ABS light

char · Post by **char** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:43 am

twice now, just after my petrol light has come on, my ABS light has come on too, but then goes away after the engine is restarted. and between the ABS light coming on for the 1st and coming on for the 2nd time its been about a month, so im pretty sure its happening when petrol light comes on, anyone else noticed this?

suby786 · Post by **suby786** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:10 pm

mine came on whenever any1 comes and sits down in the seat behind me (driver)... found out the abs sensor wire passes thru under the seat..and it was catching...hence it came on all the time...gave it a bit of lee-way and its fine now

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:11 pm

mine did this occasionally on me mk5, and i had both rear speed sensors changed at seperate times eventually!
could just be dirt (?) on the sensor which temporarily gets stuck therefore blocking the signal??

char · Post by **char** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:44 am

CymruPolo wrote:Mine was going on and off (but not the same time as the petrol light). Turned out I needed two new rear ABS censors.

its been coming on a lot more now, not just when petrol low. how much were two rear ABS sensors if you don't mind me asking? i'm gonna have to take mine in this week i think

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:37 am

well the first one was done under warranty, but if i remember correctly, vw charged me just over Â£90 to supply and fit the sensor! that was a couple of years ago tho!

char · Post by **char** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:09 pm

grrr, this is really starting to annoy me now, the light only comes on once every few weeks, but it'll cost me Â£45 just to take it to vw them plug in a computer and give me the diagnostics! surely if there was a fault with the ABS the light would be on permanently and not just at random intervals weeks apart??

char · Post by **char** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:38 pm

i know, a complete joke, thats more than what i earn in a day and it would take them an hour at the most just to find out whats wrong

char · Post by **char** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:37 am

no, they said Â£45 for the diagnostic reading, i just assumed for Â£45 it would take at least somewhere near an hour, 2-3 mins is sickening

my boyf phoned them to ask how much it would cost, he knows the people at the garage coz the garage he works at deals with them a lot, and thought less chance of getting ripped off if he phoned them

where did you go?