ABS=through fence,bogged,close calls

[mudski]

The OP hasn't been back for over a year..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Err yeah I didn't notice that.

[jedskipow]

Err yeah I didn't notice that.

yeah apparently there are a lot off blown fuses and extra bits of wire on rural cars or people learn to live with it. One bloke I I know won a pajero and after the first rain traded it as the combination of abs and electronic stability made it uncontrollable on wet gravel. Prado, patrol, anything with abs has this drama apparently.

[bullo]

Hi,
I agree with" wogsrus" that the GU8 has no problem stopping on dirt roads, even towing a heavy caravan. I think you have a faulty unit and it should be checked out. cheers

[Bulbous]

This needs checking, but I was told that with patrols.
If the wheels have turned at different speeds for 45 seconds or more then the ABS system is automatically desensitized. If the wheels have spun at the same speed for 3 minutes or more then it is re-enabled.

Imagine starting a drive on sand/gravel by doing a donut, which turns off your ABS. Drive goes well and brakes are fine. You stall the car and restart the engine - the ABS is now back on.

As I understand it, that means that it may be active or de-sensitized and you as a driver will not know which until you really need the brakes.

It also explains why some people say that they are fine and some say that they're not.

I have driven my car in the dunes with the fuse in and had to brake hard and it's worked perfectly. I have also driven the same car and had the brakes fail to stop with the pedal juddering and the ABS
kicking in.

I remove the fuse so that I KNOW it is not active.

[4wdreaming]

there is a mod you can do to the 100 series that turns the ABS on and off by switch i will see if i can find it and post it up.
it may help someone who wants to something like it to their patrol.

[ktmarty]

That could get exciting Bulbous..!!

"ABS or not ABS. Got to admit with all the excitement i kinda lost track myself. Well you've got to ask yourself one question. Do ya feel lucky.. punk?" ( Dirty Harry... )

[goldfinder]

I'll back the issues with Patrol ABS. Twice have had the rectum puckered tighter than a nuns **** and unable to stop. Once was down a slippery hill with me pushing the brake pedal through the floor while the ABS ECU decided I didn't need brakes and kept the wheels turning accelerating me to what I thought was going to be my death. Got lucky and only just missed a tree on that occasion. The second time I hit a spoon drain a little fast down a hill causing the wheels to get light on the ground and again the ABS wouldn't let me brake sufficiently causing me to clip an embankment with only a minor scuff on the bulbar. Current patrol has no ABS. ABS is great on the black stuff though.

[paradise man]

This needs checking, but I was told that with patrols.
If the wheels have turned at different speeds for 45 seconds or more then the ABS system is automatically desensitized. If the wheels have spun at the same speed for 3 minutes or more then it is re-enabled.

Imagine starting a drive on sand/gravel by doing a donut, which turns off your ABS. Drive goes well and brakes are fine. You stall the car and restart the engine - the ABS is now back on.

As I understand it, that means that it may be active or de-sensitized and you as a driver will not know which until you really need the brakes.

It also explains why some people say that they are fine and some say that they're not.

I have driven my car in the dunes with the fuse in and had to brake hard and it's worked perfectly. I have also driven the same car and had the brakes fail to stop with the pedal juddering and the ABS
kicking in.

I remove the fuse so that I KNOW it is not active.

HI,i am from Kuwait and i am new to this forum i own a 2013 nissan patrol,everything was fine until one day when i was parking on a ramp and the weather was very cold ,i started the patrol after 2 minutes i selected reverse on my gear and as soon as i released the hand brake the car went back very quickly on this ramp and there was no brakes the brake pedal was reaching the floor with something kicking it back slightly without power of stopping the vehicle i pressed the hand brake to stop it could have crashed into our neighbor house though,but thank god i have bin saved by the hand brake,i kept the car on for about 5 minutes and when the temperature raised up the brakes are back a gain and everything is fine!!!do you know why this thing happened to me??it is a dangerous thing to deal with,thanks in advance

[Drewboyaus]

In all seriousness mate, are you sure you didn't hit the throttle? It has been known to happen........often blamed on something else.
You're better off posting a new thread in the right section mate. You have more chance of getting a good response.
Cheers