MIL lamp on and warning beep Touareg 2.5 diesel 2003

[mumutley]

Hi all

My niece has a Touareg with the 2.5 4 cylinder diesel engine 2003 year

Runs and drives great but recently it is putting the MIL lamp on and gives the warning beep

I have read the fault code P0571 (with Snap On Ethos my vagcom lead has stopped working)

Code read is P0571 - Brake switch implausible signal - intermittent

I have replaced the brake light switch, but within in a few hours the fault returned

Any help is appreciated

[zollaf]

i am presuming you have checked the brake lights are working.... i had a passat, same or similar code and no lights. replaced the switch, exactly the same. old switch back in, 2 new bulbs, job done. code cleared never to return.

[Crasher]

Where did the switch come from and did you install it pedal up or pedal down?

[mumutley]

Hi All,

To give a little more information, this is my nieces car and she live's near Southend on Sea (I live in Nuneaton) so all of this is been done long distance

I am not sure what make of switch or the position of the switch (I have asked but not had an answer as yet), she took the car to a local garage and had them fit the switch and clear the fault code, they also fitted a set of glow plugs.

The car is still running ok but recently the MIL lamp is on and gives the warning beep fault code P0571 still present and the Green Auto box symbol please see photo is light and some times it will not move from Park to Drive?

Summary MIL/Glowplug light on, Green auto box light on and the car will not change from Park to Drive (the only way to get it to move from Park to Drive is to stop and restart the engine this can take several goes

Is there anyone local to where my niece lives with Vagcom?

Thanks for all the help

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[Crasher]

With code


16955 (P0571) - Brake Light Switch (F): Implausible Signal


after a new switch has been fitted my assumption would be that the switch has been incorrectly fitted, there are two ways depending on the part number of the switch.

[mumutley]

With code


16955 (P0571) - Brake Light Switch (F): Implausible Signal


after a new switch has been fitted my assumption would be that the switch has been incorrectly fitted, there are two ways depending on the part number of the switch.

OK thank I will get my niece to check with the garage

[mumutley]

Hi we think the switch came from Eurocarparts

How many switches are there on the brake pedal?

[Crasher]

PM me the reg

[mumutley]

Hi Crasher

PM sent thanks

[Crasher]

The genuine VW number for the switch is 7L6 945 511 and these cost £13.60, ECP offer this in four different numbers of three distinctly different design variations by two different manufactures, we need to know which one they fitted,