Spinning tires in 4WD, now Brake/ABS Light on?

[InThinAir]

Had a small issue this morning, needed to avoid a snow plow and ditched the 01, I used the 03 to pull it out. Luckily less than a 1/4 mile from the house, so I had to walk back.



It took a little pulling on slick roads, but we got it out. But I guess the spinning of the tires, some sensor doesn't like. The Brake light and the ABS light is on and won't turn off. I saw some other threads regarding this but they didn't mention how it turns out? I guess they just turn off after a while and I don't need to worry?



I will pull the codes tonight if there is any.



---Doug

 

[nickleinonen]

i don't know about 4wd, but i can get the abs [or brake] light to go on in 2wd by fooling around and getting some serious wheel spin [donuts, drifting etc... ] but all i have to do is tap the brakes and the light goes out...

 

[InThinAir]

Goes off and stays off? Or at least till you spin out again? Mine wouldn't go off. But the truck wasn't on for 2 minutes after the light came on, I was running a little late at that point.



Doug

 

[thejeepdude]

I don't have my '05 yet, but I know in other ABS vehicles I've driven, the light has come on in similar conditions, but after a restart or two it's gone off. I wouldn't worry about it too much, as your brakes will work fine even if the ABS doesn't. If the lights don't go off even after a few days, then I'd take it in.

 

[DLoughery]

Happened to me last winter. It went out after shutting the engine off a couple of times.

 

[RustyJC]

The ABS computer can't make sense of a high speed differential between the front and rear wheels, so when it sees this condition, it throws a code and lights the ABS lamp. I don't know if it will self-clear on the 3rd generations or not.



Rusty

 

[Tomeygun]

Had a small issue this morning, needed to avoid a snow plow and ditched the 01, I used the 03 to pull it out. Luckily less than a 1/4 mile from the house, so I had to walk back.



It took a little pulling on slick roads, but we got it out. But I guess the spinning of the tires, some sensor doesn't like. The Brake light and the ABS light is on and won't turn off. I saw some other threads regarding this but they didn't mention how it turns out? I guess they just turn off after a while and I don't need to worry?



I will pull the codes tonight if there is any.



---Doug

Mine did the same thing when I was playing on some dirt roads (drifting, donuts,etc)



I ended up finding out I blew the fuse... thats what kicked the brake and ABS light on... New fuse = lights out

 

[ak_fleming]

If the light doesn't go out on its own after a whlie, you might be able to clear it by disconnecting the battery.

 

[nickleinonen]

Goes off and stays off? Or at least till you spin out again? Mine wouldn't go off. But the truck wasn't on for 2 minutes after the light came on, I was running a little late at that point.



Doug

goes out until the next time i do something "stupid" then just tap the brakes to make the light go out... i think it does log a code, but it resets after a few key cycles... [but the light goes out and stays out until the next loss of traction]