ABS light comes on when I accelerate quickly

[JayPSC 0]

As above really, under harsh acceleration the ABS light comes on & stays on, anyone know what could cause this??

 

Thanks

Jay

[Walesy 0]

Try using the search mate, There's only a few things that can make the light go on really...usually a knackered sensor...there should be a good few threads about it. :D

[Furkz 0]

dont accelerate so harsh.... :lol: sorry

 

most likely a sensor is shot mate

[briggy 0]

I hope for your sake that it's not the ABS pump. You're talking telephone numbers to replace it - as I've just found out. Is there are garage that can do a fault memory read for you? Not sure how far away from Cheltenham you are, but I can give you the name of a garage that will do that for free.

 

Cheers,

Bryan

[JayPSC 0]

Yeah I suspected a sensor, but seems weird that it would just come on when I accelerate hard. If it was a sensor playing up I'd expect it to be on all the time. I'll have a play tomorrow to see if it does the same under hard braking as well.

 

Cheltenham aint that far from me, but tbh I have so little spare time I'd never make it up there. Have to test the sensors myself I think then see what happens.

 

Thanks

Jay

[Andi 2,147,483,647]

It's when the crappy EDL (sorta traction control) is trying to work but failing due to a fault somewhere.

 

It's not a sensor, it'll be a wiring fault or ABS ECU problem.

 

I have it too. You need VAG-COM to tell you exactly what's up. One of my 'get around to it' jobs.

[dr_mat 0]

The sensors can be intermittent while they're failing .. I've had both extremes: total instantaneous sensor failure, and occasional-light-on-but-mostly-ok-for-months ..

[saysomestuff 0]

yeah, I had that.

 

then I had the was-a-bit-rough-putting-the-new-sensor-in-and-the-light-is-still-on :mad: