Hesitation upon initial accelleration

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the light may clear on the dash, but that codes stored in history.
that's a maybe... based on numerous reports including my own experiences
obd codes are more likely to be stored as history codes, some times they don't save either.
and amazingly enough, sometimes cleared codes including history codes can be found even after being cleared
I have cleared history codes with the tech2 and months later, they just show up again out of the blue and "not" because the issue occurred again... just ghost in the machine
 

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that's a maybe... based on numerous reports including my own experiences
obd codes are more likely to be stored as history codes, some times they don't save either.
and amazingly enough, sometimes cleared codes including history codes can be found even after being cleared
I have cleared history codes with the tech2 and months later, they just show up again out of the blue and "not" because the issue occurred again... just ghost in the machine
only abs codes are stored in a history, i know some of your normal scanners on some cars will read abs codes, but they cant clear or see the history of every code thats been set over time.

if a abs code comes back after clearing, its a actual fault. even if its not setting the abs or brake light on.
 

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only abs codes are stored in a history, i know some of your normal scanners on some cars will read abs codes, but they cant clear or see the history of every code thats been set over time.

if a abs code comes back after clearing, its a actual fault. even if its not setting the abs or brake light on.
if the module is shorting it's not going to save anything, that's why I said "maybe" really depends. A lazy or funky sensor could also cause a problem and not set a code. you might commonly see that happen when coming to a stop and just before a full stop the abs activates and pulses the brake pedal, it's doing that because a sensor is not giving correct data but yet is not off enough to trigger a light or throw a code it just thinks a wheel is slipping.
I have seen both of these instances happen more than once.
other people have reported the same, abs light comes on and goes off, maybe random on/off, yet no code stored.
which is why I always tell people to scan while the light is on or before shutting it off after the light has come on
same with the traction control that is another self-checking system in general it only activates with wheel slip (other problems CAN make it error) but, once it see's all is well it's off
 

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best to start off with getting it scanned for abs codes, need a real scanner for that, but its way better then tossing cash and parts at it hoping its fixed.

things it could be, bad ground on the frame under the drivers foot area. or the abs pump module is broken. they are rebuildable even diy if your up to some soldering. it just sucks to remove cause it under the drivers seat off the frame. theres vids but them little torx bolts like to strip out due to being rusty most of the time.

my hoe does the same thing pretty much, if one wheel spins even a little bit the gas pedal goes dead for like 4-5 seconds. im pretty sure its my abs pump module, i found if i just turn off T/C it does not do it. we also have stability traction control. if you push and hold the t/c button for 8 to 10 seconds the dash should tell you stability control is off, or its not working like mine does. so i just push it the one time and off i go.
Hold on there, y'all discussing Case 580 backhoe/4in1/extender or automobiles? Some days, particularly Monday, this born blonde get easily confuzed. Yep, I do.
 
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Update: I checked and cleaned the ground wire connections at the frame under the driver's door and took a short test drive. I didn't get far before the front brakes began locking up on their own. I think the ABS is locking them up for some reason and that must be why if felt like the car wasn't accelerating properly. So, I pulled the codes: P0C8B antilock brake code, C0040 RF Wheel sensor circuit malfunction, and C0283 - another antilock brake code. I have a service brake system message and a service stability message.


Does anyone know what this could be? I took the front wheels off and looked for anything that might be wrong with the wheel sensors and I didn't see anything.
 

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Update: I checked and cleaned the ground wire connections at the frame under the driver's door and took a short test drive. I didn't get far before the front brakes began locking up on their own. I think the ABS is locking them up for some reason and that must be why if felt like the car wasn't accelerating properly. So, I pulled the codes: P0C8B antilock brake code, C0040 RF Wheel sensor circuit malfunction, and C0283 - another antilock brake code. I have a service brake system message and a service stability message.


Does anyone know what this could be? I took the front wheels off and looked for anything that might be wrong with the wheel sensors and I didn't see anything.
you won't "see" anything wrong unless the harness is disconnected, try swapping the left & right abs sensors and see if the code follows the sensor
 

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