYEE 05-30-2023 02:37 AM

Can I disconnect the controller and be fine or with it mess up anything


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