ktmccrary
LVC Member
Forgive the long post but I have been through a nightmare with this car for the past 6 months and have reviewed virtually every post on the internet about this issue.
The vehicle initially threw 2 ABS codes: C1288, Brake Pressure Sensor Circuit Failure, and C1289, Secondary Pressure Transducer Circuit Failure. I can reset them but they pop back up after 2 or 3 drive cycles.
Virtually the entire suspension has been replaced. Ball joints, tie rod ends, struts, control arms and bushings, new rear rotors and calipers, new speed sensors all around, and much much more.
The original issue I had was that the AdvanceTrac light was flashing all the time, and after ten minutes of driving the cruise control would drop out. I would drive about 20 miles, then spend 10 or 15 minutes in a store and go back out to find that the light was no longer flashing, but remaining lit all the time and now the status monitor is flashing "Check AdvanceTrac, but now also the cruise control is working without dropping out at all... until the cars cools off, and the whole scenario repeats itself. On occasion the ATC light would stop flashing while driving (remaining lit), and the status monitor would advise to check the advancetrac, and the cruise control would work until the end of the trip.
I finally took it to a ford dealer to have the ABS/Traction control system calibrated. They couldn't get through the process because C1288 kept popping up and they wanted even more money to troubleshoot the problem, but the mechanic told me it was probably the brake booster.
Before any further repairs, we drove the car 1500 miles to Miami and back, and the system never reset to the point that we ever had cruise control for more than 10 minutes, which made that trip miserable. About half way back we got stuck in some traffic and even at very low speeds while applying the brakes it felt like one of the bolts may have come out of the left front caliper. We were still 400 miles out and because of the time I went ahead and drove it the rest of the way using nothing but the emergency brake. It turns out that jerky feeling was probably the ABS kicking in when it wasn't suppose to.
When we got back I replaced both the booster and the master cylinder. Now the symptoms have changed but I am still getting the C1288 and C1289 Codes. Now the cruise control NEVER works anymore at any time. Now when the ATC light stops flashing and the check advancetrac warning comes on, it immediately applies the front brakes. This has happened three or four times now and the last time it happened I was going 70mph and by the time I got pulled over to the side of the road the front brake were smoking. I tried rocking the car to no avail, so the were locked good, but after only a minute or two the brakes had let go and I was able to go about the rest of my trip, about another 10 miles, then another 15 miles back home without incident, except that now the pulsating came again which I have found I can control if I simply pump the brakes.
The last time the brakes locked up, I had turned off the traction control before leaving my driveway assuming this would bypass these issues, but it happened anyway.
There are a shocking number of similar issues posted all over the internet, but I cannot find an actual answer to the problem. There is a great deal of speculation but not an actual answer.
Has anyone on this forum had a similar incident, and if so, did you get it fixed? And if you got it fixed, what is the solution?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to any helpful information.
2002 LINCOLN LS 3.9L V-8 WITH ADVANCETRAC - 105,000 MILES
2002 Lincoln LS ATC flashing - front brakes LOCKING - MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE C1288-C1289
The vehicle initially threw 2 ABS codes: C1288, Brake Pressure Sensor Circuit Failure, and C1289, Secondary Pressure Transducer Circuit Failure. I can reset them but they pop back up after 2 or 3 drive cycles.
Virtually the entire suspension has been replaced. Ball joints, tie rod ends, struts, control arms and bushings, new rear rotors and calipers, new speed sensors all around, and much much more.
The original issue I had was that the AdvanceTrac light was flashing all the time, and after ten minutes of driving the cruise control would drop out. I would drive about 20 miles, then spend 10 or 15 minutes in a store and go back out to find that the light was no longer flashing, but remaining lit all the time and now the status monitor is flashing "Check AdvanceTrac, but now also the cruise control is working without dropping out at all... until the cars cools off, and the whole scenario repeats itself. On occasion the ATC light would stop flashing while driving (remaining lit), and the status monitor would advise to check the advancetrac, and the cruise control would work until the end of the trip.
I finally took it to a ford dealer to have the ABS/Traction control system calibrated. They couldn't get through the process because C1288 kept popping up and they wanted even more money to troubleshoot the problem, but the mechanic told me it was probably the brake booster.
Before any further repairs, we drove the car 1500 miles to Miami and back, and the system never reset to the point that we ever had cruise control for more than 10 minutes, which made that trip miserable. About half way back we got stuck in some traffic and even at very low speeds while applying the brakes it felt like one of the bolts may have come out of the left front caliper. We were still 400 miles out and because of the time I went ahead and drove it the rest of the way using nothing but the emergency brake. It turns out that jerky feeling was probably the ABS kicking in when it wasn't suppose to.
When we got back I replaced both the booster and the master cylinder. Now the symptoms have changed but I am still getting the C1288 and C1289 Codes. Now the cruise control NEVER works anymore at any time. Now when the ATC light stops flashing and the check advancetrac warning comes on, it immediately applies the front brakes. This has happened three or four times now and the last time it happened I was going 70mph and by the time I got pulled over to the side of the road the front brake were smoking. I tried rocking the car to no avail, so the were locked good, but after only a minute or two the brakes had let go and I was able to go about the rest of my trip, about another 10 miles, then another 15 miles back home without incident, except that now the pulsating came again which I have found I can control if I simply pump the brakes.
The last time the brakes locked up, I had turned off the traction control before leaving my driveway assuming this would bypass these issues, but it happened anyway.
There are a shocking number of similar issues posted all over the internet, but I cannot find an actual answer to the problem. There is a great deal of speculation but not an actual answer.
Has anyone on this forum had a similar incident, and if so, did you get it fixed? And if you got it fixed, what is the solution?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to any helpful information.
2002 LINCOLN LS 3.9L V-8 WITH ADVANCETRAC - 105,000 MILES
2002 Lincoln LS ATC flashing - front brakes LOCKING - MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE C1288-C1289
