Talon
Well-known member
Hit a seam in the road that was just black top filled and the and light came on. Never had any warnings no issues at all. Checked the fuse and cannot get the search feature to work so I figured I'd ask for help. Thanks, Talon
Abs light came on witout any warnings
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steve6
Veteran Member
sensors go old and get bad, scan it with vcds and you probably have one of the wheels being 'intermittent' or 'no signal'
BobnOH
not-a-mechanic
Read the code to find out which it is. Could be broken wire, sensor or tone ring.
Enabled
Veteran Member
The ABS light IS the warning...
oilhammer
Certified Volkswagen Nut & Vendor
BINGO!
Get a proper VAG-capable scan tool out and you can find out why the ABS lamp came on. Until then, all you (and we) can do is just guess.
jettawreck
Top Post Dawg
Yeah, when I read the thread title I wondered what sort of "pre-warning" warning was supposed to be included.
Talon
Well-known member
Thanks for the suggestions, I had read and seen videos about intermittent lights and sounds that I did not experience. Thought that was the norm so when I had nothing until I hit the seam in the road. I hoped that maybe there was a plug, relay or something that I was unaware of that the myriad experience that resides on this forum might suggest. I checked the usual things I could without a scanner.
jettawreck
Top Post Dawg
Since you had no prior issues and the light came on immediately after the road bump, it's probably fairly safe to assume a sensor and/or wiring got damaged or disconnected. A VCDS would help narrow it down to which one to examine, perhaps. The rings get all corroded and gunned up over time and maybe some dislodged rendering the sensor unable.
I believe that was already mentioned before we tried to get humorous.
I believe that was already mentioned before we tried to get humorous.