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Jeep Cherokee ABS problem

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Peter - 14 Jan 2006 00:14 GMT
Good morning

I may have a problem with my ABS and I'd appreciate any suggestions.  I
have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Classic which I bought in August from a
garage which is not a specialist Jeep dealer.  It has ABS, but while
driving after a recent heavy snowfall I got the impression that the ABS
wasn't working. I tested the brakes to check what the grip and handling
was like, and as I braked progressively, I got to a point where the
wheels started to lock and slide but I couldn't feel the vibration on
the brake pedal which you'd normally expect to feel as the ABS kicks
in.  The braking performance was more like what you'd expect from a
vehicle with decent brakes and decent winter tires but no ABS.

I took it in to the (non-specialist) dealer today who tested the ABS,
said it was in perfect working order and charged me $35 for the advice.
They said there were "no codes" on the ABS, whatever that means, which
is presumably a Good Thing.

I can think of three possible explanations:

1. My jeep is in perfect working order and I'm a silly neurotic git.

2. The ABS is working but it's so poorly designed that it's barely
possible to tell the difference between ABS and no-ABS.

3. There is a subtle fault with the ABS which the non-specialist dealer
hasn't picked up.  For example, is it possible that the ABS is in
working order but there is some fault with the sensor which tells the
ABS when to kick in?

I realise that the obvious solution is to take the vehicle to a
specialist Jeep dealer for a second opinion, but I'm in a remote part
of rural Newfoundland and I don't think there is one within two hours'
drive of here.  So I'd appreciate any suggestions from this group.
Thanks.
DougW - 14 Jan 2006 00:38 GMT
Peter did pass the time by typing:

> I can think of three possible explanations:
>
> 1. My jeep is in perfect working order and I'm a silly neurotic git.

:)

> 2. The ABS is working but it's so poorly designed that it's barely
> possible to tell the difference between ABS and no-ABS.

read on.

> 3. There is a subtle fault with the ABS which the non-specialist dealer
> hasn't picked up.  For example, is it possible that the ABS is in
> working order but there is some fault with the sensor which tells the
> ABS when to kick in?

Slowly depressing the brake as you did will not trigger ABS.  ABS on Jeeps
is for emergency stops when you apply the brakes quickly.  The system they
use isn't like the luxury cars where ABS is part of a stability control
system.. BMW etc.

The easiest way to test ABS is find a dirt or gravel road, get up a
bit of speed (25mph or so) then stomp on the brakes, or on snow, try
stopping a bit faster.

Failing wheel sensors can cause this but generally one goes bad or
gets out of calibration before the other.  That results in ABS kicking
in as you come to a normal stop.

The other problem Jeep ABS has is garbage/water intrusion at the ABS
computer connector.  I have to remove/clean/reinstall mine about once
every year.  Good contact cleaner and dielectric grease (sparkplug boot
grease) is all you need.

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Lee Ayrton - 14 Jan 2006 20:40 GMT
[snip]
> Failing wheel sensors can cause this but generally one goes bad or
> gets out of calibration before the other.  That results in ABS kicking
> in as you come to a normal stop.

Ahhh.  Thanks for the clue.  My `96 XJ's ABS kicks frequently (LF wheel,
methinks) when braking over road divots, cracks in the road or the
occasional tree shadow.
DougW - 14 Jan 2006 20:37 GMT
Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:

> [snip]
>> Failing wheel sensors can cause this but generally one goes bad or
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> methinks) when braking over road divots, cracks in the road or the
> occasional tree shadow.

But before you replace sensors, clean the ABS computer connector.

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Peter - 15 Jan 2006 00:23 GMT
Thanks for those suggestions guys, I will try them
Peter - 19 Jan 2006 16:29 GMT
Good afternoon.  I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
about whether I got it to work or not.

Most of you suggested stomping hard instead of gently on the brakes.
After the next snowfall I tried this, but whether I stomped gently or
hard, it made no difference, there seemed to be no response of any kind
from the ABS.  I then read the section about ABS in my glovebox owner's
guide (should have RTFM to begin with, I suppose) and it said that the
ABS light should come on for a couple of seconds when you turn on the
ignition.  It isn't lighting up at switch on or at any other time,
suggesting there really is a fault and it isn't just my imagination.

I opened a box of electrics under the hood, looking for clues, and it
was full of relays and fuses.  There was a diagram inside the lid
showing what worked what, and there appeared to be three gaps in the
box where there should have been two fuses and a relay for the ABS.
Great, I thought, I've found the fault.  My joy was short lived though,
because when I tried to insert the ABS fuses in the places where I
thought they should be, there were no connectors in the slots and the
fuses just wiggled around rather aimlessly.  So I'm wondering if the
fusebox design was modified for the Jeep Cherokee 2001 but someone
forgot to update the diagram.

I was unable to get a workshop manual for this model and date at our
local Canadian Tire but I'm going to try to order one over the
Internet.

It looks like my jeep is heading for a date with Jeeps-R-Us to be
fixed, but if anyone has any further comments / suggestions I'd be
grateful for them, bearing in mind that I live in Lourdes, Western
Newfoundland and there is no Jeeps-R-Us around here.

Doug W - you suggested cleaning the ABS computer connector.  I wasn't
able to identify it under the hood, but if you can give me an idea
where it is and what it looks like I can try that.  

Thanks.
Mike Romain - 19 Jan 2006 16:47 GMT
We do appreciate follow ups, you are right there.

Umm, are you 'sure' you actually 'have' ABS????

Doesn't sound like it to me.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos:  Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

> Good afternoon.  I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
> Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
[quoted text clipped - 34 lines]
>
> Thanks.
billy ray - 19 Jan 2006 18:23 GMT
Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?

Is it listed on your build sheet?

You can get a build sheet from your (no so) local Jeep dealership PARTS
department or via Jeep customer Assistance via e-mail (both at No Charge)
http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/index.jsp?actionURL=/wccs/brand_forms/us/input.j
sp&titleStr=Contact+Jeep&leftNavURL=/wccs/brand_forms/us/templates/J/left.jsp&fr
anchise=J&familyStr=brand&family=brand&appStr=wccs&prefix


> Good afternoon.  I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
> Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
[quoted text clipped - 34 lines]
>
> Thanks.
Mike Romain - 19 Jan 2006 18:43 GMT
It is easy to find out.  Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
lines from there.  If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
the fender instead of to a simple combination valve, you have ABS.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos:  Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
[quoted text clipped - 42 lines]
> >
> > Thanks.
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III - 19 Jan 2006 23:04 GMT
    Ditto.
       God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/

> It is easy to find out.  Just look at the brake reservoir and follow the
> lines from there.  If they go to this big pump looking thing sitting on
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Peter - 19 Jan 2006 18:52 GMT
> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>
> Is it listed on your build sheet?

Thank you for that, I was assuming it does have ABS because it's listed
in the owner's manual but now I'm having doubts.  (Although the last
garage I took it to claimed they had tested it and it works, but I'm
having doubts about that too.).  I have asked for a build sheet as you
suggested.

I contacted the nearest Jeep dealer who is, as I feared, 2 hours drive
away and what's more they are only open weekdays, not weekends, so it's
virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
try to fix this myself.
billy ray - 19 Jan 2006 19:08 GMT
I sent you, at your listed e-address, a few PDF pages on the '01 XJ ABS
system.

Follow Mike's advice for a visual examination of the brake limes from the
master cylinder.  If you don't know what to look for see figure 11 in the
PDF.

Please let us know..

>> Are you sure your model is supposed to have ABS?
>>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> virtually impossible for me to get the vehicle there and I will have to
> try to fix this myself.
philthy - 21 Jan 2006 02:55 GMT
depending on n your year it may fall under a recall

> Good afternoon.  I'm just posting a followup to our discussion about my
> Jeep Cherokee ABS problem because I know you guys really, really care
[quoted text clipped - 34 lines]
>
> Thanks.
Peter - 26 Jan 2006 02:43 GMT
Good evening.  Thank you all for your interest in, and help with, my
ABS problem.  Here is an exchange of correspondence which took place
today with the dealer who sold me the vehicle.  It's pretty self
explanatory and as you can see, there is an ongoing situation here....

Dear Mr Newfoundland Used Car Dealer (not his real name)

Further to our recent exchange of e-mails about the problems I was
having
with my jeep's ABS, I have some news which is not welcome to either of
us -
it doesn't appear to have any ABS.  I am still waiting for
DaimlerChrysler
Canada to send me the official build sheet for the vehicle, but from my
examination of the electrical and braking systems, and comparing them
with
the relevant diagrams from the sections of the owners handbook and
workshop
manual which describe the ABS, I am 99% certain that this vehicle does
not
have, and has never had, ABS.  You are of course welcome to examine it
yourself to confirm that.

Could I remind you that I bought it on the understanding that it did
have
ABS, and I still have the ****** Motors vehicle description which
states
that.  If this is the case, it is a little surprising that your
mechanic
examined the (non-existent) ABS on 13 January and found it to be
"operating
normal" but maybe the less said about that the better.

What do you propose to do about this?  It is abolutely essential for me
to
have a vehicle with a full set of safety features including ABS, 4WD
and
airbags, not least because we have three small children who will be
travelling in the vehicle, and my wife is meticulous about vehicle
safety
for the children.  She is not going to be at all pleased about this, in
fact, I am hoping to get this fixed before she finds out about it.  As
far
as I can see there are two options:

1. Have ABS fitted to the vehicle at your expense.  I am waiting to
hear
from DaimlerChrysler Canada to see if this is possible.  It should be
possible, although it may be expensive.  As I am otherwise happy with
the
vehicle, this would probably be my preferred option.

2. A full refund of the purchase price and associated expenses, either
in
cash or set against the purchase of another Humber Motors vehicle which
does
have ABS and the other safety features I have mentioned.  This should
include:

19,540.50    Purchase price
885.50    Service contract
568.45    Fitting of four winter tires
159.95    Corrosion free treament
76.02    Winter maintenance service
200.00    Replacement of water pump
35.65    Examination of the ABS

Needless to say, I am not very happy about this.

Regards

Peter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hello Peter
 I`ve spoke to the mechanic he advises that you stop in to the shop
anytime
between 8:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m so they can point out the components of
ABS
system
  regards **** *******

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OK... but he'll have some difficulty if the components aren't there.
Please
see forwarded e-mail from DaimlerChrysler (which arrived this
afternoon) who
seem to think that ABS was not fitted to this vehicle at the time of
manufacture.  But I'll bring it in anyway - probably Friday afternoon.

Regards, Peter.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear ** ****:

We have received your email of January 19, 2006 regarding your 2001
Jeep
Cherokee.

We note that, at the time of manufacturing, your vehicle was equipped
with Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes.  If you are seeking information

on having ABS installed on your vehicle please contact your local
DaimlerChrysler dealership (City Motors Chrysler # 709-637-1000) as
they
are equipped with any technical information.

Further, with respect to obtaining a service manual, DaimlerChrysler
Canada has recruited the services of an independent company to
distribute owners and service manuals.  As such, please accept our
referral to contact Resolve Canada at 1-800-387-1143 to place your
order.  Resolve will charge a fee for their services.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review this matter with you.
billy ray - 26 Jan 2006 07:32 GMT
Peter,
This is what an ABS unit will look like if you have one.  The pix are of my
2002 WJ but your 2001 XJ should be similar if not identical.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2113025862

Good evening.  Thank you all for your interest in, and help with, my
ABS problem.  Here is an exchange of correspondence which took place
today with the dealer who sold me the vehicle.  It's pretty self
explanatory and as you can see, there is an ongoing situation here....

Dear Mr Newfoundland Used Car Dealer (not his real name)

Further to our recent exchange of e-mails about the problems I was
having
with my jeep's ABS, I have some news which is not welcome to either of
us -
it doesn't appear to have any ABS.  I am still waiting for
DaimlerChrysler
Canada to send me the official build sheet for the vehicle, but from my
examination of the electrical and braking systems, and comparing them
with
the relevant diagrams from the sections of the owners handbook and
workshop
manual which describe the ABS, I am 99% certain that this vehicle does
not
have, and has never had, ABS.  You are of course welcome to examine it
yourself to confirm that.

Could I remind you that I bought it on the understanding that it did
have
ABS, and I still have the ****** Motors vehicle description which
states
that.  If this is the case, it is a little surprising that your
mechanic
examined the (non-existent) ABS on 13 January and found it to be
"operating
normal" but maybe the less said about that the better.

What do you propose to do about this?  It is abolutely essential for me
to
have a vehicle with a full set of safety features including ABS, 4WD
and
airbags, not least because we have three small children who will be
travelling in the vehicle, and my wife is meticulous about vehicle
safety
for the children.  She is not going to be at all pleased about this, in
fact, I am hoping to get this fixed before she finds out about it.  As
far
as I can see there are two options:

1. Have ABS fitted to the vehicle at your expense.  I am waiting to
hear
from DaimlerChrysler Canada to see if this is possible.  It should be
possible, although it may be expensive.  As I am otherwise happy with
the
vehicle, this would probably be my preferred option.

2. A full refund of the purchase price and associated expenses, either
in
cash or set against the purchase of another Humber Motors vehicle which
does
have ABS and the other safety features I have mentioned.  This should
include:

19,540.50    Purchase price
885.50    Service contract
568.45    Fitting of four winter tires
159.95    Corrosion free treament
76.02    Winter maintenance service
200.00    Replacement of water pump
35.65    Examination of the ABS

Needless to say, I am not very happy about this.

Regards

Peter

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hello Peter
 I`ve spoke to the mechanic he advises that you stop in to the shop
anytime
between 8:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m so they can point out the components of
ABS
system
  regards **** *******

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OK... but he'll have some difficulty if the components aren't there.
Please
see forwarded e-mail from DaimlerChrysler (which arrived this
afternoon) who
seem to think that ABS was not fitted to this vehicle at the time of
manufacture.  But I'll bring it in anyway - probably Friday afternoon.

Regards, Peter.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear ** ****:

We have received your email of January 19, 2006 regarding your 2001
Jeep
Cherokee.

We note that, at the time of manufacturing, your vehicle was equipped
with Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes.  If you are seeking information

on having ABS installed on your vehicle please contact your local
DaimlerChrysler dealership (City Motors Chrysler # 709-637-1000) as
they
are equipped with any technical information.

Further, with respect to obtaining a service manual, DaimlerChrysler
Canada has recruited the services of an independent company to
distribute owners and service manuals.  As such, please accept our
referral to contact Resolve Canada at 1-800-387-1143 to place your
order.  Resolve will charge a fee for their services.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review this matter with you.
Lee Ayrton - 26 Jan 2006 13:53 GMT
Not that it has any bearing on your dispute with the dealer but
depending on the road surfaces that you drive on ABS might not be a
safety feature.  ABS was derived from airliner technology and was
designed for braking in a straight forward direction on clean, wet
surfaces.  On loose surfaces it will considerably lengthen your stopping
distance.

As for your dispute with the dealer (which, one hopes, is simply a
mistake on their part), is there some sort of consumer advocate office
in your neck of the woods?  In some states in your Neighbor To The South
there are governmental offices that specifically deal with automobile
sales and repairs.

[snip]
> What do you propose to do about this?  It is abolutely essential for me
> to have a vehicle with a full set of safety features including ABS, 4WD
> and airbags, not least because we have three small children who will be
> travelling in the vehicle, and my wife is meticulous about vehicle
[snip]
Earle Horton - 26 Jan 2006 15:21 GMT
This news group never ceases to entertain.  Imagine a used car dealer,
offering for sale a vehicle with ABS installed, which didn't in fact have
that system!

In Peter's "Neighbor To The South" things like this can usually be taken
care of in small claims court, which is a service offered by the judicial
branch of county government.  Although the full amount of the vehicle is
probably beyond their jurisdiction, having ABS fitted to the vehicle would
not be.  You sue them in small claims court, to have ABS installed, or the
value of the ABS refunded.  The existence of fraud, in "the Humber Motors
vehicle description which states that" ABS was included, prejudices things
in Peter's favor.  The attempt by the mechanic to cover up the fraud
practically guarantees that the judge will grant some form of relief.

One has to be realistic though.  The dealer will probably decide that
installation of ABS is either beyond his capabilities, or too much trouble
to be worth it.  He is going to resist this option.  The most that you can
reasonably hope for, is a partial refund, whatever the ABS is deemed to be
worth, ordered by the judge.  The dealer may offer to buy the vehicle back,
but in most small claims jurisdictions that amount would be too much for a
judge to order it.  Practically speaking, this means that you have to come
to a mutually agreeable arrangement with the dealer, whether it happens
under the supervision of the court or not.  Expect to pay for whatever use
you have made of the vehicle to date too.

Another warning is in order.  Once you decide to go to court, things rarely
turn out the way you expect, especially if you show up unprepared.

My personal opinion, is that you are blowing things way out of proportion,
and that ABS is not the great "safety feature" that you imagine it to be.
You were however offered it, and are entitled to some relief from this
situation.

Earle

> Not that it has any bearing on your dispute with the dealer but
> depending on the road surfaces that you drive on ABS might not be a
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> > travelling in the vehicle, and my wife is meticulous about vehicle
> [snip]
Peter - 27 Jan 2006 10:23 GMT
> My personal opinion, is that you are blowing things way out of proportion,
> and that ABS is not the great "safety feature" that you imagine it to be.
> You were however offered it, and are entitled to some relief from this
> situation.
>
> Earle

Yes, I agree that ABS has its limitations.  However, I think part of
its usefulness is taking the human error factor out of difficult
situations.  For example, I know what I'm supposed to do in the event
of a skid: ease off then pump the brakes, steer in the direction of the
skid etc.  But despite knowing that, I remember what I actually did a
few years ago when I got into a really bad skid: froze like a lemon,
jammed my foot hard on the brake and locked the steering wheel, and
stayed like that until the vehicle came to a stop.  Instinctive
reaction.  That's where ABS would have helped.

If I can't come to an agreement with the dealership I think I'll pay to
have ABS installed myself, then try to get a refund of as great a
portion of the cost of it as I can.
Earle Horton - 27 Jan 2006 11:10 GMT
---snippy---

> If I can't come to an agreement with the dealership I think I'll pay to
> have ABS installed myself, then try to get a refund of as great a
> portion of the cost of it as I can.

There may be some sticker shock when you try to have ABS installed.  Afaik,
it was never sold as an add-on kit, because of lack of real demand.  It is
not like air conditioning, that you can get installed fairly cheap on almost
any vehicle.  The installer would have to buy all the individual parts, as
spares, and that is not going to be cheap.

Earle
Mike Romain - 27 Jan 2006 14:33 GMT
If you insist on ABS, you are likely going to need a different Jeep.
Retrofitting without causing untold damage would be really expensive if
not outright impossible.

Could you imaging the monkey that said your ABS was working perfect
ripping out all your axles and brakes, re-plumbing the brakes while
knowing enough to hook up a new computer system into it and to each
wheel?  Yikes.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos:  Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

> > My personal opinion, is that you are blowing things way out of proportion,
> > and that ABS is not the great "safety feature" that you imagine it to be.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> have ABS installed myself, then try to get a refund of as great a
> portion of the cost of it as I can.
Lee Ayrton - 27 Jan 2006 17:44 GMT
>>My personal opinion, is that you are blowing things way out of proportion,
>>and that ABS is not the great "safety feature" that you imagine it to be.
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> stayed like that until the vehicle came to a stop.  Instinctive
> reaction.  That's where ABS would have helped.

Not to flog a dead horse, but the utility of ABS depends entirely on
what the road surface is.  For a hard surface in a straight line it
should help.  On loose surfaces you can slide and slide and slide.
Worse, when it works correctly it can startle an unprepared driver who
will back off the throbbing brake pedal, extending the stopping distance
even farther.

Here's a mediocre cite:
<URL:http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/rulings/TirePresFinal/FEA/TPMS_App_B.html>

Quoting:
> Second, as shown on pages V-82 to V-85, the agency has not found a statistically significant overall fatality benefit for ABS.  As a matter of fact, in the two most recent anti-lock brake evaluations by Framer and Hertz, the only statistically significant findings were that fatalities increased with ABS in certain situations

A year or so back there was a news story here about a couple that slid
off a cliff on a mountain trail.  It was speculated here that their ABS
system allowed them to skid off what should have been a navigable turn.
 IIRC a sheriff reported that the Jeep "just fell from the sky".
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III - 28 Jan 2006 00:04 GMT
    If my wife's car had come without Antilock Brake System, I would
have consider myself the luckiest man in the world.
       God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/

> Yes, I agree that ABS has its limitations.  However, I think part of
> its usefulness is taking the human error factor out of difficult
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> have ABS installed myself, then try to get a refund of as great a
> portion of the cost of it as I can.
Matt Macchiarolo - 29 Jan 2006 19:14 GMT
ABS is not going to be an inexpensive retrofit. ABS computer module, pump,
wheel speed sensors/tone rings (which may require new axles), wiring,
possibly a new ECM. I agree with Mike R. on this. And the dealership is
going to fight you every step of the way.

If any paperwork from the dealership indicates the presence of ABS and in
fact it does not have ABS, you'd probably have a case, espciailly now since
the service department has confirmed on paper the existence of ABS.

Have you confirmed whether or not it has ABS? I might have missed the post
if you did. Have you brought it in to have them examine it?

Personal opinions on ABS notwithstanding, the case here is the dealership
advertised and informed you that the vehicle has a feature which presumable
increased its value, when it in fact does not have that feature, in which
case the dealership should shoulder some liability. But be prepared for a
fight.

>> My personal opinion, is that you are blowing things way out of
>> proportion,
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> have ABS installed myself, then try to get a refund of as great a
> portion of the cost of it as I can.
Mike Romain - 26 Jan 2006 14:29 GMT
They got their nickname as $tealerships 'honestly'....  LOL!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos:  Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

> Good evening.  Thank you all for your interest in, and help with, my
> ABS problem.  Here is an exchange of correspondence which took place
[quoted text clipped - 109 lines]
> Canada has recruited the services of an independent company to
> distribute owner
philthy - 27 Jan 2006 23:55 GMT
send me your vin and i can run a options list to see if abs was one

> Good evening.  Thank you all for your interest in, and help with, my
> ABS problem.  Here is an exchange of correspondence which took place
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> Canada has recruited the services of an independent company to
> distribute owner
Peter - 04 Feb 2006 02:54 GMT
Good evening.  Here is the latest news in the saga of my Cherokee ABS
problem.

I took my jeep into the dealership where I bought it today, for the
mechanic to inspect it and decide whether it does, or does not, have
ABS fitted.  I was expecting a prolonged agument with the mechanic
along the lines of "That's the ABS", "No, that's a spark plug", "Well
that must be the ABS then", "No, that's the fanbelt" so I went along
armed with diagrams of what a jeep ABS should, and should not, look
like.  However, it was fortunately not necessary and the whole thing
was quite painless.  The vehicle was inspected by their No. 2 mechanic
(not the guy who looked at it three weeks ago and told me the ABS was
working perfectly), he admitted after inspecting it for 2 minutes that
it didn't have ABS, the salesman was very apologetic, they are going to
speak to the dealership owner and let me know on Monday what they are
proposing to do to put things right.  I'll let you know how it turns
out.

I really appreciate all the help from this newsgroup, Billy Ray in
particular, and it just goes to show the advantage of like minded
people putting their heads and thoughts together.  Thanks.
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III - 04 Feb 2006 03:08 GMT
    I would consider myself one of the luckiest men on earth if my
newest car came without Antilock Brake System! I know for a fact that in
extreme fear, I was able feather my brakes enough to bring her back to
maximum traction, without panicking.
       God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/

> Good evening.  Here is the latest news in the saga of my Cherokee ABS
> problem.
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> particular, and it just goes to show the advantage of like minded
> people putting their heads and thoughts together.  Thanks.
billy ray - 14 Jan 2006 01:05 GMT
You need to take it out on a dirt or snow covered road and while going along
at a good rate of speed STOMP hard on the brakes.

You should feel the pulsations of the ABS cycling on and off through the
brake pedal.

By "progressively" applying the brakes you effectively prevented their
engagement.

Older drivers may know how to pump the brakes when stopping on slippery
pavement to avoid locking the wheels and causing a skid. But when it comes
to anti-lock brakes, the name of the game is "stomp and steer."

> Good morning
>
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> drive of here.  So I'd appreciate any suggestions from this group.
> Thanks.
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III - 14 Jan 2006 01:13 GMT
Hi Peter,
    In order to prove your Antilock Brake System works you must choose
someplace where you will not hit anything like a large empty parking
lot. Then drive at the speed you would be traveling through that lot,
then pretend you're a complete idiot, and slam on the brakes hard like
in a panic, and don't release any as if you had a brain and wanted to
regain control, and working you should have no brakes, until well after
the object you pretend to keep from hitting. Like now you will have to
drive around it, as if you don't have brakes, because you don't!
       God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/

> Good morning
>
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> drive of here.  So I'd appreciate any suggestions from this group.
> Thanks.
 
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