I have a 2000 couger and the abs and brake come on 90% of the day there only off about one hour totol a day while driving i put new sensors on the drivers and passengers front any idea whats wrong? and is this car able to give me any codes stored by doing three time ignition thing or do i need to take it in..

Marvin

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• Posted on Sep 03, 2008

SOURCE: 2000 murcury couger imrc

It is on the intake manifold upper plenum, it iws a vacuum motor, the rod comes off and sets the code.

Mike Deemer-White

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• Posted on Nov 28, 2008

SOURCE: Help... My 2001 Sable is giving me problems!!!!

Sounds like a major electrical issue. Might be the computer. Not sure about this one.

SOURCE: 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis brake and ABS dash lights on and off

The red brake light is the key here. That usually indicateds a hydraulic problem. Check you fluid level in master cylinder and see if it is low. Also the level indicator sensor there in the master cylinder maybe sticking or corrioded. If ABS sees the red brake light it will shut off and turn on the ABS light,also traction control would be disabled as well.

SOURCE: Function of lower Ball Joints and Strut Rod Booshing in 1988Mercu

Ball joints are a serious safety issue, especially if they are making noise. Strut Rod bushings slightly less so. I agree with you, if they are that bad you should have heard your noise before you changed the tires. You didn't sat what kind of noise, but the problems he suggested should make a clunk or snap. Your best bet would be to double check to make sure he properly tightened the wheel nuts when he changed the tires, if you have alloy rims they need to be torqued. If he just put them on with an air gun he may have damaged the rim which could make it break and fall off. And take the car to a repair shop that you trust and have them check your front end. They'll be able to tell you what the tire guy did. Don't put it off because you will find yourself in serious trouble if any of these things are the problem.

SOURCE: abs sensor wire on right front brake caliper is

If there is enough wire on both sides to repair I would reconnect the wire with a heat shrinkable **** connector so you can seal out the water. If not you may have to replace either the connector end or the sensor depending on which side of the circuit the brak is on....Hope this helps