..... A VW Golf with ESP light issue.
Just noticed a thread over in technical running on this issue. Although there has been about 60 replies, the thread has been viewed close on 12000 times!
I assume thats a helluva lot of VW owners googling to try and find info on their problem cars?
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I got a written undertaking from VW that it would meet the full cost of replacing these Teves Mk 60 ABS/ESP modules on Tourans with full VAG service history. But it seems that Germany stepped in (I've got the e-mails) and while VW UK is keeping to its word about Tourans it is not replacing the modules completely FOC on Golfs, Golf +, Leons, Alteas, Toledos and Octavias. Audi is usually better about this sort of thing. The problem also seems to affect BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series, Volvo S40/V50s and Mazda 3s. The failure is a sensor deep inside the unit and it cannot simply be replaced. The failure only knocks out the ESP, not the ABS. VOSA had refused to issue a vehicle safety recall (I've got a copy of that e-mail). And, of course, it's more than a bit of a problem for the manufacturer to suddenly supply tens of thousands of replacement units when they are only set up to supply for just in time production.
HJ
Edited by Honestjohn on 01/12/2009 at 20:05
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