My ABS light keeps coming on and off. Sometimes its rough pushing the brake down and it makes a wierd noise.

The noise you hear from the brakes? is it a scraping grinding noise? if so your metal to metal on one or more of your wheels and that can cause the ABS to mal-funtion. If the brakes are good then it sounds like the ABS module is failing. I wouldn't remove the fuse because other systems may be relying on that fuse to work. Find the ABS module and dis-connect it. To find out more information on your ABS system go to your local library.

check the calipers are not binding

HI, It sounds like you have an intermitent ABS fault and wile you are driveing the light go's off and when you hit your brake's you hear and feel a rough scraping niose.If so it's from when the ABS resets. Chances are a wheel bearing is causing the intermitent code.If i'm misunderstanding what you are saying please comment back for clarification.Hope this helps you,if so please rate it. Thank You for useing fixya........ iluv2fish......Ray.....

my abs light comes on, sometimes 1 minute in other it can be 5 to 10 minutes bad sensor or ground

un plug the module under the master cylinder and see if brake lamp goes out...if light goes out you may have a rear abs problem..hope this helps you!!

a sensor on one of the axles may have come loose & is being ground away!!
urgent inspection needed!!!
Cheers Rob

does the rpm motor kick down? you may need to check your vacuum hoses, and also you may want to check your exaust, sounds wierd but that can cause the car to stall at times.as for the traction light, your hitting the brakes to hard. try slowing down a little slower while stopping, and keep distance for saftey.. if you can take it a little slower at lights and turns, without braking hard and it stops stalling.

Its the abs sensor, if you encounter an ice patch or snow you won't even be able to stop because the pedal will will push back and make the rip grind noise. If you pull the ABS fuse out, you won't have ABS but you can stop and you won't have the grind noise and back pressure for now. Its safer to not have ABS when the sensor is faulty.

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I have the same issue, mostly when I turn the van on, the emr. brake light is on, then later the abs light comes on, my brakes work fine too..no squeking or anything...wierd, i was gonna take it to Ford and let them look at it, but a nothing issue will cost 500 bucks real quick, neway its mostly just annoying.