I was told today that my 2012 needs an ABS module.
Since we all like a good story, here's mine.
The mighty Touareg has been running well since getting the adblue heater repair kit installed back in April (2015 – since who knows when someone might read this). We’ve been on a few longish rides including a trip on the Victoria Day long weekend to Aubrey Falls Provincial Park (we drove about 1,600 km that weekend), several smaller (400km) day trips here and there and the usual errands around town and nearby Toronto. Definitely no indication of troubles... but I guess that was just the calm before the storm.
Two days ago my wife started the Touareg and the dashboard lit up. The engine started though, so she ran her errand and came home. Dear didn’t stop the engine during her errand. She said all kinds of trouble lights came on and stayed on until she parked and turned it off in our driveway. It drove normally otherwise.
When I got home from work later that night I saw what I assume is the same thing as Dear. The dashboard (drivers screen) indicated that there was a brake failure - sorry though, I don't remember exactly what it said. A number of trouble lights came on too; the diesel coil, the check engine, tire pressure and a few others that I didn’t note. When I ran a VCDS/VAG-COM scan I got tonnes (actual metric tonnes, not simply short tons!) of error codes. Engine, transmission, brakes... even things you wouldn’t expect. I don't recall exactly what codes popped, definitely too many to remember them all, but I kept the VCDS log. The ABS module was unreachable and was noted that way in the log. I didn’t notice any fluids on the driveway during a quick walk-around. Apparently all hell had broken loose and lodged itself within the Touareg's computerized guts.
I figured that some connector must have come loose or corroded just enough to cause these errors. Given that VW has graciously provided the roadside assistance for three years thanks to Diesel Gate, I decided to let them tow my beast to the dealership. I mean, why take the risk if the truck telling you it may not stop.
And that leads to today. The dealer’s technician was finally able to get some hoist time and check things out. Apparently they spent two hours looking at connectors and trying to diagnose the problem. What they decided is that I need, ah correction – my Touareg needs – a new ABS module. Apparently the module costs around C$1100 (dealership) and labour (including the diagnostics to this point) will add another C$600.
It is disappointing that I'd need what most would consider a "lifetime part" at only 107,000km (64,000 miles). And this is after I spent most of my $1000 good will package fixing the adblue heater (though I know they're not related).
So now that I’ve spun my implausible story, I look to you, the think tank that is ClubTouareg, for suggestions, recommendations, your experiences... basically the raison d'être of this forum. :grin2:
Since we all like a good story, here's mine.
The mighty Touareg has been running well since getting the adblue heater repair kit installed back in April (2015 – since who knows when someone might read this). We’ve been on a few longish rides including a trip on the Victoria Day long weekend to Aubrey Falls Provincial Park (we drove about 1,600 km that weekend), several smaller (400km) day trips here and there and the usual errands around town and nearby Toronto. Definitely no indication of troubles... but I guess that was just the calm before the storm.
Two days ago my wife started the Touareg and the dashboard lit up. The engine started though, so she ran her errand and came home. Dear didn’t stop the engine during her errand. She said all kinds of trouble lights came on and stayed on until she parked and turned it off in our driveway. It drove normally otherwise.
When I got home from work later that night I saw what I assume is the same thing as Dear. The dashboard (drivers screen) indicated that there was a brake failure - sorry though, I don't remember exactly what it said. A number of trouble lights came on too; the diesel coil, the check engine, tire pressure and a few others that I didn’t note. When I ran a VCDS/VAG-COM scan I got tonnes (actual metric tonnes, not simply short tons!) of error codes. Engine, transmission, brakes... even things you wouldn’t expect. I don't recall exactly what codes popped, definitely too many to remember them all, but I kept the VCDS log. The ABS module was unreachable and was noted that way in the log. I didn’t notice any fluids on the driveway during a quick walk-around. Apparently all hell had broken loose and lodged itself within the Touareg's computerized guts.
I figured that some connector must have come loose or corroded just enough to cause these errors. Given that VW has graciously provided the roadside assistance for three years thanks to Diesel Gate, I decided to let them tow my beast to the dealership. I mean, why take the risk if the truck telling you it may not stop.
And that leads to today. The dealer’s technician was finally able to get some hoist time and check things out. Apparently they spent two hours looking at connectors and trying to diagnose the problem. What they decided is that I need, ah correction – my Touareg needs – a new ABS module. Apparently the module costs around C$1100 (dealership) and labour (including the diagnostics to this point) will add another C$600.
It is disappointing that I'd need what most would consider a "lifetime part" at only 107,000km (64,000 miles). And this is after I spent most of my $1000 good will package fixing the adblue heater (though I know they're not related).
So now that I’ve spun my implausible story, I look to you, the think tank that is ClubTouareg, for suggestions, recommendations, your experiences... basically the raison d'être of this forum. :grin2:
