After hours searching forums, I have not found a problem quite like mine. Similar, but not nearly as moronic. A few weeks ago, my cars ebs and abs lights would come on as well as the red brake light flashing. Then the parking brake light would come on. Hit the "check" button which supposedly tells you the problem and the only thing it would say was parking brake malfunction, no abs or anything else. Yes, the car would beep three times. This was VERY INTERMITTENT but gradually became more frequent. Started happening only like once a week to multiple times a week. I'd turn the car off and back on immediately and the lights were gone. I checked the fuses on the driver side and they were all fine. Unplugged and examined the wires and the connectors that plug into the rear calipers. Seemed fine, did not test with multimeter as I do not know what the readings should be. NOW the driver side connector will not stay plugged in (doesn't snap in so to speak), I can slide it on and off now... Anyways, now the parking brake malfunction lights stays on 24/7 and every so often the ebs and abs lights some on, but no more flashing red brake light like before. It also only beeps once now, no more three beeps like before. Phew!! Thanks for baring with me if you made it through that lol! Anyone with similar problems? BTW it's a 2005 audi A6 3.2. Please don't quote me that tsb, I don't think that's it. The intermittent thing is what really confuses me.

 

**esp and abs, not ebs....

 

This is definitelly not TSB. There is a known issue with not releasing parking brake, but yours is working just fine, isn't it? So no TSB.

This issue is with wrong ABS module. I have the same problem, same car, except I do not have a solution now.

You can replace your ABS module, that might help. But it will be around $2500, including labor. Missing ABS functionality is not an isssue (well it might be, depending where you live). Parking brake malfunction beeping is.

So I am currently looking for available options (including suppressing beeping). If I will find something, I will update this thread. Also if you have found something, please share.

 

Possibly the same problem as we do have:

https://www.audiforums.com/forum/gen...oblems-208966/

Nepto

 

Thanks for the reply. And correct, my parking brake does work fine. Im afraid it is the abs module but like you said, don't really need abs, its just quite annoying. I ordered a scan tool from China but of course its a p.o.s. and doesn't work so im back at square one again.

 

Here are a list of my fault codes if anyone has any intellect on any of them.
Address 01: Engine (AUK) Labels: 06E-910-559-BKH.lbl
Part No SW: 4F1 910 559 B HW: 4F1 907 559 A
Component: 3.2l V6 FSI 0060
Revision: --H15--- Serial number:
Coding: 01050106190F0120
Shop #: WSC 02325 785 00200
VCID: 2A5BEE848559567111F-807F

5 Faults Found:
18061 - Please check DTC Memory of ABS Controller
P1653 - 008 -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 61
Reset counter: 40
Mileage: 183042 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.07.23
Time: 23:13:34

Freeze Frame:
RPM: 864 /min
Mass Air / Rev.: 125.4 mg/str
Temperature: 52.5°C
Idle
Load: 19.2 %
Speed: 0.0 km/h

18975 - Low Pressure Fuel Sensor (G410)
P2543 - 009 - Intermittent - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100100
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 16
Reset counter: 38
Mileage: 190988 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.07
Time: 14:35:00

Freeze Frame:
RPM: 672 /min
Mass Air / Rev.: 163.5 mg/str
Temperature: 73.5°C
Idle
Pressure: 4.9 bar
Speed: 0.0 km/h

16408 - Bank 2: Camshaft B (Exhaust)
P0024 - 008 - Retard Setpoint not Reached (Over-Advanced) - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101000
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 5
Reset counter: 22
Mileage: 191268 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.10
Time: 14:38:59

Freeze Frame:
RPM: 1504 /min
Mass Air / Rev.: 114.5 mg/str
Temperature: 54.0°C
Part Throttle
Bin. Bits: 00000000
Steering Angle: -83.26°

16775 - Camshaft Position Sensor (G301)
P0391 - 006 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100001
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 17
Reset counter: 22
Mileage: 191326 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.11
Time: 08:51:00

Freeze Frame:
RPM: 800 /min
Mass Air / Rev.: 207.1 mg/str
Temperature: -1.5°C
Idle
Bin. Bits: 00010000
Speed: 0.0 km/h

17944 - Camshaft Timing Adj. Bank2 (N208)
P1536 - 009 - Open Circuit - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000100
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 18
Mileage: 0 km
Time Indication: 0

Freeze Frame:
RPM: 0 /min
Mass Air / Rev.: 0.0 mg/str
Temperature: 55.5°C
Engine Off
Load: 0.0 %
Speed: 0.0 km/h

Readiness: 0000 0000
Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 4F0-910-517.lbl
Part No SW: 4F0 910 517 L HW: 4F0 614 517 L
Component: ESP 8.0 quattro H03 0090
Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 00000000000000
Coding: 0020895
Shop #: WSC 02325 785 00200
VCID: 2D51E598B4B74149F4D-8078

3 Faults Found:
01420 - High Pressure Switch Valve 1 for Electronic Stability Program (N227)
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 105
Mileage: 191357 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.11
Time: 12:41:45

Freeze Frame:
Hex Value: 0x0000
Hex Value: 0x4782
Hex Value: 0x0018
Hex Value: 0xC09E
Hex Value: 0x00FF

01435 - Brake Pressure Sensor 1 (G201)
008 - Implausible Signal
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 254
Reset counter: 87
Mileage: 186645 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.08.28
Time: 07:09:05

Freeze Frame:
Hex Value: 0x5300
Hex Value: 0x4006
Hex Value: 0x001C
Hex Value: 0x90AA
Hex Value: 0x00FF

00473 - Control Module for Elect. Park/Hand Brake (J540)
008 - Implausible Signal
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101000
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 254
Reset counter: 87
Mileage: 187414 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.09.03
Time: 14:54:02

Freeze Frame:
Hex Value: 0x0000
Hex Value: 0x4082
Hex Value: 0x002D
Hex Value: 0x0596
Hex Value: 0x00FF
Address 07: Control Head Labels: 4F0-910-7xx-07-H.lbl
Part No SW: 4F0 910 730 E HW: 4E0 035 729
Component: Interfacebox H43 1070
Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 360CM057520964
Coding: 0000003
Shop #: WSC 02335 785 00200
VCID: 234503A0E2738739529-8076

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 4F0 910 609 B
Component: Bedienteil MMIC6H07 0010

Subsystem 2 - Serial number: 00000000126783

Subsystem 3 - Serial number: 0117.03.050000000100010685ÿ

Subsystem 4 - Serial number: 010685ÿ

1 Fault Found:
01317 - Control Module in Instrument Cluster (J285)
004 - No Signal/Communication - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100100
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 39
Mileage: 191778 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.15
Time: 20:09:17

Freeze Frame:
Bin. Bits: 10
Address 09: Cent. Elect. Labels: 4F0-910-279.lbl
Part No SW: 4F0 910 279 HW: 4F0 907 279
Component: ILM Fahrer H14 0080
Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 4F0907279
Coding: 0013123
Shop #: WSC 02335 785 00200
VCID: 66C35AB451C1B211F57-8033

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 4F1 910 113 Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB
Component: Wischer AudiC6 H05 0150
Coding: 00062736
Shop #: WSC 02335

Subsystem 2 - Part No: 4E0 910 557 Labels: 8K0-955-559.CLB
Component: REGENLICHTSENSORH10 0050
Coding: 00141886
Shop #: WSC 02335

2 Faults Found:
01494 - Bulb for Parking Lamps; Left (M1)
011 - Open Circuit
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101011
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 254
Reset counter: 87
Mileage: 119108 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2011.07.21
Time: 10:25:00

01498 - Bulb for Parking Lamps; Right (M3)
011 - Open Circuit
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101011
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 254
Reset counter: 87
Mileage: 127880 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.01.04
Time: 14:11:00
Address 0F: Digital Radio Labels: 4E0-910-593-SIR.lbl
Part No SW: 4E0 910 593 B HW: 4E0 035 593
Component: SDAR
Serial number: AUZ4Z7E2009120
Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000
VCID: 26431AB491417211357-8073

1 Fault Found:
02635 - Tuner Not Enabled/Activated
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 7
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 141
Mileage: 184153 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.08.04
Time: 01:28:19
Address 53: Parking Brake Labels: 4F0-910-801.clb
Part No SW: 4F0 910 801 HW: 4F0 907 801
Component: EPB C63C0030 H03 0030
Revision: C63C0030
Coding: 0005022
Shop #: WSC 02334 785 00200
VCID: 5DB175588497F1C924D-8008

2 Faults Found:
02432 - Supply Voltage for Left Parking Brake Motor (V282)
011 - Open Circuit - MIL ON
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 11101011
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 206
Reset counter: 214
Mileage: 187408 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.09.03
Time: 14:54:00

Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 11.28 V
Count: 116

01316 - ABS Control Module
013 - Check DTC Memory - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101101
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 187
Reset counter: 118
Mileage: 183040 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.07.23
Time: 23:13:36

Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.84 V
Count: 236
Address 56: Radio Labels: 4E0-910-541.lbl
Part No SW: 4E0 910 541 F HW: 4F0 035 541 B
Component: TUNER EU/US/RDW H42 0480
Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 394CZ057527792
Coding: 0000002
Shop #: WSC 02325 785 00200
VCID: 234503A0E2738739529-8076

1 Fault Found:
00858 - Connection; Radio Intermediate Frequency (IF) Output to Antenna Amplifier
007 - Short to Ground - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100111
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 105
Mileage: 191357 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2014.11.11
Time: 12:05:24


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Address 61: Battery Regul. Labels: 4F0-910-181.lbl
Part No SW: 4F0 910 181 E HW: 4F0 915 181 A
Component: ENERGIEMANAGER H12 0470
Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 00000000004383
Shop #: WSC 02016 444 53358
VCID: 234503A0E2738739529-8076

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 4F0 915 105 C
Component: von VA0 1503010386
Coding: 344630393135313035432056413031353033303130333836
Shop #: WSC 00000 384 00290

4 Faults Found:
02273 - Quiescent Current Stage 2
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 7
Fault Frequency: 134
Reset counter: 255
Mileage: 102941 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2010.11.06
Time: 10:12:43

02276 - Quiescent Current Stage 5
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 7
Fault Frequency: 121
Reset counter: 255
Mileage: 127879 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.01.04
Time: 13:54:48

02274 - Quiescent Current Stage 3
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 7
Fault Frequency: 111
Reset counter: 255
Mileage: 127879 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.01.04
Time: 13:54:58

02277 - Quiescent Current Stage 6
000 - - - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00100000
Fault Priority: 7
Fault Frequency: 110
Reset counter: 255
Mileage: 127879 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.01.04
Time: 13:55:08
Address 76: Park Assist Labels: 4Fx-910-283.lbl
Part No SW: 4F0 910 283 HW: 4F0 919 283
Component: Parkhilfe 4-Kan H09 0030
Revision: 06.00.54 Serial number: 00067811720506
Coding: 0001206
Shop #: WSC 131071 1023 2097151
VCID: 61C949A8B8EFD529005-8034

1 Fault Found:
01543 - Parking Aid Warning Chime (H15)
009 - Open or Short to Ground
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101001
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 217
Reset counter: 250
Mileage: 154495 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2013.03.28
Time: 01:59:30

 

If you guys are certain it is the ABS module - have you ever considered rebuilding it instead of replacing it? These guys here:
Bosch 8.0 (Audi only) ABS Rebuild | ModuleMaster

offer a rebuild for $350. I've used them before for the instrument cluster (bad screen) and they have been great. That is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new one!

 

That is great, however they are in Idaho and I am in Arizona. Quite long distance.

You cannot drive car while your ABS module is out, as braking system is not working without ABS module. So shipping your ABS module for a repair is not an option.

 

I had my abs module repaired by cheap-abs.com. Cost me $250 and got rid of all my lights except the damn parking brake one, which again, my parking brake does work though... And yes, you can drive it without the abs module as I did for just over a week and I live in Wisconsin where it's been snowing. However, you will not having a working speedometer (downloaded an app), odometer (700 unclaimed miles on my car...), cruise control, adaptive headlights (no big deal), power steering was a light rough, and obviously no abs. Just wrap the abs pump and harness in a garbage bag to prevent it from getting dirty. Still want to figure out the damn parking brake light though!

 

That looks like a great adventure for you! Congrats to repair :-)

So how did you remove that ABS module and having Audi A6 running? Is there any how-to and/or video how to do that at home?