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We have a Volkswagen Eos Sport 2-litre TDI purchased in March 2007. The vehicle is used as a second car and has done 19,000 miles only. The ESP fault light has come on permanently and the Volkswagen dealer...
I wonder if you have had any requests for help about the DSC warnings displayed on BMW dashboards? I have a 55-plate 3 Series and have only ever used the DSC once, in the bad snow at the beginning of this...
One month after the 3 year warranty expired on my wife's MINI Cooper S, and after 13,000 miles three warning lights appeared on the console. The manual identified this combination of lights as "Vehicle...
The Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Warning light recently illuminated on the dashboard of my wife's BMW 1 Series. We consulted the manual which stated the car was still safe to drive. As the car was under...
The ESP light has come on in my 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. How should I approach Volkswagen with this problem? I have 26,000 miles on the clock and my three-year warranty ran out in May. From your website...
I have a Ford Focus Ghia 2-litre TDCI which is now four years old. When it was three years old the "ESP System Fault" message came up. I live in France and the garage informed me that the part alone was...
I have a 2006 Skoda Fabia 1.9TDI PD. After driving for about 10 minutes the ESP light comes on and stays on. Once you stop and turn the ignition off, the light goes off but comes back on after another...
My Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI is juddering. The ESP light is on, along with the emissions workshop light. What could be causing this?
I have read about problems with the "Teves ESP unit" on Volkswagen cars, in particular the Touran. How can I find out which model of unit I have on my 58-reg Touran?
My Vauxhall Meriva's ESP light has been coming on and off since June 24. I phoned the RAC out three times, and they said the first and second time that the steering was ok, and then 10 minutes after the...
 

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