BMAD01
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I have an 88 Bronco E/B 5.0L. This has been going on for some time now. I drive this Bronco to work and back mostly, 16mi one way. I had a brake job done about 15,000mi ago. I replaced the rotors and front drive hubs at the same time. Rear brakes were fine so they were left as is. The brakes work fine. I get home and the "rear antilock" and the "check brakes" lights are lit up in the dash. I park and go in and let it sit, most of the time overnight till I go to work in the morning. When I fire it up in the morning all is well and the lights won't go on all the way to work. I'm not leaking brake fluid anywhere and the fluid tank is full. By the time I got about to park it today I looked down and the lights were lit!
I was driving home last week and the lights in the dash went on as I pulled up to a stop light. A guy in a truck pulled next to me and said I should check my brake lights because they were not working. I thanked him and went straight home. In the morning I checked the brake lights and blinkers and all was well. Of course the dash light warnings were not on.
Right after I had the brakes done I was at the car wash, washing the Bronco. I finished, hopped in, turned the key, and nothing! All the normal dash lights were lit up just like any normal start. But turn the key and nothing. I ended up turning the key on and jumpering the positive lead on the selonoid to start it. I drove straight back to my mechanic and said ***? He said that you need to lift up on the steering wheel before you turn the key and it will start every time. I tried it and it worked. Been starting it every time like that for the past year and a half.
My brother suggested it might be in the ignition switch if the wiring harness is loose. I pulled the bottom of the dashboard off and dropped the steering colume to the seat yesterday. I had a clear shot at the switch. The wiring harness could move a bit more than I liked, so I used baling wire to make a strap all the way around the colume and tightened it up. The brake light thing is still going on. Any ideas? Thanks, Brian
I was driving home last week and the lights in the dash went on as I pulled up to a stop light. A guy in a truck pulled next to me and said I should check my brake lights because they were not working. I thanked him and went straight home. In the morning I checked the brake lights and blinkers and all was well. Of course the dash light warnings were not on.
Right after I had the brakes done I was at the car wash, washing the Bronco. I finished, hopped in, turned the key, and nothing! All the normal dash lights were lit up just like any normal start. But turn the key and nothing. I ended up turning the key on and jumpering the positive lead on the selonoid to start it. I drove straight back to my mechanic and said ***? He said that you need to lift up on the steering wheel before you turn the key and it will start every time. I tried it and it worked. Been starting it every time like that for the past year and a half.
My brother suggested it might be in the ignition switch if the wiring harness is loose. I pulled the bottom of the dashboard off and dropped the steering colume to the seat yesterday. I had a clear shot at the switch. The wiring harness could move a bit more than I liked, so I used baling wire to make a strap all the way around the colume and tightened it up. The brake light thing is still going on. Any ideas? Thanks, Brian