[s-cars] ABS light on

[ROBIN STODDARD]

Hey Chris,

Yes, it would be possible to swap one in easily as it is under the rear seat.

Cheers
Robin



----- Original Message -----
From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:26 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ABS light on

> Robin,
> 
> Couldn't you swap your ABS module with somebody else's module
> (temporarily) to confirm if this is in fact the problem? 
> 
> It is mounted under the rear seat and is easyily accessed right?
> 
> 
> Chris
> just pondering
> 
> --- ROBIN STODDARD <rstoddard at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Elijah,
> > 
> > I have a similar issue with my car's ABS system.  The system in my
> > car will shut itself down every now and then for no apparent 
> reason. 
> > It never shuts down while I am driving the car; it will only 
> shutdown> if I have been driving, shut the car off and then start 
> it again.  It
> > wil only reset itself (sometimes) if the car has completely cooled
> > down overnight.  The causes of why my system shuts down seems to be
> > related to excesive heat under the hood.  Which causes the 
> system to
> > "think" that it is overheating and so it shuts down.  I have gone
> > through and cleaned all of the wheel sensors and checked the system
> > out mechanically, which leads me to believe that the problem is
> > electrical.
> > 
> > I had the system completely checked out by an Audi mechanic and even
> > though they saw the problem, they could see no reason mechanically
> > and there were no codes for them to track down the issue.  Their
> > conclusion was that the ABS module (under the rear seat) was
> > malfunctioning and that replacing it "may" be the solution.  I have
> > decided to not deal with the issue as during the winter months I
> > prefer not having ABS active and I can live without ABS.  Plus a new
> > module from the dealer will cost me about $1,200 Cdn, yet another
> > reason why I can deal without it.
> > 
> > Good luck
> > Robin  
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: elijahallen92 at aol.com
> > Date: Friday, March 10, 2006 6:21 am
> > Subject: [s-cars] ABS light on
> > 
> > > What causes this? Any BTDT's? Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Elijah
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