Bored of Sensors

I have been reading some of your comments in the Telegraph online concerning VW ABS Pump failures. I own a VW Jetta first registered in March 2006, I have owned the vehicle since new and the car has been...

Betta getta ESPer

My 2006 Skoda Octavia 4x4TDI PD estate has signalled the dreaded ESP light error. I took the car to my local Skoda dealer who confirmed my worst fears and I have been quoted £1,429.94 to have a new module...

Did you know that foxes can damage the ABS cables of cars and cause faults?

I'm a former police officer from Glasgow. One posting involved taking/screening vandalism reports from a large area of Glasgow. One year a small area had numerous reports of ABS cables being cut. This...

Why was Volkswagen reluctant to repair an ESP system fault on my Jetta?

I purchased a Volkswagen Jetta from Car Giant, White City for £9,639 in March 2008. It had had one owner (Avis) and a very low mileage. Car Giant gave it a clean bill of health. I subsequently had it checked...

Is the known Volkswagen Teves/ESP fault down to the whole unit or just a sensor?

My wife has a 2005 Volkswagen Golf 2.0FSI GT with 51,000 on the clock. The light in the ESP switch, and the dashboard steering wheel and ABS signs, have all come on together, intermittently, over the last...

How common are ECU, dashboard and ABS module faults on the 2005 Ford Focus?

It was very timely to read in the Telegraph on Saturday about an Audi's failed ABS system. The light on my 2005 Focus keeps coming on intermittently. I haven't had it diagnosed yet but have just looked...

Thanks for your help with the Volkswagen Jetta ABS/ESP fault - repairs are now being carried out at a large discount.

Thank you for your advice re the Volkswagen Jetta ABS/ESP Unit. Armed with your reply to the query, I confronted Volkswagen Customer Care. The outcome was that the charge was reduced from £1,228.98 to...

Why was my local Audi garage keen to offer goodwill when repairing an ESP fault on my A3?

My 2007 Audi A3 is less than four years old, has done less than 34,000 miles and has a full Audi service history. Last week the ESP warning light came on so I tried to book an appointment with my local...

Thanks to SEAT for contributing to an ABS pump repair to my 2006 Leon.

Reading the letter and your reply in Motoring Lifestyle, I thought you may be interested in my current problem, which hopefully will be resolved on Friday. I have 2006 SEAT Leon that has covered just 26,000...

Why won't Volkswagen contribute to the cost of an ESP/ABS repair on my four-year-old Eos?

I have just had to pay £1,365.46 to replace the ABS/ESP pump of my 4-year-old Volkswagen Eos, which has covered 27,500 miles only. The car was bought from a Volkswagen dealer in Cheshire and was just four...