MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: wodder42 on April 21, 2014, 10:27:56 pm

Title: esp and abs lights
Post by: wodder42 on April 21, 2014, 10:27:56 pm

Hi all, finally got me a golf mk5 but it seems to have an intermittent fault.  I can be driving along when suddenly the abs and esp lights illuminate on the dash...pressing the esp button does nothing and they disappear if i cut the ignition and restart.  The lights dont come on every journey....ideas please....read a common fault is the brake light switch....what do you think?

Title: Re: esp and abs lights
Post by: bacillus on April 21, 2014, 10:29:51 pm

I think you need to get a vcds scan asap to pinpoint the issue.

Title: Re: esp and abs lights
Post by: mvb12 on April 21, 2014, 11:01:07 pm

VCDS would point the finger in the right direction.

Are you stock or tuned? What stage?

Any power loss?

Title: Re: esp and abs lights
Post by: xjay1337 on April 21, 2014, 11:09:32 pm

Probably a wheel speed sensor.

Title: Re: esp and abs lights
Post by: wodder42 on April 22, 2014, 09:03:08 pm

Are they expensive??? No power loss, nothing different at all just lights on the dash...

Title: Re: esp and abs lights
Post by: doylebros on April 22, 2014, 09:34:51 pm

Quote from: wodder42 on April 22, 2014, 09:03:08 pm

Are they expensive??? No power loss, nothing different at all just lights on the dash...

Dealer part number for front left ABS sensor as an example WHT 003 857 - £74:26 - full retail inc vat

Or

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=WHT+003+857+sensor&_lncat=0&_arm=1&_armm=94&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2FClothes-Shoes-Accessories-%2F11450%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3DWHT%2B003%2B857%2Bsensor%26_arr%3D1&_armi=Clothes%2C+Shoes+%26+Accessories

Also wheel bearing cause a similar fault?