Service 4WD light turned on

Tiny
BWILKINSON05
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
  • 5.3L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
My service 4wd light came on, I have completed the following:

Removed and sanded ground wire on driver side of frame (outside).
Installed new 4wd drive actuator.
Installed new 4wd switch.

How do you recommend I proceed?

Thank you,
Bret
Saturday, January 30th, 2021 AT 12:01 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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  • 109,772 POSTS
Hi Bret, often times a faulty wheel speed sensor can cause the light to turn on. Are any other lights on? Have you tried scanning the can-bus system? CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, all the computers and modules are tied together via a few wires. By scanning the "can" it should identify any issues regardless of the module on the vehicle.

Here is a video showing how it's done:

https://youtu.be/InIlnsjOVFA

I would start by doing the scan. If you can't, let's confirm that all wheel speed sensors are working. Here is a link that explains how to do it:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/abs-wheel-speed-sensor-test

Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.

Take care and God bless.

Joe
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Saturday, January 30th, 2021 AT 5:43 PM

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