[ABS Fault - unable to communicate with VAG-COM!]

As title suggests, I have the dreaded ABS warning light on the dash and the VR is due for it's MOT...

I went to see Sparkz in north London and he kindly plugged his VAG-COM in (thanks again Sparkz) to diagnose the fault. Unfortunately the VAG-COM couldn't read the fault codes and an error message along the lines of "too many errors" came up.

As I drove home last night (ambient temperature was around 20 degrees) I couldn't make the light come on for love nor money. I turned the car on and off 4 or 5 times without issue, however when I jumped in this morning (temperature had dropped over night and was quite cool) the light was back on! :@

At the time Sparkz thought that I might have a dodgy ABS modulator, however after trawling the forums, anyone who has had this issue has been able to diagnose it with the VAG-COM...

Could it be that I've got a dodgy connection somewhere?...

Cheers

Phill

[Does anybody in the Harpenden are have a vagcom?]

That's a handy thread! Thanks for the reply mate.

[Does anybody in the Harpenden are have a vagcom?]

Feel a bit cheeky asking, but my ABS light is on and I was hoping that someone might be kind enough to let me plug their vagcom in to my VR?...

Cheers

Phill

[Auto box stuck in Sport mode!]

Took the car to an Auto 'box specialist in Luton on Friday and he diagnosed the car with a faulty speed sensor (could also be a broken wire or faulty gearbox ECU), which is good news as it means that it's not terminal! The guys reckons it should be fixable for around £100.

[Auto box stuck in Sport mode!]

As the title suggests the box on my '95 VR6 has decided that it wants to hold onto the gears for a bit longer, like it is permanently stuck in sport mode. It's more of an annoyance that anything as the box is shifting ok and will move into top when on a motorway without issue.

Has anybody else experienced anything similar or can anyone help?!...

Cheers

Phill

[Auto Gearbox Hesitation on Part Throttle]

Hey guys,

I only noticed this rather bizzare symptom this morning hence I haven't had an opportunity to investigate yet, but i thought I'd try you lot first to see if anyone else may have had a similar issue.

I was in top at around 1500rpm when i hit an incline and noticed the car jumping, almost like the box was going for a downshift and then changing its mind at the last minute.

I quickly realised that to cure the fault all I had to do was nail the throttle, so unfortunately I'm going to have to adopt a maximum attack driving profile until it's sorted. Shame.

Any ideas?...

PJ