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    Hey all just wanted to know if anyone has had any trouble with their handbreak had a warning light come up other day saying handbreak fault check owners manual anyone had yet????

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    Originally posted by passat08 View Post
    Hey all just wanted to know if anyone has had any trouble with their handbreak had a warning light come up other day saying handbreak fault check owners manual anyone had yet????
    Handbrake.

    no problems for me as yet.
    Confirmed Global Warming Sceptic. No Longer a VW Owner -Loving my new 2011 Range Rover Sport - bought as VW unable to provide info on the new Toureg despite it being released overseas 12 mths ago. 2008 R36 Wagon, 2006 GTI and 2004 R32 - Gone. Sorry VW, you make great cars but until you improve your customers' experiences you will lose customers

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    • #3
      Originally posted by passat08 View Post
      Hey all just wanted to know if anyone has had any trouble with their handbreak had a warning light come up other day saying handbreak fault check owners manual anyone had yet????
      There is a TSB out for recall of faulty switch. I had mine changed earlier in the year.

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      • #4
        Wish the guys i bought mine from told me that i had no letter of recall what so ever

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        • #5
          nope - but due for service in a couple of months - will ask them about the TSB then....
          Pete
          MY13 Octavia vRS TDI DSG

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          • #6
            There was no recall, just an internal technical bulletin.

            If you're concerned about it, book the car in and have the dealership look at it.
            '07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
            '01 Beetle 2.0

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            • #7
              I had mine changed, no issues now...
              MY18 VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition + Panoramic Sunroof + some extra goodies... (Pure White)
              MY17 ŠKODA Superb 206TSI 4x4 + Sunroof + Tech Pack + Comfort Pack + some extra goodies... (Moon White)

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              • #8
                Good to hear. It's a revised part.
                '07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
                '01 Beetle 2.0

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Umai Naa!! View Post
                  Good to hear. It's a revised part.
                  When was the new part installed into new models? (ie when was the cut over in production?)
                  Gone...........R36 Icelandic Gray Wagon

                  Specialising in off-topic discussion

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                  • #10
                    cool car actually goin in wed to get checked just thought would ask if anyone else had cheers

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                    • #11
                      No idea, to be honest.

                      As far as I remember, it was mostly '06/'07 cars we were fitting them to.
                      '07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
                      '01 Beetle 2.0

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                      • #12
                        I had the handbrake fault, rang dealer and advised an 'updated' switch & software upgrade to suit, booked in on 18th Dec for the repairs.
                        It has been faulty for about 4 straight days but now but has now fixed itself. Mines a sept 2006 build 2.0T petrol.

                        Macdoc
                        2006 Jetta TFSi, 2014 Passat Alltrack, 2010 Jetta 1.6 TDi manual, VCDS MicroCan

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Umai Naa!! View Post
                          No idea, to be honest.

                          As far as I remember, it was mostly '06/'07 cars we were fitting them to.
                          Thats funny... I cut over to a new Handbrake of the other kind about that time, it has a different set of problems from the first one. Nothing to do with the R36 and sadly not something any dealer I know can fix either!
                          Gone...........R36 Icelandic Gray Wagon

                          Specialising in off-topic discussion

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                          • #14
                            Ah, thanks for the thread to remind me...

                            Mine had had problems with the park brake, where the button had been pressed but the brake not activated (but the light had switched to yellow), so at the last service I reported it and supposedly the switch was replaced.

                            Now it's even worse - playing up at least 3 times in the last 2 days alone... time to make another call...
                            MY08 Passat 2.0 TDI Wagon
                            Trialling golf ball aerodynamics theory - random pattern, administered about 1550 on Christmas Day, 2011.

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