ABS, ESP, and Wheel Spin lit up

Dreamer · Sep 10, 2013

Had something weird happen today in my sprinter. Rollin down the road and my wheel spin indicator lit up, lost power for just a split second like I was really spinning, then ABS and ESP lit up. Running fine, actually seems like its running better lol. I looked the symptoms up online, and from what I found, it seems it's probably a wheel speed sensor.

Does this sound about right, and is it anything I should be worried about replacing instantly?

Dale
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OntarioVanMan · Sep 10, 2013

Did your cruise still work?

Dreamer · Sep 10, 2013

OntarioVanMan said:
Did your cruise still work?

My cruise is my right foot lol.

Dale

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cannedmeat27 · Sep 10, 2013

Dreamer said:
Had something weird happen today in my sprinter. Rollin down the road and my wheel spin indicator lit up, lost power for just a split second like I was really spinning, then ABS and ESP lit up. Running fine, actually seems like its running better lol. I looked the symptoms up online, and from what I found, it seems it's probably a wheel speed sensor.

Does this sound about right, and is it anything I should be worried about replacing instantly?

Dale
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I have an 08 sprinter that does this. Wheel speed sensor probably bad. Usually u can just turn the van off then back on and it will reset. I wouldn't worry too much. It's a safety thing when it kills your cruise.

Dreamer · Sep 10, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
I have an 08 sprinter that does this. Wheel speed sensor probably bad. Usually u can just turn the van off then back on and it will reset. I wouldn't worry too much. It's a safety thing when it kills your cruise.

if it kills my cruise I'm going to be upset

Lol

Me

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cannedmeat27 · Sep 10, 2013

Dreamer said:
if it kills my cruise I'm going to be upset

Lol

Me

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What I meant by kills the cruise is when the lights come on it deactivates cruise. I just turn the van off then back on and it usually resets and works again.

Dreamer · Sep 10, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
What I meant by kills the cruise is when the lights come on it deactivates cruise. I just turn the van off then back on and it usually resets and works again.

LoL... I knew what you meant, just being a smarty

yeah when a speed sensor went out on my wifes car the cruise wouldn't work.

it's funny it actually seemed like it ran better all night. I'm wondering if it wasn't malfunctioning for a while and slowing me down just a little bit.

Dale

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OntarioVanMan · Sep 10, 2013

Actually I had all them lights on and lost cruise.... Cause? Put in wrong light bulb.... 1157 instead of a 1159.... Go figure

cannedmeat27 · Sep 10, 2013

OntarioVanMan said:
Actually I had all them lights on and lost cruise.... Cause? Put in wrong light bulb.... 1157 instead of a 1159.... Go figure

I've never had that happen but thanks for the heads up.

Dreamer · Sep 10, 2013

OntarioVanMan said:
Actually I had all them lights on and lost cruise.... Cause? Put in wrong light bulb.... 1157 instead of a 1159.... Go figure

wow... now that's a sensitive vehicle.

Dale

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Steady Eddie · Sep 11, 2013

Dale, Did you wash your engine? Or drive through water? Mine will do that. Mine was due to a hole in the ABS module, right below the brake lines. Check it and make sure that no holes or loose cover on the front. If you get a chance, go see Wayne, he can hookup to your ECM and find out if it's a speed sensor. He can fix it, in fact the last time I dropped by just to say hello, he was doing just that.

Dreamer · Sep 12, 2013

Steady Eddie said:
Dale, Did you wash your engine? Or drive through water? Mine will do that. Mine was due to a hole in the ABS module, right below the brake lines. Check it and make sure that no holes or loose cover on the front. If you get a chance, go see Wayne, he can hookup to your ECM and find out if it's a speed sensor. He can fix it, in fact the last time I dropped by just to say hello, he was doing just that.

No, and no...but it's doing fine....as was advised, when I shut it off and restarted, the lights went out... guess one of those maintenance things to check before winter.

Thanks,

Dale

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OntarioVanMan · Sep 12, 2013

Dreamer said:
No, and no...but it's doing fine....as was advised, when I shut it off and restarted, the lights went out... guess one of those maintenance things to check before winter.

Thanks,

Dale

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well kept secret...Sprinters self heal......LOL