MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: tuglet on September 25, 2012, 12:59:02 pm
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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
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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.
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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. :scared:
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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.
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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. :scared:
Ouch. I hope it's just the brake pads. Good luck.
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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.
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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.
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It should be covered on the warranty.
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I've got the same lights coming on as Graeme :surprised: 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.
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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
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Mine has been on for about a year now, saves me turning it off every time it rains!!
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Just picked the car up. ABS pump repair kit fitted FOC under Autocare warranty. Happy days!
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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.
sounds like a faulty sensor . they are about 30quid mate . :happy2:
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Just picked the car up. ABS pump repair kit fitted FOC under Autocare warranty. Happy days!
Result
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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.
sounds like a faulty sensor . they are about 30quid mate . :happy2:
which sensor are we talking about matey? the abs sensor? I wonder how easy it would be to identify which one it is(I assume there is more than one)
I'm getting it serviced in a week or so so hopefully it'll get sorted. I've read some horror stories of people paying £1200 to get things sorted :confused:
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vag com ,yes the abs sensor. However there is also a high chance its the wheel bearing especially if its intermittent . :happy2:
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Took my gti to have the codes read today and there was no faults stored.
I'm booking it in for a service as it's about a month overdue now! Fingers crossed the tech can shed some light on the matter.I'll get him to check out the wheel bearings and abs sensors as Graeme suggested.Fingers crossed :wink:
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Result. My mechanic checked my gti with his fault reader whilst doing a major service and found the fault to be rear right abs sensor.After a right carry on trying to get the new one to fit (rust build up in the hole making it difficult to fit the new one) the lights on the dashboard have stayed off now for a week,so fingers crossed jobs a good 'un.
Just waiting for the bill now :scared:
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Result. My mechanic checked my gti with his fault reader whilst doing a major service and found the fault to be rear right abs sensor.After a right carry on trying to get the new one to fit (rust build up in the hole making it difficult to fit the new one) the lights on the dashboard have stayed off now for a week,so fingers crossed jobs a good 'un.
Just waiting for the bill now :scared:
Happy days :) Hope the damage isn't too great.
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sensor is only about 30 odd quid mate , should not be to bad :wink: