Anti Lock Brakes not working??
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My manual specifies that an "ABS" warning light should show on the dashboard.Obviously these things aren't always 100%,but a light SHOULD show if there is a problem.I cannot find where it would throw any codes however.
My manual specifies that an "ABS" warning light should show on the dashboard.Obviously these things aren't always 100%,but a light SHOULD show if there is a problem.I cannot find where it would throw any codes however.
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on my 08 1500 big horn it states in the build spec: "BRRS 4 Wheel Disc Rr Anti-Lock Brakes" we have just gotten some snow and going down my hill i hit the brakes and i did not feel that studdering vibration usually felt with anti locks and it felt that my tires just locked up and were sliding. has there been issued with ABS? how do i check them? can i visually look to see if they are there? any help is appreciated!!
For some reason Dodge insisted on rear only ABS as standard for so long which is pretty much useless on vehicles with power delivered to the rear wheels. With the engine powering the rear, you basically have to lock up the front wheels for quite a while before you compensate for the torque the powertrain delivers to the rear wheel as most of the braking is done up front. In over 10 years of driving Dodges, I think I've actually managed to get the rear only ABS to engage a couple of times. If you throw it into neutral, you can sometimes get it to engage without losing your front wheels completely. Their excuse was to prevent the rear from sliding out on you but that would never happen without first losing all your streering.
So yes it's working fine, just find some snow/ice, shift into neutral and slam on the brakes somwhere where you don't have to steer and you will eventually feel the rear abs quick in. This is about the only thing I don't like on my truck but thankfully the roads are only slippery about 4 months of the year here
This is 4 wheel discs but only Rear ABS. The little Rr means only the rear. Mine is the same and I've driven on snow a couple hundred times or more :P
For some reason Dodge insisted on rear only ABS as standard for so long which is pretty much useless on vehicles with power delivered to the rear wheels. With the engine powering the rear, you basically have to lock up the front wheels for quite a while before you compensate for the torque the powertrain delivers to the rear wheel as most of the braking is done up front. In over 10 years of driving Dodges, I think I've actually managed to get the rear only ABS to engage a couple of times. If you throw it into neutral, you can sometimes get it to engage without losing your front wheels completely. Their excuse was to prevent the rear from sliding out on you but that would never happen without first losing all your streering.
So yes it's working fine, just find some snow/ice, shift into neutral and slam on the brakes somwhere where you don't have to steer and you will eventually feel the rear abs quick in. This is about the only thing I don't like on my truck but thankfully the roads are only slippery about 4 months of the year here
For some reason Dodge insisted on rear only ABS as standard for so long which is pretty much useless on vehicles with power delivered to the rear wheels. With the engine powering the rear, you basically have to lock up the front wheels for quite a while before you compensate for the torque the powertrain delivers to the rear wheel as most of the braking is done up front. In over 10 years of driving Dodges, I think I've actually managed to get the rear only ABS to engage a couple of times. If you throw it into neutral, you can sometimes get it to engage without losing your front wheels completely. Their excuse was to prevent the rear from sliding out on you but that would never happen without first losing all your streering.
So yes it's working fine, just find some snow/ice, shift into neutral and slam on the brakes somwhere where you don't have to steer and you will eventually feel the rear abs quick in. This is about the only thing I don't like on my truck but thankfully the roads are only slippery about 4 months of the year here
that's exactly my point, Jareski...my pedal doesn't do anything associated with typical abs, it just feels like i'm braking as normal and then my tires slide...i understand what abs is designed to do, i just don't think mine are kicking in...every other car i've driven you can physically hear and feel it kick in, regardless if there is snow on the ground
I was going to mention that that's what my build sheet says too. I didn't think Rams had 4 wheel ABS.
