popo8
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SO i dropped my 02 escalade
off with the used car lot that i bought it from because when i bought it he agreed to fix a noisy wheel bearing...
The owner is awesome and even gave me a car off his lot to drive...
Anyways.... He called me when the garage he uses dropped my trk off.... So i drive down drop off the loaner and get in my truck... I pull out and almost get run over.... The truck just fell flat on its face....
I limp it back noticing that everytime i hit the brakes the abs is pumpin... And when i try to accelerate its killin power. I see the lot guy outside and tell him to go for a ride with me.... I show him that i have the leddle to the floor and the message center is lit up....
Im a cop gearhead... By no means a mechanic... But i tell him my theory.... The sensor in the new wheelbearing is messed up and wheel speed is not being picked up... Finally while putting back the ABS light comes on... And the truck drives like normal....
Am i right about the issue.... It was not a problem when i dropped the truck off and it bugged out until the ABS light came on... Which if i understand right is when the truck figured out the problem and decided to start ignoring that sensor???
Well a quick scan showed "wheel speed sensor erratic."
Here is where i get pissed off... The mechanic shows up and drops off another car... He explaims that when he brought it back that it was doing that!!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!! SERIOUSLY.... it was doing that and u dropped it off??? Like i wasnt gonna understand?
Anyways... Im hoping it was just a faulty sensor in the new wheel bearing.... Which i know happens.... And a new sensor or bearing will make it right.....
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Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
off with the used car lot that i bought it from because when i bought it he agreed to fix a noisy wheel bearing...
The owner is awesome and even gave me a car off his lot to drive...
Anyways.... He called me when the garage he uses dropped my trk off.... So i drive down drop off the loaner and get in my truck... I pull out and almost get run over.... The truck just fell flat on its face....
I limp it back noticing that everytime i hit the brakes the abs is pumpin... And when i try to accelerate its killin power. I see the lot guy outside and tell him to go for a ride with me.... I show him that i have the leddle to the floor and the message center is lit up....
Im a cop gearhead... By no means a mechanic... But i tell him my theory.... The sensor in the new wheelbearing is messed up and wheel speed is not being picked up... Finally while putting back the ABS light comes on... And the truck drives like normal....
Am i right about the issue.... It was not a problem when i dropped the truck off and it bugged out until the ABS light came on... Which if i understand right is when the truck figured out the problem and decided to start ignoring that sensor???
Well a quick scan showed "wheel speed sensor erratic."
Here is where i get pissed off... The mechanic shows up and drops off another car... He explaims that when he brought it back that it was doing that!!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!! SERIOUSLY.... it was doing that and u dropped it off??? Like i wasnt gonna understand?
Anyways... Im hoping it was just a faulty sensor in the new wheel bearing.... Which i know happens.... And a new sensor or bearing will make it right.....
Visit us @ LTXtech.com
Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
IMO, the first step of troubleshooting the issue is getting the esky back on the lift and doing some visual checks 
