The extended warranty one was a €1,200 bill - I had to pay that and claim it back as it happened in France. Both sides were replaced as one side had siezed in the on position and the other side had a cracked housing; crack was filthy and there was visible corrosion inside the unit so looked legit to me. There were other complications too as the brake warning light and ECU light wouldn't go out after the fix.
Bit of a squeaky bum time while they processed that warranty claim but came through in the end...
Just spoke to a dealer re a Passat for sale, and asked for the full spec because the description listed a few things before finishing with "+ MORE". According to the rep, this doesn't mean THAT particular car has more kit, oh no, it just means other kit is available to purchase! What a load of BS.
Can't say I've been of fan of VW/Audi dealers in the past.
Varies a lot, I reckon. Sinclair of South Wales are pretty good in my experience.
If both sides of the brake go then you are looking at over £50 for the parts, of course, but it's still an easy mechanical job assuming no complications of course.
When I got mine, I had the parking brake malfunction intermittently for a while, then it went away, then came back. It generally took a couple of presses to get it to work, that went on for a year or more before it finally packed up altogether. I'm currently having the same intermittent fault, I'm assuming it's the other side, so I think I'm going to drill a tiny hole in the casing and squirt lube in there whilst it still works.
Although, it may be the dashboard switch (another known issue) because it's so far never failed to disengage or engage automatically.....
looking at over [b]£50[/b] for the parts
£500?
Er yeah that's right. I don't think they give you that much of a discount for buying two 🙂
