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Offline crashdesk

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ESP light on
« on: August 16, 2011, 09:23:52 pm »
Hi,

(Yes I will get some pics of the new GTI up soon. Promise)

I noticed today that the yellow, swerving car, ESP light is on constantly on the dash. What does this mean.

Is it safe to drive, is there a fault?

Many thanks in advance.

C
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 09:26:00 pm »
Is there a light on the ESP switch infront of the gearstick also ?
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 09:28:40 pm »
It's not on.
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2011, 09:31:02 pm »
Could be a bad abs sensor but you need a vcds scan to help you troubleshoot.
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2011, 09:31:42 pm »
Is it safe to drive. I just picked the car up on Saturday.

I started the engine and the ESP light on speedo stayed on. I then tried pressing the ESP button down into front of the gear box and no light came on.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2011, 09:38:58 pm by crashdesk »
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2011, 11:11:13 am »
UPDATE. Car is under a VW Gold warranty. Apparently it is problem with ECU. Getting fixed next week. There was mention of a Brake Pressure Sensor
« Last Edit: August 17, 2011, 11:50:33 am by crashdesk »
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2011, 12:49:35 pm »
Im haveing the same problem but my abs light is also on. Mine neads a new abs moduel
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2011, 01:44:35 pm »
Bugger. From what I have read so far that is quite costly.
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2011, 03:35:59 pm »
I think there is a genuine repair kit out for this now as its such a common fault.

about £140 ish

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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2011, 03:59:28 pm »
Common, common fault as other have said (not just with Golfs). VW did mine at a vastly reduced rate under goodwill. See the thread here for more details:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22391.msg300429.html#msg300429

Cheers,

Chris
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2011, 04:02:11 pm »
Is this likely to happen more than once?
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2011, 04:31:58 pm »
Not sure.
I assume the part was fixed, but I'm no expect.
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Re: ESP light on
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2011, 12:06:01 pm »
Just dropped off the GTI to be fixed and now have a lovely 1.4 KIA C'eed. Already have blisters from the sandpaper steering wheel lol...I want my GTI back!  :sad1:
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