ESP light stays on, no throttle response

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01-14-2009, 06:41 PM

jeff from new englan

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ESP light stays on, no throttle response

What could possibly be going on here? Pulling out of a parking lot, and suddenly the ESP comes on, and the RPM is fixed at 1000, and the car cannot go faster than 5 mph. Lucky I was not on the highway, as I pulled over, shut off, and when I started again, normal driving. What could have caused this? What happened? Will this happen randomly again? (2007 A4, 25,000 trouble free miles so far)

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Jeff

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01-14-2009, 09:21 PM

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That doesn't sound good. I'd get it into the dealership asap so they can check for codes.

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01-15-2009, 02:50 AM

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throttle body?

similar symptoms when mine went south, but different engines so maybe not.

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01-15-2009, 03:26 AM

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Tip or 6MT? If Tip, i'd bet the brake switch is in the early stages of failure.

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01-15-2009, 04:01 AM

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2nd. May be the brake light switch. Do you have a VAG-COM or access to one?

Need to look up the code to be sure what exactly the issue is.

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01-15-2009, 06:20 PM

jeff from new englan

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Re: ESP light stays on, no throttle response

The dealer said no faults showed up on the analyzer, and that it was a "computer glitch". I am concerned it will happen again at highway speeds. Has anyone ever heard of the engine power shutting down at highway speeds?

Jeff

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01-15-2009, 10:01 PM

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Had a similar experience, once

I didn't notice the ESP light, but I can't say for sure it wasn't on.

I was at only about 2,500 miles. Took it to the dealer & they reflashed the ECU with firmware that supposedly fixed the problem.