Stefunk
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Was out in the bush this weekend driving some bumpy old logging roads, and the dash suddenly lit up with Service 4WD, TCS, and (if I recall correctly) the ABS light.
In retrospect I should have taken photos to document everything for future research when getting back to civilization. That said, I was immediately concerned with the loss of 4wd, especially being that I had a lot of distance to cover off-road to arrived at my destination (some of the route was steep, muddy, snow-covered or just generally undesirable to drive without 4wd). Assuming nothing had been damaged just by driving the bumpy road at a reasonable speed, I came to a stop and shut off the vehicle, hoping the lights would disappear when turning the vehicle back on. I also used this stop as an opportunity to open the fuse box and make sure fuses had not become loose due to bumps and vibrations of driving dirt/gravel roads for hours. Upon turning the vehicle back on the Service 4WD and other lights were still there.
My next attempt to get 4wd back was to use a Tazer JL to read and clear the codes.
Success. All the lights were gone, and though I anticipated them coming back if there was a serious issue, they did not return for the remainder of my 300+ mile journey, nor have they returned since. Once the lights were gone I tested the jeep performance; 4wd (4hi, 4low) worked fine, lockers appeared to engage and work properly, and the TCS light would come on when intentionally spinning tires in gravel.
So my question is: Being that the lights haven't returned, was the issue likely a dirty/or malfunctioning wheel sensor that is now fine?
OR is there still an issue I will need to take care of?
Pardon my ignorance, but I have yet to notice anything abnormal since clearing the codes... the jeep performs exactly as it did before. Is there something a bad wheel sensor is affecting that I would not notice during normal operation?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
In retrospect I should have taken photos to document everything for future research when getting back to civilization. That said, I was immediately concerned with the loss of 4wd, especially being that I had a lot of distance to cover off-road to arrived at my destination (some of the route was steep, muddy, snow-covered or just generally undesirable to drive without 4wd). Assuming nothing had been damaged just by driving the bumpy road at a reasonable speed, I came to a stop and shut off the vehicle, hoping the lights would disappear when turning the vehicle back on. I also used this stop as an opportunity to open the fuse box and make sure fuses had not become loose due to bumps and vibrations of driving dirt/gravel roads for hours. Upon turning the vehicle back on the Service 4WD and other lights were still there.
My next attempt to get 4wd back was to use a Tazer JL to read and clear the codes.
Success. All the lights were gone, and though I anticipated them coming back if there was a serious issue, they did not return for the remainder of my 300+ mile journey, nor have they returned since. Once the lights were gone I tested the jeep performance; 4wd (4hi, 4low) worked fine, lockers appeared to engage and work properly, and the TCS light would come on when intentionally spinning tires in gravel.
So my question is: Being that the lights haven't returned, was the issue likely a dirty/or malfunctioning wheel sensor that is now fine?
OR is there still an issue I will need to take care of?
Pardon my ignorance, but I have yet to notice anything abnormal since clearing the codes... the jeep performs exactly as it did before. Is there something a bad wheel sensor is affecting that I would not notice during normal operation?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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