Antilock Brake light came on while towing

From : ambo

Q: 2003 ram 1500 qc hemi i was pulling my trailer 5400lbs last night and after going over railroad tracks the antilock brake and normal brake light light came on. the brakes and trailer brakes still worked. i pulled over down the road shut the truck off for a minute and turned it back on. the antilock break light was still on. when i took off it went out. then while going over a bridge more bumps it came back on. while the light was on the cruise would not work. these are not huge bumps. has this happened to anyone before .

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From : nosey

ambo wrote 2003 ram 1500 qc hemi i was pulling my trailer 5400lbs last night and after going over railroad tracks the antilock brake and normal brake light light came on. the brakes and trailer brakes still worked. i pulled over down the road shut the truck off for a minute and turned it back on. the antilock break light was still on. when i took off it went out. then while going over a bridge more bumps it came back on. while the light was on the cruise would not work. these are not huge bumps. has this happened to anyone before out of warranty its probably the vehicle speed sensor. .

From : steve barker

whether or not its out of warranty its probably the speed sensor. -- steve ========= 2003 ram 1500 qc hemi i was pulling my trailer 5400lbs last night and after going over railroad tracks the antilock brake and normal brake light light came on. the brakes and trailer brakes still worked. i pulled over down the road shut the truck off for a minute and turned it back on. the antilock break light was still on. when i took off it went out. then while going over a bridge more bumps it came back on. while the light was on the cruise would not work. these are not huge bumps. has this happened to anyone before .

From : jigger

my buddy is a dodge mechanic he told me to check the abs plug on the rear end. if it is not making a good cantact that happens... it worked on mine mark. whether or not its out of warranty its probably the speed sensor. -- steve ========= 2003 ram 1500 qc hemi i was pulling my trailer 5400lbs last night and after going over railroad tracks the antilock brake and normal brake light light came on. the brakes and trailer brakes still worked. i pulled over down the road shut the truck off for a minute and turned it back on. the antilock break light was still on. when i took off it went out. then while going over a bridge more bumps it came back on. while the light was on the cruise would not work. these are not huge bumps. has this happened to anyone before .

From : ambo

thank you. it is still under warranty only 12500 miles. i am just looking for a bit more info. i may take it to the dealer or crawl under the car myself and see if i can fix it. .