Ive got a b5 and my dad has a b6(07 passat variant), but he's having problems with his e-brake. it would never engage and always gave a parking brake fault. so he took it in today for regular service, they said that its not the switch but they said they cant fix it without replacing some board, which happens to cost $1000 just in parts.:thumbdown so hes told them not to replace the board, and live without the parking brake. any ideas on anything else i could do to fix this problem without the massive bill?
Electronic parking brake problem
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Had the same problem with my 2006 2.0TDi estate a few weeks ago. Called the RAC man and he did something very similar to the above which fixed the problem...temporarily!
Yesterday it happened again, hence my search for this forum. Fortunately I was at home and could use my wife's car (a 2001 Golf with a conventional handbrake) so was not stuck too badly.
I am now waiting for the RAC again and this time I will watch more closely what he does.
I hope this is not going to be a recurrent problem. From what I have read about the stupid e-brake on B6 Passats I am not so sure.
The first time this problem happened was after a very heavy rainstorm. This time was after jet washing the wheels, so I wonder if water is getting in to the wiring or actuator.
My last car was an '03 B5 TDI 130 estate which never gave me a day of trouble over 150k miles.
You can see I am a fan of VWs, but this car may well change that...
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Fault is happening more frequently now - refusing to engage or disengage. According to the previous owner the switch has been replaced before, but may be worth trying again. I guess it would be an easy DIY job?
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Every 100k kms.
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Fault is now permanent. Resetting makes no difference.
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I have set up a Facebook group on this subject. Please join and contribute.
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OMG I just followed your instruction man, and you know what it worked, holy sh***t man ,you are the man,because you saved me alot of ££££.£££,and also my e-brakes failed working 1 o'clock in the morning I couldn't move, but here you go thanks to the man, and problem was solved in 15 min. Thanks man.!
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Fixing those pesky e brake buttons
has happened to me three times - 2006 Passat Turbo diesel - second time button was 'replaced' by dealer - happened again today - each time during wet and humid conditions.
Quicker fix than fsnas
1. Unlock car
2. Unplug negative terminal keeping keys out of the way (so you don’t accidentally press anything) and leave unplugged for 10 seconds or so.
3. Reconnect
4. Lock car
5. Unlock car
6. Insert key to light up dash but don’t start car
7. Remove key
8. Lock car for 10 seconds
9. Unlock car
10. Insert key but don’t power up
11. Unlock park brake with foot on brake – YAY!!!
12. Power up
13. Warning lights may be (anti skid control, tyre pressure, steering etc)
14. A quick drive round the block should correct the above if not into VW for resetting.
has happened to me three times - 2006 Passat Turbo diesel - second time button was 'replaced' by dealer - happened again today - each time during wet and humid conditions.
Quicker fix than fsnas
1. Unlock car
2. Unplug negative terminal keeping keys out of the way (so you don’t accidentally press anything) and leave unplugged for 10 seconds or so.
3. Reconnect
4. Lock car
5. Unlock car
6. Insert key to light up dash but don’t start car
7. Remove key
8. Lock car for 10 seconds
9. Unlock car
10. Insert key but don’t power up
11. Unlock park brake with foot on brake – YAY!!!
12. Power up
13. Warning lights may be (anti skid control, tyre pressure, steering etc)
14. A quick drive round the block should correct the above if not into VW for resetting.
I am on my 3rd switch. You can apply/release handbrake (if it's just the switch)
apply: use auto-hold to drive around and put it in park and turn off the car, handbrake will apply
release: start the car, put on your seatbelt, grab D or R, and when you press the accelerator, the handbrake will release
good luck!
apply: use auto-hold to drive around and put it in park and turn off the car, handbrake will apply
release: start the car, put on your seatbelt, grab D or R, and when you press the accelerator, the handbrake will release
good luck!
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they should have made life simpler with a regular e-brake system
Had my Passat 2 weeks (bought from a non VW garage). Parking Brake Fault comes on my dash with a ding warning. Took it to a VW garage who charged me £143 to replace the button. This did not fix the fault. They now want a further £494 to replace the parking brake control unit as "that's the next logical thing to do". I have tried all the resets mentioned in the previous posts to no avail.
Is there anything else I can do?
Is there anything else I can do?
do you guys think that a new epb switch for about $50 will get that brake released, and alleviate the issue? AFAIK, I am on the OE switch @ 100k miles. I popped the switch out and unplugged & I didnt get the brake to release yet.
PS it seems that when the brake doesn't engage or disengage as well as it used to, then we need to get a new switch. what a total pita. mine had been definitely working more reluctantly but I didn't sense trouble and now it leaves one quite stranded. boy oh boy this was nearly ugly as we were up north skiing when it failed to the disengage-only mode. Lucky!
PS it seems that when the brake doesn't engage or disengage as well as it used to, then we need to get a new switch. what a total pita. mine had been definitely working more reluctantly but I didn't sense trouble and now it leaves one quite stranded. boy oh boy this was nearly ugly as we were up north skiing when it failed to the disengage-only mode. Lucky!
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Epb switch
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Hi everyone,
The other fault i have is the EPB (eltronic handbrake) is working intermittly
sometimes when button is depressed nothing happens or it gets stuck on and wont dis-engage but recently its happening more,
any suggestions please im told to change the switch but some people have said VAG dealers have to reset the software
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Hi everyone,
The other fault i have is the EPB (eltronic handbrake) is working intermittly
sometimes when button is depressed nothing happens or it gets stuck on and wont dis-engage but recently its happening more,
any suggestions please im told to change the switch but some people have said VAG dealers have to reset the software
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I just bought an 07 for my son and it’s doing the same thing....I’ll try this tomorrow when I get it back from the dealership.
do I have to complete this sequence with the car running?
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Did you leave the car off or did you turn the car on when you pressed the brake and the switch
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