ABS + Brake Light?
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3
RE: ABS + Brake Light?
I just got my 99 A 4 quattro about a month ago and I'm getting the abs and brake light too. It comes and goes so I'm hoping it's intermittent. I want to try and clean the sensors. How do I do this, where are they located and what do they look like? Thanks for the help.
2nd Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
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RE: ABS + Brake Light?
hey i have that to, actually tonight it happend again and i ran the vag, i dont remeber the exact code but it was something like, rough road torque or something, i am leaving on spring break tomorrow so i wont be able to run codes until i get back. but i really hope my abs module isnt out cause those are damn expensive
1st Gear
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 13
RE: ABS + Brake Light?
ORIGINAL: thunderstrike
Yes, I have a FSM and it says it's under the rear seat. Mine is intermitten, so I'll take your suggestion to clean them up this weekend. If that doesn't do the trick, I'll replace rear brake pad, as they are worn out, only have 3/8 inch of pad remaining.
If I still get the warning, I'll unplug it. Glad to know it's like driving with regular brake, no ABS.
Thanks a bunch.
ORIGINAL: Cameron
Are you sure thats the ABS? Mine is under the hood, along the driver's side fender.
If you drive with it unplugged, you are basically driving without ABS. If the problem is intermittent, then the first thing I would do is go through all your wheelspeed sensors and clean them to make sure thats not the problem.
Are you sure thats the ABS? Mine is under the hood, along the driver's side fender.
If you drive with it unplugged, you are basically driving without ABS. If the problem is intermittent, then the first thing I would do is go through all your wheelspeed sensors and clean them to make sure thats not the problem.
If I still get the warning, I'll unplug it. Glad to know it's like driving with regular brake, no ABS.
Thanks a bunch.
3rd Gear
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,764
From: Ames, IA
RE: Report to NTSB for RECALL
With the amount of failures I've read about it is pathetic... The ABS is a SAFETY component of the car... and if they fail at these rates Audi or Bosch should be held responsible for the problem. For gods sake... my FORD ABS module on my SHO was working fine at 147,000 miles...
4th Gear
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,794
From: Home of the Yankees
RE: Report to NTSB for RECALL
I also have a faulty ABS control module, well thats what the stealership said. My ABS light has been on for the past four months, the thing is my brakes work fine. They've never locked up at high speeds and believe me I've tried. So until I come up with $300 to have it rebuilt I'll just ignore it. The Bosch ABS module is well known to be faulty, not just on Audis.
Don't you guys see the link for a company that rebuilds them floating around here? I think they charge about $300
Don't you guys see the link for a company that rebuilds them floating around here? I think they charge about $300
1st Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
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RE: Report to NTSB for RECALL
i had the same problem i posted about it not to long ago i had my cousin check it out he said that my ABS was fryed i got a new one for free :-D its nice to have family that work on audis and vws lol.. but yeh i heard their pretty expensive and its pretty common for them to die try junk yards cause i got one from a junk passat.... and i dont have that problem ne more
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From: Northern NJ USA