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Posted on May 17, 2012

Flashing 4wd and steady abs light on ford escape

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I have a 2005 Ford Escape and have this problem. I can tell you that if the light comes on every .8 miles and blinks for 8 times, learn to live with it. After taking to dealer when it first started in about 2008, having the tone ring changed on the CV's for the tires, after been told maybe an alien lived in there....the light sell happily blinks on.If it comes on and stays on I would worry more than if it blinks intermittently. Mine has what they call "Intelligent 4-Wheel Drive" [which must be an oxymoron], but still has the 4X4 light to indicate when supposedly it switches in to 4-wheel drive according to driving conditions. Certainly if you haven't noticed any other abnormalities with how the vehicle drives this could very well be the culprit.Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 15, 2010

SOURCE: My wife has a 2007 Ford Escape The ABS light

there is a steel ring with cogs on it that engages the ABS they crack .You need it on a lift to see,they are behind the rotor its a $37 part but a lot of labor

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  • Posted on Feb 03, 2010

SOURCE: ABS & traction control just went out on 2008 Ford Escape.

Chances are it is a bad ABS sensor. Need to get scanned to know for sure and which one.
Not much i know but I hope that helps.

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  • Posted on Jul 03, 2009

SOURCE: 2006 Ford Escape. The ABS light is on and 4WD light flashs.

put some dot 3 in the brake resavor until it gets to the full line that may halp

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 01, 2009

SOURCE: ABS on 2001 Ford Escape .

could you have a low or odd sized tire on the car?  have you bumped a sensor?  Is the light on?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 03, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 ford escape. The ABS light is on and 4x4 flashing

You need to remove your tyres and clean the abs sensors well enough.

You might also change your brrake pads if they have gone bad.

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