Maybe you have a faulty ground somewhere? I have no idea where to start,
but maybe someone else with a 99 would be able to tell you.
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Brummett" <tony@blight.com>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: DML: ABS problem
> I just recently resubscribed after being off the list for a while. I
> searched through the archives, but didn't see anyone else with the same
> problem I'm having.
>
> First off, the vehicle in question is a '99 Dakota 318/5sp 4WD 4-wheel
> ABS. The problem I'm having is that some days you can hear the ABS unit
> go off at random times (99% of the time my foot is not on the brake
pedal),
> and eventially the idiot light on the dash comes on, both the ABS light
> and the regular brake light. It happens more often when the truck has
> sat overnight, and when it's damp or raining. This has been going on
since
> around February.
>
> I've had it in to the dealer 4 times, now. Twice they've replaced a wheel
> speed sensor, twice they've found nothing wrong, including today. I just
> ran out to the store, and sure enough, it did it again. Mabye it likes
> the mechanics more than me :(
>
> I tried getting the trouble codes out of the computer (hold down the
> trip/odo button and turn on the ignition). All the gauges did their
little
> dance, but the odometer just displayed the milage, not the error codes.
> I even reset the computer, but it still didn't give any codes; I was
> expecting it to at least complain that the power had been disconnected.
>
> Any idea what the problem might be? The people at the dealership
certainly
> don't have any clue.
>
> Thanks
> -- Tony tony@blight.com
>
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