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Ford Transit MK8 2020 Issue with ABS, Traction Control

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Re: Ford Transit MK8 2020 Issue with ABS, Traction Control

Postby metalworker0 » Sun May 04, 2025 10:52 pm

Change in feel of moving off from a stop with the revs/bite point


I not quite sure how hill start assist works ..but believe it holds the brakes on whilst you rev and then releases ..would explain the way the throttle is performing, if this hill start assist (if it has it ) is malfunctioning ..or permanently switched on. or the calipers sticking. rears more likely.

Then hill start assist or traction control will not function correctly, if any of the other ABS gubbins is not working properly.

Lots of systems perform together with info from the ABS system, so anything that depends on this chucks up an ABS fault.

of course if you have these systems turned on - hill start / traction control on when you don't need them ..they will fail earlier than they were designed to - as they are sort of emergency devices only.

i trust you've done a brake flush and brake service .

There is a list here with all faults for fords

https://www.dtcdecode.com/Ford

You press on the numbers and page comes up with whole description may give extra information for you .

all the best.mark
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Re: Ford Transit MK8 2020 Issue with ABS, Traction Control

Postby andz327 » Wed May 07, 2025 1:18 am

Try resetting steering position sensor
Have you had steering tracking or any work done to steering??

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Re: Ford Transit MK8 2020 Issue with ABS, Traction Control

Postby dumper » Wed May 07, 2025 6:12 am

When my mk8 did this it was a cracked reluctor ring spinning on the rear hub .
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Re: Ford Transit MK8 2020 Issue with ABS, Traction Control

Postby knobby1 » Tue May 13, 2025 1:53 am

BTec_DomHoward wrote:No work done to the steering since I've had the van which is about 15 months


Have you checked all the ABS reluctor rings and sensors for obvious damage..??

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