my 01 Rodeo (4x/v6) has some weird ABS issue (~)
I parked it at the airport, came back from my trip, got in and went to leave.. I noticed the ABS light is on.
<crap>
everything seemed to work just fine, proceeded home, no problem.
Checked the Hayes / Chilton and Owners manual.. no help.
checked the fluids and electrical connections, related fuses.. nothing out of the ordinary was found.
OBD2 didn't show any problems
I found the directions to read the ABS fault codes, and I got a huge list of sensors, engine and other faults,
which puzzled me.. how did all of these things happen at once (OR) what one component is related to all of them ?
I decided to then check ALL the fuses in the fuse panel. I found the "Back Up / Turn Light" (15A) fuse blown.
replaced it, problem went away..
Till my most recent trip to the airport... same thing happened! except it seemed like there was something
holding me back on the right side. first I thought I had a flat tire I somehow missed when I loaded my bags..
nope. I was on the upper floor of the parking garage, so I decided to see if the brakes were dragging, but it
seemed to coast without a problem. then, at the bottom of the ramp, when I went to leave from the full stop, turning right,
it happened again.. going forward, seemed to be okay. I don't live that far from the airport, so I decided to make my way home
so I would be better able to fix anything. Brakes seemed to function just fine.. just seemed like more power was needed to get
forward motion and something about right turns didn't feel right.
Looking at the rear brakes, through the mag-wheel cut-outs, it looks like there may have been excessive wear on the rotor.
I figured that the caliper was hanging up, so I walked to the local autoparts store and got a new rotor, caliper and pads.
when I went to replace the suspect caliper, everything looked okay; wear was okay on the rotor and pads. brakes seemed to work okay.
checked the fluids again, they're okay. no evidence of leaks anywhere.
I checked that fuse again, and yep, it was blown, so I replaced it and everything seems to be working just fine, again.
I wish I had a real wiring diagram.. the only thing I can think of is that there is a floating ground or short somewhere or one of the modules has
got some internal issues (?)
While I ponder this and wait to get my hands on a real wiring diagram/schematic, I figured I'd ask the hive.
so, here I am.. anyone see this kind of crap before, thoughts/ideas? thanks.