abs light on

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

Hi my abs light is on for the second time it came on when i first bought the car i fitted new front abs sensors on the front and this took the light off. but now its on again could it be the rear ones thats faulty now? cars done 158k miles and not sure when they was last changed. My friend whos a trained merc tech reconns its the brake switch at fault? whats ppls opinions on this?

[craggsy 91]

What you need to do is get it on VAGCOM mate....will tell you exactly which one it is

[craggsy 91]

Oh and i'm not far from ya so could check for ya

[Dave_ciw 507]

This happened on my last vr. I replaced the lot sensors pads and still the light persisted. It turned out that it is a common thing with them. As far as I am aware not all vr have pad sensors it was only an added extra I think. But I had to just deal with it.

Try all that you can cos if your like me you will find that one in-perfection hell to deal with. But I had to mate hope you get it sorted.

Dave

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

have you got vagcom? ive got a copy but doesnt run on my laptop(vista)

[Mark_H 0]

I've got a code reader if you want to pop over I'll hook it up and see what codes we get

[craggsy 91]

There you go 2 offers.....I have genuine version running on Vista

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

yeh cheers whens best days for you? i work pritty late all week as im i trade plate driver and up n down country all the time

[craggsy 91]

I work 6 days a week so usually busy all week plus I gotta get my charger put in car

[Mark_H 0]

I'm in most night after 6pm and only work Mon - Fri.........Mine's a code reader not VAG com but still found my faulty ABS ECU and front sensor fault.

I'm just off the M69 in Sapcote, just outside Hinckley.

Let me know if you want to pop over.

Mark

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

I'm in most night after 6pm and only work Mon - Fri.........Mine's a code reader not VAG com but still found my faulty ABS ECU and front sensor fault.

I'm just off the M69 in Sapcote' date=' just outside Hinckley.

Let me know if you want to pop over.

Mark

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send me ur address Mark and ur number and ill pop over and get it checked out

[Ben Seabrook 4]

have you got vagcom? ive got a copy but doesnt run on my laptop(vista)

try running vagcom as administrator mate if your on vista it should work then

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

all sorted now problems with the rear abs sensors so got to get them sorted now

[Rikki 2]

Be careful rear sensor faults can be the pump/ecu. Swap the left and right sensor looms over under the back seat and see if the fault follows from side to side. If it doesnt its uually the pump/ecu!!!!!

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

no it was only showing fault on the right side rear but going to change both of them

[Rikki 2]

Yes it shows the right rear sensor fault when the ecu goes??? if you change the sensor and it doesnt go away it will be the pump/ecu. To check if its the sensor swap the looms clear codes then check again once it faults if it still says right then you know its obviously not the right cos its getting a feed from the left as you swapped them?

[shail 0]

Yes it shows the right rear sensor fault when the ecu goes??? if you change the sensor and it doesnt go away it will be the pump/ecu. To check if its the sensor swap the looms clear codes then check again once it faults if it still says right then you know its obviously not the right cos its getting a feed from the left as you swapped them?

I'd say the same thing. I had random ABS faults, changed a bunch of sensors. Turned out to be dry solder joints in ABS ECU, which i had re-soldered. My mech told me about the swapping of the looms under back seat as well.