Dreaded ESP light staying on

[tuglet]

Hi All

I have an 07 Mk5 GTI DSG with 27000 miles on it. The car has been faultless since I bought it 12 months ago. However, I now have the dreaded ESP light staying on. It's booked in to a VW dealer on Thursday to get looked at, and I'm wondering what the likely outcome is going to be if it's diagnosed as the common ABS pump/sensor fault.

Have VW acknowledged this common fault and they're now repairing them all gratis as they break, or are they dealing with them on an ad hoc basis depending on service history, mileage etc...? I know VW got a bit of stick earlier this year on the BBC's "Don't get Done, Get Dom" program. Has that effected their attitude at all?

From a  bit of Googling, it looks like an expensive fix at circa. £1500. However, there seem to be posts indicating that a cheaper repair kit has been available to VW for a while now at circa. £200. Does anyone know for sure what this is likely to cost if I need to pay for it?

The car was bought from Arnold Clark and it has their AutoCare warranty on it. Does anyone have experience of whether AutoCare will cover this particular fault?

Apologies for all the questions, but forewarned is forearmed.

Cheers
tuglet

[rsreid2000]

Had the same with mine a few months back and they replaced the ABS Sender Unit. Mine was under warranty also so do not know the cost of the repair.
At least your car is covered under warranty. Good Luck.

[graeme]

Could be worse mate mine is thowing up abs esp and tyre pressure warnings ! hope its just the brake pads that need changes and a faulty abs sensor. 

[tuglet]

Had the same with mine a few months back and they replaced the ABS Sender Unit. Mine was under warranty also so do not know the cost of the repair.
At least your car is covered under warranty. Good Luck.

Was it an Arnold Clark Autocare warranty? I've not had to claim before and I've heard they're not worth the paper they're written on. I'm praying it's covered.

[tuglet]

Could be worse mate mine is thowing up abs esp and tyre pressure warnings ! hope its just the brake pads that need changes and a faulty abs sensor. 

Ouch. I hope it's just the brake pads. Good luck.

[rsreid2000]

Had the same with mine a few months back and they replaced the ABS Sender Unit. Mine was under warranty also so do not know the cost of the repair.
At least your car is covered under warranty. Good Luck.

Was it an Arnold Clark Autocare warranty? I've not had to claim before and I've heard they're not worth the paper they're written on. I'm praying it's covered.

No, mine was covered by a VW warranty.

[tuglet]

Had the same with mine a few months back and they replaced the ABS Sender Unit. Mine was under warranty also so do not know the cost of the repair.
At least your car is covered under warranty. Good Luck.

Was it an Arnold Clark Autocare warranty? I've not had to claim before and I've heard they're not worth the paper they're written on. I'm praying it's covered.

No, mine was covered by a VW warranty.

Cool. Guess I'll find out on Thursday just how good or bad the Autocare warranty is.

[rsreid2000]

It should be covered on the warranty.

[valvedoctor]

I've got the same lights coming on as Graeme  haven't had time yet to get it plugged in and checked for faults yet. I can't believe it,just when i thought i had sorted all the "common faults" this happens. I'm quickly losing interest in the brand.

[graeme]

is ur break pad warning light on ? its more than likely just a sensor fault for mine ... i hope ... mine only comes on when it wishes 2

[daboy3000]

Mine has been on for about a year now, saves me turning it off every time it rains!!

[graeme]

Mine has been on for about a year now, saves me turning it off every time it rains!!

abs as well ? not sure thats a great idea haha

[Shabba168]

Take it to vw and it should be covered by vw goodwill have taken a family members mk5 and a customer of mine to vw and was done foc under goodwill

[daboy3000]

Mine has been on for about a year now, saves me turning it off every time it rains!!

abs as well ? not sure thats a great idea haha

no, the abs is fine

[valvedoctor]

is ur break pad warning light on ? its more than likely just a sensor fault for mine ... i hope ... mine only comes on when it wishes 2

No mate,no brake pad light coming on,just the abs,esp and tyre pressure lights.
The first time they came on was just after i'd put my foot down going up a hill.The lights went out the next time i started my car.Now they come on every time a drive the car,usually if i'm not hanging around.