car has turned against me?

Question

any ideas....I was reversing out of a parking space and the brakes would NOT work and I could not get it stop going in reverse even when I went into Drive I had to use the emergency brake to stop the darn thing. Also then I turned it on and off again and it was fine after that...ps it's an Audi do these cars have problems or what? any ideas what caused this plz help!

yes it is at the shop now =(

Answer 1

i own a repair shop,and i have seen them with that problem before,,you have a good pedal ,and no brakes,,this was caused by the anti lock pump on it,,all Audi,s have this and some similar problem on them ,,there is not a re-call on them for this though,,but its the anti lock system that's causing this,,i know of one accident already over it but you might need to get a different abs pump for it,,there bad for doing this,,good luck,i hope this help,s.,,merry -x-mas.

Answer 2

I have worked on and been around Audi's for years and have never seen anything like this. First for the brakes not to work would mean a hydraulic leak. The ABS pump only comes on in extreme stopping conditions and even when it fails the brakes still work. In my old 5000 you could turn the ABS off and it still stopped fine. Also it is hard to believe that when you part the car in drive it still went backwards.

Answer 3

Take it to the garage. If you have regular problems your brakes likely need repairs. However, sometimes the brakes don't work because when backing up the driver is looking backward and has part of their foot on the brake and the acceleraton at the same time.

Answer 4

Have it looked at before it is too late, cheaper to have it fixed than to have accident

Answer 5

go to the shop