2000 Expedition ABS Light stays on

[Guest]

Hello All,

I have a 2000 Expedition and the ABS light came on and stayed on today. Any ideas what that may mean, and how much it will cost?

 

[Kistler]

Ours went "crazy" north of Jackson, WY this summer. After shutting off the engine and restarting things went back to normal; the light went off.

Cowboy Motors in Jackson, where I took it to complain, had had several complaints from Expedition owners going north of Jackson to Colter Bay.

It seems our own VP Dick Cheney has a summer home in the vicinity and the radar was set at the frequency that disturbed the computer on the Expeditions.

Is Cheney a resident in your area?

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem with my 2000. My ABS light came on and stayed on. I took it to a brake shop and for $40 they diagnosed it as a bad ABS computer. I mention this in hopes of saving you going that route. They diagnosed it, but couldn't fix it........waste of $40.

Eventually, I made an appointment with Ford. They wouldn't look at the diagnosis from the brake shop. They rediagnosed it ($69) and determined (big surprise coming.....) that the ABS computer was bad. The service guy told me that it is fine to drive with the light on. You do loose ABS capability....but the brakes will work like normal old non ABS brakes.

I decided to have it fixed. It is covered by my warranty.

As of today my Expy has been in the Ford shop, 1 month 1 day. Part of the delay was that the computer was back ordered. About a week later...they told me that they had it in...then called me back to tell me that the ABS computer part had changed. If I have this right.... what used to be one Ford part is now 2 Ford parts..and that they never got a Ford bulletin about it. Maybe if this is your problem and you have it fixed you should mention it. Good luck.

 

[Guest]

If it were covered by your warranty- why the $69 looky-loo charge?

 

[Guest]

I didn't want the thread to get too long. I bought an aftermarket warranty to 75,000 miles...and Ford explained that if the repair wasn't covered by the warranty...the diagnosis would cost me $69. We could start a whole different thread about the warranty coverage but I will explain a little about the process my truck repairs went thru.

1. Truck was dropped off and diagnosed.
2. Service dept. had to open a case # with the warrany company.
3. Warranty writer sent someone out to ok the work.
4. Warranty company went by a different time allowance for the repairs.
5. I was informed that I was responsible for $108 in addition to my $100 "per visit" deductable(This was 1 week into them having my truck).
6. Parts ordered. Parts back ordered.
7. Wrong parts came (3 weeks into them having truck).
8. Mechanic working on my truck's mother died. (Hmmmm)
9. Truck promised for today.
10. Still no truck.

 

[1999xlt]

You also may want to check the rear differential speed sensor. It is a $15.00 part and they are notorious for the ABS light pain. If you change it and that is not the trouble anything elae that would cause the light is big bucks so you won't miss the $15.00 and its cheaper than a computer check which sometimes won't even throw a code.