"bobbe17" (rob-runte)
08/08/2016 at 13:23 • Filed to: None
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"bobbe17" (rob-runte)
08/08/2016 at 13:23 • Filed to: None | 2
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Sometime around April, the ABS light and brake light have been beeping and flashing at me in my Passat. I checked the forums and gathered it was a typical ABS module failure. Since it was considerate enough to wait until after winter, I wasn’t in a huge rush to replace it both due to less need and having the M3 to drive during the nice weather.
My options were buy a new one for around $600, find a replacement in a junkyard, or have mine repaired. Figuring it’d take a lot of effort to call around to junkyards with no guarantee that the parts will last, I decided to go for the repair. It turns out there’s a wire that breaks in modules frequently and most of the time the failure can be traced to it.
From a few testimonials on PassatWorld, I decided on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It was $110 for the repair and return shipping plus the cost to ship it to them in Kansas. I sent it out last Monday and they had it repaired and returned to me by Saturday. I was amazed with how quickly they had it back to me and was pleasantly surprised to have all of my repairs wrapped up on Saturday. I haven’t tried getting the ABS to activate yet, but there are no errors anymore so it looks like it was a success.
I also replaced the coolant flange, downpipe, and motor mounts, so the Passat is in the best shape it’s been in quite some time.
RallyWrench
> bobbe17
08/08/2016 at 14:55 |
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They’re great, we send them customer units. We could do it ourselves, but it’s cheaper to have them do it, even with shipping.