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[Gemma Skillman <gskillma@usd.edu>]

Hi everyone,

I was on a 2 week driving vacation with my family and the quattro.  It
was great to get away -- back to the eastcoast Toronto, NY, VT/NH--and
saw many beautiful q's and a's.  While away I actually missed the "talk"
on the listserve, and wondered whether people driving the q's and a's
were list members.

When I returned I had over 1400 messages!!!  I'm slowly trying to sift
through them.

On the trip the q ran beautifully, however an extremely annoying problem
emerged on the first day.  The break light sensor and beeps would come
on almost everytime the break pedal was pressed hard.  The breaks
continued to work fine, however it was a pain to deal with the beeps in
Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto summer traffic.

My husband just took the car to the shop, and they said that some part
that costs about $500 would need to be replaced near the engine. :-(

Do you happen to have any idea what this problem could be?  And whether
it is fixable in the home garage.  I imagine that my husband and I will
double-team this project.

Gemma