2009 Mack GU713 dying out and ABS light on showing no communication

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  1. awitte

    awitte Bobtail Member

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    Have a 2009 Mack GU with intermittent loss of power. It will drive fine all day sometimes but other times it will randomly die. When it shuts off there is always an ABS light that reads "communication with engine lost." After it dies, you have to cycle the key until the ABS light goes away or it will not start or even crank. You can jump the starter so it will crank but it still won't start. We have spent hours testing wires, relays, solenoids, fuses, literally everything it could possibly be and we are at a loss. Has anyone experienced/found a solution for this problem?

    Mack dealership said to change ECM, we changed it and it didn't fix the problem.
     
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  3. Inderjit

    Inderjit Medium Load Member

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    Have you scanned it for codes? It could be a data link issue.
     
  4. awitte

    awitte Bobtail Member

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    Yes, the only code showing up is ABS "communication with engine lost" otherwise, there is zero codes active or inactive in the system.
     
  5. Inderjit

    Inderjit Medium Load Member

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    Bendix EC60 or EC80 ABS? Working with other brand trucks, I don't have a lot
    of Mack experience. The Bendix ABS system is the first module on the data link
    to complain when there is a data link problem.
    With the key off measure the resistance between the J1939 pins in the diagnostic
    port. the resistance should be 60 ohms. measure between each J1939 pin and a good
    ground, resistance should be infinite. With the key on measure the voltage at each
    pin to a good ground, the voltage should be close to 2.5 volts with one being slightly
    higher than the other.
    You could also have a harness rubbing on something and intermittently shorting to ground.
     
  6. TK808

    TK808 Bobtail Member

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    Did you ever figure out the problem?
     
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