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Huck, Can you explain why the trailer brakes don't work when you are using ABS. And I thought that ABS was working all the time. I am a little confused.
Okie
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You may have to get that answer from FORD.
When I say ABS active I mean when the brake peddle is pulsing and the ABS light on the dash is lit.
The ABS system is working all the time. The only way to turn it off is to pull the fuse.
But, if say, you are towing on snow covered, wet or icey roads or down a very steep gravel hill in a campground. You apply the brakes, the truck wheels start to slide or skid, the ABS becomes active, when this happens you have Zero trailer brakes and the situation becomes worse when the trailer starts to push the truck and the truck won't stop because the ABS is just pulsing.
Or say you are towing on the highway and you look down at your dashboard and see (FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON)the ABS warning light is "on". YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TRAILER BRAKES.
The next stop has to be a repair facility. Or someplace to get the color replaced in your knuckles.
I have had this happen to me.