I own 2009 vw jetta that has recently developed what i feel is a major safety issue. while driving to work 11/12/14 my abs activated while coming to a stop. within moments of the abs activation the dash emitted three loud beeps and the abs, traction and brake light illuminated (brake light began blinking. the brake system locked momentarily, sending the car into a slide. i was able to recover from the slide, however the traction and abs were disabled. i pulled into the next available parking lot and restarted the car at which point the issue appeared to resolve. ...
Yet another abs module failure. clearly a design flaw on the part of vw. the entire dash cluster has malfunctioned. loud beeps on startup. abs light. brake light, stability control light...all lit up like a christmas tree. engine fault - workshop warning. speedometer doesn't work! fuel gauge wildly fluctuates. low fuel warning stays lit even with a full tank. trip computer does not work. other electrical faults as well probably related to the speedometer malfunction. the car's electronics think it's not moving so all electronic functions tied into the speed of the ...
Abs module failure causing car to randomly lock brakes during cornering/abs activation events. this originally occurred when roads were slippery in winter 2014 (60k on vehicle), continues to grow worse to where it now happens during long slow corners (highway overpasses). repair from dealership costs $2300 (10% of the price of new msrp), vwoa refuses to assist with repair even though this is a well documented safety issue that occurs on all 2009 vw golf/jetta variants. i have had 3 events with complete loss of traction, and uncounted partial loss events. i had an independent dealership diagnose, and the ...
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