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Abs light, no speedo, Hbrake light


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Hi guys,

recently started having a problem with my 2006 bf turbo zf.

car is fine under normal driving, as soon as you give her a bit of gas the abs light and hand brake light both flash on then a couple of seconds later the speedo stops working and "D" starts flashing on dash (but does not go into limp home mode still drives normal just no speedo). Turn the car off and on and the speedo works again.

Also just replaced alternator started happening around the same time.

any ideas?? Abs sensors? Bad battery?

 

Mechanic run a scan on the car but he couldnt pin point the problem...

 

really annoying issue cant drive it hard at all without this happening any ideas much appreciated.

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I read something lately about an undercharged battery showing these symptoms.

 

I didn't charge my new odyssey battery when I got it a few weeks ago and although it started the car, when I gave it some stick the speedo went to zero but the car drove normally.

 

I pulled over, restarted it and haven't had a problem since.

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Also forgot to add that I have the problem with the ignition barrel spring, the key doesnt spring back when you start the car and so times does odd things like radio wont work ect... not sure if this could have anything to do with it.

 

anyways ill throw my brothers battery in tonight and see of that fixes it.

thanks guys

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It would stop everything working that turns off while cranking. Make sure you sit it back where it should be and see how you go.

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Fix your ignition key and barrel first before you start chasing your tail.

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I agree with JVK, you have to replace the column (not as big a job as it sounds, just change over the key & barrel without moving the sterring shaft) The ignition switch is caught between ignition'on' & start. Try turning the key back a bit

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I had the same problem was driving me mad. So last week a stupidly washed the motor and it went haywire every 50m the speedo would stop and the engine coughing and missing, figured I had got water on the coil packs. May as well put new plugs in if I am going to dry them, was going to go full on and change the speed sensor on the gearbox as well, as that seemed to be causing the speedo issue. Ford were out of stock so I went to a local auto trans shop to get one got talking with him about it he asked if the ute had been idling rough which it had for a while he then said to change the coil packs to fix the problem ? I did and now have no issues with the ute at all runs perfect and no more speedo dramas. May not work for everyone but did for me.

I had the same 3 lights flash ABS Handbrake and Traction control

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:Welcome2FordXR6t: Les.

 

Good result for you, most definitely. Yours was clearly that way because you washed the motor without protecting the electrical parts first :spoton:

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