Hi all,

I’ve been getting a fault where the ESC Service warning light flashes and then the ABS warning light, traction control light and hill start assist light come on and the car goes limp, stays on for a few minutes then goes off and back to normal. Had 2 garages and 2 auto electrics shops look at it and no one can figure it out but the fault looks to be coming from the front driver side wheel. In the meantime I rang Ford who said there was an outstanding recall for the brake pumps which I assume is causing the issue. Anyone had a similar fault occur? 

Might be an ABS sensor. There should be a fault logged if it triggered those lights. Something that can read ford specific codes like forscan should pick it up. 

Thanks Alex, had a full diagnostic scan and no fault with the ABS sensor 🤔

What was used to scan for codes? A generic reader often will not pickup all codes you need something capable of reading all Ford specific ones. 
 

Normally on Fords an error light will log a fault. I can scan a car that’s 6 months old and has never had a warning light and there will be minor faults about communication losses. It’s usually quite good at logging. 

Not sure what type of reader was used sorry. I had a mechanic take the wheel off and check the wiring which was all fine and then had a test drive with the reader plugged in and everything was normal, the problem then went away for a week and then come back again. I’m hoping the recall for the brake hose will fix the issue. 

On 5/18/2022 at 7:55 PM, Jts1990 said:

Hi all,

I’ve been getting a fault where the ESC service warning light flashes and then the ABS warning light, traction control light and hill start assist light come on and the car goes limp, stays on for a few minutes then goes off and back to normal. Had 2 garages and 2 auto electrics shops look at it and no one can figure it out but the fault looks to be coming from the front driver side wheel. In the meantime I rang Ford who said there was an outstanding recall for the brake pumps which I assume is causing the issue. Anyone had a similar fault occur? 

Hi, I'm getting exactly the same issue on my 2016 Mondeo 1.5 TDCI Zetec, I also get a loss of power and my speedo stops working, then a few mins later, it all works fine??? has the recall fixed this issue?? Cheers Steve

From the sounds of it your problem is just the simple failure of one of the ABS wheel sensors.

Use FORScan (NOT a generic code reader) to check for DTC's and tell you which sensor is failing.

FORScan: https://forscan.org/download.html

vLinker FS cable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-vLinker-Adapter-FORScan-MS-CAN/dp/B0952P4MLP/ref=asc_df_B0952P4MLP/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=534732308385&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6117291150498290844&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006688&hvtargid=pla-1430824679036&psc=1

and by pure guess work I'll say it's the front drivers side wheel

On 11/13/2022 at 7:34 PM, unofix said:

From the sounds of it your problem is just the simple failure of one of the ABS wheel sensors.

Use FORScan (NOT a generic code reader) to check for DTC's and tell you which sensor is failing.

FORScan: https://forscan.org/download.html

vLinker FS cable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-vLinker-Adapter-FORScan-MS-CAN/dp/B0952P4MLP/ref=asc_df_B0952P4MLP/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=534732308385&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6117291150498290844&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006688&hvtargid=pla-1430824679036&psc=1

and by pure guess work I'll say it's the front drivers side wheel

had it checked today by Ford main dealer, no codes logged, they said no faults found? Yet it happened again last Sunday 4 times while driving on the motorway only 15 miles. My speedo stops working and lack of power and very heavy steering which all rights itself when the warning lights go out???

What can I say..... ?

The cause is very probably the intermittent failure of one of the ABS sensors. It may be a broken or damaged wire, a corroded connector or a defective sensor.

Are you getting an EML or other warning light or message on the instrument cluster ?

You could use the android mobile app of FORScan and then when it next happens you will be able to instantly check for any codes while the fault is present.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has had any luck resolving this. I have a 2017 SMax Vignale and the fault where the ESC service warning light flashes, ABS warning light flashes, traction control light flashes and hill start assist light come on and the car goes limp for a second or so, happened to me also. Happening 2 - 3 times every trip in the car now. As above, goes off itself after about 2 mins but is becoming infuriating. I've tried charging the battery, and this made no difference. Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Having this same issue in our 2017 Galaxy, Automatic, 54k miles.

@Jts1990 @Nevetsben Any luck on figuring out what was going on with either of your cars/warning lights?

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Had the same fault with my 2015 Mondeo, I replaced both front ABS sensors about 3 weeks ago but the warning lights are still on, albeit they go off when I start to drive but come back on again at about 20mph. Do these lights need to be reset using a computer? 

There was a thread I responded to recently, which might have also been about a mondeo, relating to wheel speed sensor issues, where I remember advising, having seen something about in in a video, that there are connectors in the wheel arch areas that the sensor wires connect to that are susceptible to water/mud getting into them, causing issues. Perhaps this is the same thing.

Ok, finally got to the bottom of this. Had the computer plugged in to the car while driving. The strange thing is the car deletes the error with no record of it when the car is stopped and turned off. The issue was the front right wheel, which the fault scanner showed as travelling at 158mph compared to 25mph on all the other wheels. The error showed as the ABS Wheel speed sensors (often also called ABS sensors). I got this replaced and had the faults all cleared from the memory and in the 2 weeks since, there have been no problems. Hope this works for others. Good Luck! @unofix@ecsb@Greg35

 

47 minutes ago, Kevlee2000 said:

The error showed as the ABS Wheel speed sensors

Pleased you eventually found it. 👍

Thank you so much for replying on this, my car went for a recall today and the fault is still there, I’m so frustrated, I’ll get them to look at the abs sensors thanks all. 

Looks like I've finally solved mine (well, a mechanic did 🤣) car failed its MOT as ABS and ESC lights were on. Live data reading showed as front left wheel so bearing and ABS sensor changed this morning and the lights have gone out. Happy at the moment, but that's because I've not received the bill yet 😳🤞