VW Touran ABS/ESP Recall? VW's Ticking Timebomb!

Hi Guys,

Thought I'd finally join this site and share my input as I'm always on here reading up on everyones views of common problems. We run a company called Sinspeed Ltd and we're seeing this problem all too frequently but it's not just the VW's & Audi's that suffer this problem, you'll find the same ESP (Brake Pressure Sensor) fault with other vehicles such as Seat's, Skoda's and even Mazda's.

You're right, £1500 from dealers to fix a problem that quite frankly looks to be a manufacturing defect is not right, however, there is hope for those who are just out of warranty or who know which buttons to push. We've had reports from customers who've received anything up to 70% discounts on the cost of parts & labour to have the unit replaced by the dealerships but, being a vehicle out of warranty this is entirely at managerial discretion. None the less, it's worth taking the time to write in to management expressing your views.

We never suggest replacing it with a new unit anyway, they're not superseded just simply replaced so what's to say it won't happen again in 4-5yrs?

We strip & rebuild these units, in fact we're taking in about 6-7 of these units on a daily basis and carry many of the common part numbers in stock ready to be exchanged, however, sometimes the exchange units do need to be reprogrammed to the vehicle so that would be an additional cost to take into account (normally £45-£90).

We've got our own blog article I wrote out personally outlining the problems, most common vehicles, part numbers and so forth, check it out and if you've got any questions I'm always around you can send us an email or call us on 0871 2887 666.

Our Blog Article:
sinspeed.co.uk/blog/08/volkswagen-audi-common-abs-fault-brake-pressure-sender-sensor-switch-failure/

(Sorry as a new user I can't hyperlink it, so please copy & paste into your address bar)

One thing I would definitely like to mention though, I noticed (I think on page 1 or 2) someone mentioned that the ESP not working is not dangerous - quite true, however if you're used to driving hard with the ESP working then it may feel different when it's not working. They also mentioned that with the ABS not working it's not dangerous as the brakes will still work but like an older vehicle - again I would like to stress that not only does it help prevent the vehicle from skidding but also helps prevent the pistons on the brakes seizing on emergencies by pumping them.. some vehicles will also begin to vibrate on motorways and along with ABS the traction control may stop working too which will greatly affect the stability of the vehicle.

Good luck to all of you and if you have any questions I'm here to help

Regards,
Jay @ Sinspeed Ltd
Web: sinspeed.co.uk
Tel: 0871 2887 666