Cobra Jet
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- Joined
- April 11, 2006
- Messages
- 152
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- City, State
- Southern, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 XLS
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Yea - THANKS for placing that %$#@! rear ABS sensor in the most obscure location possible, for making it out of PLASTIC (so it has a premature failure rate) AND making the connector plug nearly impossible to disconnect from the actual sensor!
%$#@! morons.
Why not install the rear ABS sensor at the REAR WHEELS like 98% of all other Manufacturers do? Who in the F thought it was a great idea to install it on top of the pumpkin, sandwhiched in between the top of the pumpkin's casting, directly below the bottom of the rear floor pans, super close to the exhaust & frame, let alone with the spare tire blocking access as well?
Oh and let's not forget the SECURITY CONNECTOR that is on it! WTF man, there's no need to have that type of connector on such a part, especially when the part is mounted VERTICALLY and there's virtually no possible way at all the connector would EVER come unplugged!
%$#@! morons.
I had the XLS's rear jacked up high and safely supported on jack stands. I crawl under the rig to get to the rear ABS sensor and this %$#@! thing is practically impossible to get at (let alone getting your hands, arms and body all misconstrued). I dropped the spare wheel all the way down and even w/ that out of the way, accessing the ABS sensor was still a royal PIA! I could not get the dang connector unplugged from it before dismounting the ABS sensor from the pumpkin. I tried everything - then once I was able to get the ABS sensor down off the pumpkin, I saw that the actual connector was made with a red locking tab that had to be slid forward, then you push down on the inner tab to release it from the sensor... WTF.
I've worked on many vehicles, asian, german & many domestics - including modifying, dismantling & reinstalling major components in many Mustangs - and I've never been more pissed and wanted to destroy something while trying to replace something SO SIMPLE like an ABS sensor. It should have taken me 30 minutes or less to do, but took nearly an hour because of the freaking location and obstructions!
Good luck to any of you who still need to replace your rear ABS sensor - have fun. That's the WORST location EVER for such a sensor and I'm happy it has a high failure rate, as I surely can't wait to go and replace it again after this 2nd one prematurely fails....
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Yea - THANKS for placing that %$#@! rear ABS sensor in the most obscure location possible, for making it out of PLASTIC (so it has a premature failure rate) AND making the connector plug nearly impossible to disconnect from the actual sensor!
%$#@! morons.
Why not install the rear ABS sensor at the REAR WHEELS like 98% of all other Manufacturers do? Who in the F thought it was a great idea to install it on top of the pumpkin, sandwhiched in between the top of the pumpkin's casting, directly below the bottom of the rear floor pans, super close to the exhaust & frame, let alone with the spare tire blocking access as well?
Oh and let's not forget the SECURITY CONNECTOR that is on it! WTF man, there's no need to have that type of connector on such a part, especially when the part is mounted VERTICALLY and there's virtually no possible way at all the connector would EVER come unplugged!
%$#@! morons.
I had the XLS's rear jacked up high and safely supported on jack stands. I crawl under the rig to get to the rear ABS sensor and this %$#@! thing is practically impossible to get at (let alone getting your hands, arms and body all misconstrued). I dropped the spare wheel all the way down and even w/ that out of the way, accessing the ABS sensor was still a royal PIA! I could not get the dang connector unplugged from it before dismounting the ABS sensor from the pumpkin. I tried everything - then once I was able to get the ABS sensor down off the pumpkin, I saw that the actual connector was made with a red locking tab that had to be slid forward, then you push down on the inner tab to release it from the sensor... WTF.
I've worked on many vehicles, asian, german & many domestics - including modifying, dismantling & reinstalling major components in many Mustangs - and I've never been more pissed and wanted to destroy something while trying to replace something SO SIMPLE like an ABS sensor. It should have taken me 30 minutes or less to do, but took nearly an hour because of the freaking location and obstructions!
Good luck to any of you who still need to replace your rear ABS sensor - have fun. That's the WORST location EVER for such a sensor and I'm happy it has a high failure rate, as I surely can't wait to go and replace it again after this 2nd one prematurely fails....
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