Hi folks, I'n new here but have Skoda forum experience, so I'm hoping I don't make too many newbie errors!
I've had a search of past threads, and found some useful snippets but posting this all together in case anyone has a similar experience.
We bought an Ibiza 1.4 2010 (petrol) at new year, we shows intermittent warning lights, always together: ABS, ESC and tyre pressure.
The pressure is always fine when checked, and the lights will go out after anything between one short journey, and a couple of days. There's no difference in the way the car brakes or handles whether lights are on or off.
In another thread, someone said that these lights are served by the same wheel sensor, so I'd usually feel confident that this is a dodgy sensor problem, rather than a brake / control problem BUT we also have other things going on:
- there's a gentle(ish) pulsing on lower speed normal braking, eg approaching lights or a junction, that's much too slow and gentle to be over-enthusiastic AND kicking in. So I'm thinking warped disc or debris caught somewhere?
- after a few days stationary, the brakes are reluctant to let go when setting off. we live on a steep hill, so we can usually let gravity start us off, but need to use throttle to get moving. This isn't due to over doing the handbrake - it doesn't hold well even with the handle pointing at the roof (that's also on the list to sort out), so we park sensibly, leave in gear, and don't over-tighten.
The car hadn't been driven much for several weeks (possibly months) before we bought it, and I thought perhaps it was just build up of grub around the brakes, and more activity would shift it, but there's not been much improvement, and it's developed an intermittent squeak too.
Clearly rhythmic brakes need looking at anyway (cos safety...) but if anyone has any insight into this particular combo of symptoms, all intel gratefully received.
I've had a search of past threads, and found some useful snippets but posting this all together in case anyone has a similar experience.
We bought an Ibiza 1.4 2010 (petrol) at new year, we shows intermittent warning lights, always together: ABS, ESC and tyre pressure.
The pressure is always fine when checked, and the lights will go out after anything between one short journey, and a couple of days. There's no difference in the way the car brakes or handles whether lights are on or off.
In another thread, someone said that these lights are served by the same wheel sensor, so I'd usually feel confident that this is a dodgy sensor problem, rather than a brake / control problem BUT we also have other things going on:
- there's a gentle(ish) pulsing on lower speed normal braking, eg approaching lights or a junction, that's much too slow and gentle to be over-enthusiastic AND kicking in. So I'm thinking warped disc or debris caught somewhere?
- after a few days stationary, the brakes are reluctant to let go when setting off. we live on a steep hill, so we can usually let gravity start us off, but need to use throttle to get moving. This isn't due to over doing the handbrake - it doesn't hold well even with the handle pointing at the roof (that's also on the list to sort out), so we park sensibly, leave in gear, and don't over-tighten.
The car hadn't been driven much for several weeks (possibly months) before we bought it, and I thought perhaps it was just build up of grub around the brakes, and more activity would shift it, but there's not been much improvement, and it's developed an intermittent squeak too.
Clearly rhythmic brakes need looking at anyway (cos safety...) but if anyone has any insight into this particular combo of symptoms, all intel gratefully received.
Though I know it doesn’t always resolve the ‘sensor fault or mechanical fault’ question, its always worth a try. Assuming the fault pops up again; I hate intermittent warning lights, they never show up when you need them to!
