Re: brake idiot light

[Hans-J Tannenberger <hans@sequent.com>]

> 
> 
> I have an '87 5000S Quattro with an attitude.  After driving in traffic for an 
> hour the brake idiot light will come on after the brakes have been applied.  
> After a few seconds the light goes out and then one or two stops later it comes 
> on again.  The brake pedal does not seem to get soft and the pads are relatively 
> new.  For short city trips or long highway travel (both cases the brakes are not 
> constantly used) the light does not come on.
> 
> The areas I believe it could be are:
> brake line pressure
> brake pad sensor
> 
> Is it true that the rear brakes do not have a sensor?  I have yet to replace my 
> frozen e-brake cables but I do not think this should cause the idiot light to 
> come on.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> ---Jeff
> 
> 

Sounds like a bad pressure accumulator (also known as bomb)
- Hans

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