Anyone have Wheel Speed Sensor issues ??
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Anyone have Wheel Speed Sensor issues ??
Anyone have Wheel Speed Sensor issues ?? i just got this car and it had 2 Wheel speed Sensors not working and would get Limp mode because of it..or lots of Lights on dash about ABS ...but now that i changed them ,.i get a sudden jerk of the Transmission out of no where and alot of abs lights on the dash and will go away in 5 seconds....anyone have this Experience ????
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You might want to have it read to see which wheel speed sensor is the problem. Maybe you got a bad sensor or bad connection.
You may also see you have a code regarding the conductor plate, this would cause what you are experiencing as well.
You may also see you have a code regarding the conductor plate, this would cause what you are experiencing as well.
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Yes…they’ll go bad, sometimes when the battery is dying and you put a new one in.
replace in pairs front and back with genuine Mb parts and all that weirdness will go away.
do not drive until you’ve fixed this.
replace in pairs front and back with genuine Mb parts and all that weirdness will go away.
do not drive until you’ve fixed this.
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Anyone have Wheel Speed Sensor issues ?? i just got this car and it had 2 Wheel speed Sensors not working and would get Limp mode because of it..or lots of Lights on dash about ABS ...but now that i changed them ,.i get a sudden jerk of the Transmission out of no where and alot of abs lights on the dash and will go away in 5 seconds....anyone have this Experience ????
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This. If you don't use MB speed sensors, you will end up replacing them much more often. Ask me how I know.
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oh ok,..so i should get the Legit out of Mb ? if thats the case i think theyre using the Bremi brand or does it Say just Mercedes ? i heard they use an adapter bracket,.is that true ? ..
also Blown v8 did dis happend to you too ? what were the Symptoms ?
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You can buy the MB parts online but make sure they are MB OEM and not some replacement "equivalent" OEM. The symptoms are more frequent sensor changes. The aftermarket ones fit without an adapter but the quality/tolerance or whatever it is really makes a difference. Changing the sensors is not a big deal but when they fail it can cause some real safety issues since it disables the traction control and abs.
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I have had a few sensor issues - one had the typical replace wheel sensor and check wheel bearings etc - it was a weekend and only had the car til Sunday (daughters car) so I actually just cleaned the sensor ring area on the hub (through the sensor hole and rotated hub) with a very small wire brush - fair bit of corrosion etc (as expected) - blew it out with compressor and put back togethor
Took car for a quick run and still had error so was thinking about getting a new sensor when fired the car up again and it cleared - has not had problem again.
Another car was engaging the traction even just going slowly around yard - the live data showed that wheel doing about 140kph when other wheels only doing 5kph (true speed) - it was first time I ever had an ABS sensor not just stop reading.
Took car for a quick run and still had error so was thinking about getting a new sensor when fired the car up again and it cleared - has not had problem again.
Another car was engaging the traction even just going slowly around yard - the live data showed that wheel doing about 140kph when other wheels only doing 5kph (true speed) - it was first time I ever had an ABS sensor not just stop reading.
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So was it possible that these sensor gone bad or damaged because of a bad battery? If so, that’s is nuts.
My 2015 GL450 never gave me a battery warning.
Is it possible to reset the codes after replacing the battery and hope ABS sensors are still good?
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It’s pretty similar in the sense that the wheel speed sensors usually fail after a low voltage event when a new battery is put into the system.
for example, car sat for a couple of years and ran fine until the battery quit - put in a new battery and all of the sudden you have ESP caution and the ABS is self-actuating at low speeds, and the steering feels very heavy. Change one sensor and it’ll be fine for a couple of days, until the other one on the axle burns out.
If you put cheap sensors in it happens all the time.
for example, car sat for a couple of years and ran fine until the battery quit - put in a new battery and all of the sudden you have ESP caution and the ABS is self-actuating at low speeds, and the steering feels very heavy. Change one sensor and it’ll be fine for a couple of days, until the other one on the axle burns out.
If you put cheap sensors in it happens all the time.
