Focus ABS Traction Control Issue

[thrustn]

I'm having an issue with my LV Focus XR5 where the ABS and Traction control is coming on while the car is cornering.

I have recored the issue happening as I need to verify if this is related to the hub issue that plagues these cars.

http://youtu.be/YJf_tVPUjHc

The car has been back to Ford over 5 times now with still no fix, and I want to know if this is the same issue other people have been having?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by thrustn

I'm having an issue with my LV Focus XR5 where the ABS and Traction control is coming on while the car is cornering.

I have recored the issue happening as I need to verify if this is related to the hub issue that plagues these cars.

http://youtu.be/YJf_tVPUjHc

The car has been back to Ford over 5 times now with still no fix, and I want to know if this is the same issue other people have been having?

Does it do it on normal cornering or when you hit a bump during corner and acceleration?

My TDCI does it when accelerating say half throttle and hitting a pot hole it'll do exactly that.

[thrustn]

Normal cornering, it happens when i'm going around medium to long corners that are smooth. No gravel or pot holes and at relatively slow speed.

[LordFordNZ]

Does the odometer display "------"?. I had this on mine, fault was the magnetic wheel bearing had slipped in the hub, and car thinks its out of control, and the ABS sensor can detect where wheel is. Would have though they would pick this up..its a fairly common issue with the XR5's, and does have an error code.

Take a look at the thread called "XR5 Dash Fault", has other possible causes

[marg99]

They both work off the ABS sensors on the rear of the wheel hubs. on non XRR5 models the most common issue is a failure of the front bearing hub assembly causing the sensor to miss the signals as the excess give in the bearing creates too much gap from the sensor and the toothed hub.