touareg Brakes issue. help please

[Smifffy]

Hi all.

I'm looking at a used Touareg that matches all of my spec requirements. But - out on the test drive there were a couple of things I experienced that didn't feel right.

First off - if you kept your foot on the brake pedal with reasonable pressure then the pedal slowly drops to the floor. Is this normal?

Secondly there's a pulsing/thumping from the brake pedal when idling. You can hear it and feel it. What might be causing this?

Thanks

Edited by Smifffy on Friday 30th November 07:52

[Veeayt]

Something with brake cylinder? I'd look carefully into that. Two of my Touaregs never had such things.

[Eggman]

Sounds like there might be a problem with the ABS valve block; maybe a stuck valve. Range Rovers do something similar. If so, I would not expect that to be a cheap fix.

[Smifffy]

Thanks guys. I'm going to trundle it down to a VW main dealer to diagnose it before I buy...

[Veeayt]

Smifffy said:

Thanks guys. I'm going to trundle it down to a VW main dealer to diagnose it before I buy...

Good man! Touaregs are fairly expensive to run anyway, so careful dealer inspection is a must.

[bqf]

Just hope you don't get the manifold problem. There's a grand straight away.

[littleredrooster]

I'm fairly sure that this is one of the symptoms of the well-documented VAG ABS problem.

Expensive fix!!