Community Forums

GaBounder36E · 08-18-2022, 08:40 PM

2014 Fleetwood Bounder 36E
Ford 53 Chassis V-10

What is causing the ABS, Brake Overheating and Emergency Brake warning lights to all come on when driving the RV? The 1st time it did this I was told to replace the Brake light switch on the Brake Peddle. Replaced the Brake light switch and all seemed to be corrected. Stated another trip and about 200 miles into the trip stopped at a red light and again the warning lights all come on the dash again. Shut the engine off restarted and for right now the lights are all off. I have checked the Brake Fluid and it is Full. Anyone Else on here ever had this problem?

TeJay · 08-20-2022, 11:23 PM

You said brake is over heating. Explain! After driving a few miles can you feel a wheel brake rotor is hotter than any of the others? If only one is hotter then it's a stuck caliper.
If one caliper is sticking it may also pull to that side since generating heat means the brake system is trying to slow that one wheel down. If it a rear caliper is sticking it may not cause a pull.

I sure don't know what a defective brake light switch had to do with brakes overheating. Either a brake switch turns on the lights or is doesn't. That's it only function. Whoever told you that needs some lessons.

Using an infrared temperature sensor is the best way of determining if one brake rotor is getting hotter than another.

twinboat · 08-21-2022, 01:24 AM

A bad ABS sensor or loose wheel bearing can set a ABS light. Once the light sets, the Brake light will come on soon after.

Never seen or heard of a brake overheat light, so not sure what that's about.

After checking the wheel bearings,, I drove for a year with both of the yellow and red brake warning dash lights coming on and going off randomly.
I eventually replaced the rear differential ABS sensor and it was good for 2 years, but started doing it again. By then I traded it in.

GaBounder36E · 08-23-2022, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeJay

You said brake is over heating. Explain! After driving a few miles can you feel a wheel brake rotor is hotter than any of the others? If only one is hotter then it's a stuck caliper.
If one caliper is sticking it may also pull to that side since generating heat means the brake system is trying to slow that one wheel down. If it a rear caliper is sticking it may not cause a pull.

I sure don't know what a defective brake light switch had to do with brakes overheating. Either a brake switch turns on the lights or is doesn't. That's it only function. Whoever told you that needs some lessons.

Using an infrared temperature sensor is the best way of determining if one brake rotor is getting hotter than another.

The Brakes are not over heating. The Break overheating light is staying on on the Dash Panel along with the ABS and Emergency Brake lights. The Calipers are not sticking. The Ford Service Manager said that the Brake Switch is a common problem and that when is goes out it causes the computer to show a number of different errors. Again the Brakes are not overheating.

Thank you for the reply.

GaBounder36E · 08-23-2022, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeJay

You said brake is over heating. Explain! After driving a few miles can you feel a wheel brake rotor is hotter than any of the others? If only one is hotter then it's a stuck caliper.
If one caliper is sticking it may also pull to that side since generating heat means the brake system is trying to slow that one wheel down. If it a rear caliper is sticking it may not cause a pull.

I sure don't know what a defective brake light switch had to do with brakes overheating. Either a brake switch turns on the lights or is doesn't. That's it only function. Whoever told you that needs some lessons.

Using an infrared temperature sensor is the best way of determining if one brake rotor is getting hotter than another.

The Light I thought was a Brake Overheating light is actually called a Brake Reserve System Warning light. It looks like a set of Brake Pad with a Lighting Bolt inside the Brake symbol. There is a post about this on this site already. Here is the link: https://www.irv2.com/forums/f23/1999...ff-467311.html

Sorry for the confusion.