Defaulting the abs to normal brakes .....how old are you , I'm 45 and drove loads of cars without abs in my younger days when let's be honest ....that's when you needed it more , scragging around on two wheels and a door handle !!
Risk it hehe
When was the last time you panicked and the abs saved your life
What did we all do in the days when cars did not have abs ..... how did we all manage ??? Oh my
I'm telling you the steps I would take to diagnose that problem , if you do not want to 'risk it ' ....replace all abs sensors , replace all abs reluctor rings maybe part of the cv joints or wheel bearings if reluctor is part of the bearing and if it's still got the fault .... well what a waste .....lets guess at some more parts ...
My way will cost nothing but time , carry out relevant tests .... default some systems to basic programmes .... rule out ....move on to next test , no fitting of parts till customer runs out of money brigade ...( I see this everyday nearly )
Now appreciate the fault is very intermittent but it's been going on since 2013 so a few weeks of driving in default modes is liveable I think
You see switching esp off will only kill the traction side , if there is miss match of signals or voltage spikes from abs control having it enabled is not ruling it out so that's why I say it needs to be shut down IE un plug a sensor .
The cruise control forcing through the fault ...... Pedal position sensor does Spring to mind here like already said , but also it could force through the incoherence of whatever data is causing the original ' dead pedal ' all depends on the strategy of that system
Try this as a test , drive along with foot on accelerator ,with your left foot just rest on the brake pedal not enough to be braking but enough to bring brake lights on if you can see it in the window from the light in the back window .
Does it momentarily kind of kill the engines power , as I say your not braking but supplying the engine and abs ecu with the braking signal from the pedal switch , it may be nothing to do with your fault but have seen similar ' dead pedal ' issues when it's been the brake pedal switch right on the threshold of coming on whilst accelerator is being pressed ..
Does your fault tend to do it after a period of braking / slowing down then getting back on the gas to accelerate again .
Have you had it do it when you have let off the power but not done any braking then back on the gas pedal .
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