benfoz

Quick update, after driving 15k with the ABS module bricked by this silly situation, I finally got it sent off and fixed by ECUtesting for <£300. No more lights on the dash! Do check if they can recondition yours before shelling out to audi for this criminal fault. 

@DevQ7 Will do! I'm near Plymouth.

8 minutes ago, DevQ7 said:

Hi Benfoz.

Same thing happened to me and it will fail the MOT. I sent mine to 2 different specialists who both said it can't be reprogrammed so i had to go to audi and have the ABS unit replaced. Ring around at the different audi garages near you as the prices i got ranged from 2.5k - 4.5k. I got quotes from local garages also but they're were the same price as the cheapest Audi garage at 2500 as its only a genuine audi part they could use so i just went with audi.

Hope this helps

Dev

Thanks Dev! I'm going to try these people first, found in another thread:

https://www.ecutesting.com/common-faults/audi/audi-abs-brake-booster-fault/ 

Must be such a common issue for them to create a dedicated page and promo video for it. I don't suppose that was one of the ones you tried? Just need to get my local to get my unit out so that i know the part number for them to confirm. Fingers crossed. If not, thanks for the heads up about quotes from different audi dealers, i would have assumed they were all the same fixed price. Thanks!

Same issue here, i changed the sensor (too late, after 20 cycles so the 'stop driving' error never cleared) i just kept driving, presuming that because the sensor was new the whole thing is a ridiculous digital issue rather than mechanical issue with the brakes. That was 6 months / 15,000 miles ago, and the brakes have been fine. I've got the MOT next week and concerned that because of the light on the dash it'll fail. Does anyone know who can attempt the ABS refurb/reset? Best try that before the £3k dealer battle. 

Thanks for you time!