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Old 07-03-2013, 05:40 PM
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99 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 duelly, the abs and brake light are coming on and off a lot. I have replaced the rear abs sensor and that did not fix it. The abs is also kicking in once in awhile when I brake (little scary to drive). My speedo works fine. I even jacked up the rearend and tryed to see if it went away. Nope. Seems when I idle the light goes off. Pushing the brake or putting in gear comes on. And it goes off and on when driving?
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Check the brake line running along side the fuel tank. common prob. All it takes is a small pinhole.
 
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i replaced that line last year. and my fluid level is not low.
 
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Do ya got 4 wheel abs? If so check the front hub units for play.
 
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No play, just replaced Dr side last year.
Yes 4 wheel abs
 
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Old 07-04-2013, 09:22 PM
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Then you need to take it to a shop to get the codes read, unless you have a scanner that can do it. The hand held guys and the ones the parts stores have generally can't.

With 4wal, there is a LOT more for the computer to whine about, and rather than throwing parts at it ***** nilly, you need to know what the computer thinks is wrong, and start looking there.
 
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everybodys closed for the holiday weekend will try monday to have it read. thanks
 



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