[s-cars] ABS light on

[ROBIN STODDARD]

Hey Chris,

I am in Calgary Alberta, Canada.

Cheers
Robin


----- Original Message -----
From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:40 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ABS light on

> Robin,
> 
> Well then where are you at, let's Git R done!
> 
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> --- ROBIN STODDARD <rstoddard at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> > 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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