esp light and flashing glow plugs?

[burtoni uk]

hi guys 1st post on here so plz be gentle.
basiclly i was driving last nite and for no reason my esp light came on and wont go off no matter wat i try and my glowplug lights are flashing.

no loss in performance however esp isnt kicking in
any advice?

just so you know its a 2003 (53) audi a4 1.9tdi 130 quattro sport.

any help would be greatly appeciated
thankyou in advance

[kite]

Check your brake lights are working, could be a broken switch.

[sausagefingaz]

strangely enough, the same thing happened to me today.

My brake lights stopped working on the way home and then the glow plug light started flashing at me.

I guess its a loose wire at the brake light switch (above the brake pedal) , as moving them around a little solved (temporarily) both the problems.

[dsc4t]

This happened to my wife's car today as well - 2004 1.9 tdi quattro - esp light on constantly on dash display and emissions light also on now. Any help would be appreciated. The esp switch above the stereo doesn't appear to be switching on or off?
Very strange.

[WebNosis75]

This sounds like the brake switch. I had exactly the same problem with my Passat and once the brake switch was replaced, the ESP light, glowplug light and ABS lights have all gone away and the brake lights are working again.

Cheers,
Web

[garyduguid]

Exact same thing happened to me. Top brake light works, other two don't. Glow plug flashes, ESP on permanently (2002 Audi A4 TDI). Any more ideas?

[kite]

Exact same thing happened to me. Top brake light works, other two don't. Glow plug flashes, ESP on permanently (2002 Audi A4 TDI). Any more ideas?

Change your brake light switch.

[Aft112]

hi i encountered the same problem with my Audi A4 1.9 TDI sport as instructed by members on this forum i checked my brake switch and it was not operating correctly i purchased a switch from my local dealership cost me £8 and took me 20 mins to fit hope this helps.

[kiptaylor]

hi guys,
exactly the same thing happened to me a while back-esp and glow-plug warning lights came on.oh sh** i thought,this looks expensive.bit a quick search on this forum and for about a fiver i replaced both brake-light bulbs and all was good again.just goes to show what a valuable resource this forum is..........

kip

[burtoni uk]

hi guys i know this post is from a while ago but i got round to replacing the brake sensor and the lights are still there!...

also i went over a speed bump too fast today and this has set my airbag light off grrrr any advice??

thanks