Truck ABS, and trailer ABS lights come on and dash lights go out.

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  1. Rookie2020

    Rookie2020 Bobtail Member

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    I am an owner operator and new in trucking. I have a 2005 freightliner century, 12.7 L and Detroit 60 series.

    I am driving on the highway and of a sudden the traction control triangle, truck ABS, and trailer ABS lights come on, then out of nowhere all the dashboard lights went out and came back on 3-4 seconds later. This has been happening all night during my 200 miles drive.

    Please, any help, suggestion, or advice will be appreciated.

    Thank you and God bless you all on the road
     
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  3. YumDinger

    YumDinger Light Load Member

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  4. Rookie2020

    Rookie2020 Bobtail Member

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    Do you mean the tire or the steering wheel?
     
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  5. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    It could be any number of things - from a bad wheel sensor, or a bad ground, a wire chuffed, or up to a bad ecu/ecm.
     
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  6. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    he's talking about a sensor that monitors the wheels the tires are mounted on. ABS systems have sensors to detect when one of the rolling wheels stops rolling (skidding) or is rolling at a grossly different rate than the other monitored wheels and then reduces brake pressure to that wheel.
     
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  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    It sounds like a sensor or wiring problem. Unless you see some unusual and unexplained wires hanging down there is nothing you can do to fix it. It needs to go to a shop, probably a dealership.
     
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  8. RedForeman

    RedForeman Momentum Conservationist

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    Before you go to the stealer, take a minute or two to look in the battery box for a loose wire. I've had 3 Centurys and all of them had some really janky factory power feed wires in there that would come loose from time to time. Especially when a previous owner repaired it the last time without using proper heat shrink terminals and the like, and a crappy roadside repair fell off again. While you're in there, replace any cable terminals that have any sign of green cancer and tighten everything up.
     
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  9. supergreatguy

    supergreatguy Road Train Member

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    Loose power/ground wire. I have a 06. Abs light comes on all the time, trailer abs too. If it doesn’t affect any driving it’s just another annoying wire.
     
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  10. AModelCat

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    The fact you mention the dash reboot itself would steer me toward a power/ground issue with a module, rather than an ABS problem specifically.
     
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