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I would just like to ask. Why? The A6 Avant has quite a low profile and wide stance already. I am probably "old Skool" but I think some of these modifications ask the chassis and axles to do things that they were not originally designed for, and could cause premature failures of some components.

Apologies for the gripe, but the forum has recently suffered from a spate of what can be termed ‘Post and Run’ new members, who seem to think it’s perfectly acceptable to post a plea for help, and simply not return to view the help given. In a more diluted form, help is offered, but is very rarely acknowledged even via. a simple press of the Like button, leave alone a posted Thank You. The last part of the gripe is that we frequently have to ask for additional information, and this extra detail often never materialises. Please remember, everyone who posts replies do so without payment, but it certainly does cost them in time - in terms of the Moderators and Admin back up - a lot of time. So a special plea to all on here who post needing help:- please be respectful enough to acknowledge any help given, rather than simply accept it as a no-cost, no time of yours, free advice service. It’s wearing thin folks, so if you want to retain this service, please respect and acknowledge its benefits. Thank you all for reading this, and above all, agreeing to adhere to the respect that is needed to be shown. Kind regards, On behalf of the Moderators. Please note:- This request is to all members, not just new ones.

Sounds like the gas expansion valve is not opening. I don't know how to test or repair it so you may need to visit an aircon specialist.

Hello Saj, Sorry to say it as I see it, but from your answers I don’t feel you are currently informed enough to end up with a favourable and lasting finish. Apologies, but if your friend has a bodyshop, why don’t you just entrust this job to him, but observe what he does so that you gain some experience of the correct procedure?

Hi Brian, my car has manual transmission so sort of takes that out of the equation for me. my car varies to be honest sometimes it’s very slight other times it’s quite a jolt. I'm going to try and get it on a ramp this morning, I’ll post later and let you know what I find. cheers

Evening folks, so might have made some progress tonight. On the drive home I was monitoring and recording live data for various sensors. My wife was in charge of pressing the “flag” button if the fault happened. This time it did happen and sure enough poised like coiled spring my wife hit the flag button. When I played the recording back, at the point that was flagged there was a dip in both the cam and the crank sensor readings! So I nudged the readings frame by frame until I got the frame before the hesitation the frame at it and the frame after. Luckily I was also monitoring crankshaft signal status as on the frame before and after the hesitation it’s reading is GAP FOUND but at the point of the hesitation it’s reading is WAITING GAP. I’m not going to get over excited for now. However, at least that gives me a starting point. I’ll remove the sensor and check the ring and flywheel condition as best as I can and then I’ll order a genuine sensor from Audi. I’ll run the car for a week or so and then I’ll come back with an update. I’d say this rules out a fuel issue, if it was lack of fuel I would still expect it to see the gap for the crank sensor. The only other possibility I can think of is that something is switching the ignition off for a split second but how unlucky would I have to be for that? (I do have a lot of bad luck to be fair). My only slight worry is that it’s visible on the graph for the cam, in my head I can make arguments as to why it would and why I don’t think it should be visible on both graphs. But let’s start with the crank sensor and take it from there. very sorry for the extremely long post, I’m not on many forums, I think they are a great source of information and I’m trying to be as informative as possible. wish me luck 🤞 Davie 👍

Fingers crossed it stays fixed 🙂

How did the new motor work out David?

I too have suffered a birdstrike which has cracked my LH led matrix headlight cover. Surely it is possible to replace just the polycarbonate outer cover? To replace the whole headlight seems typical of Audi dealers' desire to extract as much money as possible from their customers.

Hi I did get it fixed but I never got the chance to sell it as it rolled off of my local garage forecourt into the brick wall across the road, electro mechanical handbrake failure caused by a voltage drop on the battery which is another favourite trick of the cars from 2014-2017, no the price you have been quoted is not normal as I never paid more than £1600 for the cooler unit to be replaced bearing in mind you could only get the parts from Audi at around £700, now you can get aftermarket parts around £450, my advice would be to get the adblue mapped out and then the cooler fixed as cheaply as possible then get rid of it ASAP, beautifully made car body wise and a joy to drive BUT parts are ruinous price wise and as mine was used as a cab frequent, got a Passat estate now not as glamorous but is as nice to drive and any parts are about a third of the price. Steve.

Looks like it’s reset itself so all good 🤞

Well, 2 months later and it has decided to just start working again... without me doing a thing! With the manual control to put it up, I've greased the hinges and pivots, so wondering if it had somewhat seized for a while, and then unstuck itself...

Changed over from the winter wheels to the summer ones and decided I fancied an upgrade at the same time, managed to get my hands on a set of 2021 S-Line wheels which I love the look of. Makes the car look that little bit fresher and newer I think. I had black 17s on for winter, not a fan of black wheels usually but for winter they were sufficient. Comments welcome...

Looking good Mr.G still rocking my winter wheels, think I’ll be keeping them on 🤔😂

Added a TTRS Mk2 2009 to my Audi collection 🤩 plenty of smiles!

I took the plunge and added a 2009 TTRS to my Audi collection! It needs a few bits of trim and new vents and some other bits and bobs but it’s pretty good condition and goes like a rocket

Whoever does that clearly values his wallet more than his life. I nominate him for a Darwin award.

Bear in mind that remapping might be counted as a modification as far as your insurer is concerned, particularly if the power is increased, so unless you declare the modification the policy may be invalid.

Thank you Gerry, Would buyers please be aware that you are buying damaged tyres, and the forum recommends they are not used on the road. To do so would be at your own risk and a risk to other road users. Regards, Gareth.

Hi your headlights are HID I think you will find that they are fitted with D5S bulbs and for reasons only known only to type approval in Germany they do not qualify for washers even though they throw out an equivalent amount of light to the old D3S equipped units, which needed washers, D5S units use a lot less voltage than D3S/D1S bulbs therefore are considered a greener alternative as they extend battery/alternator life, also D5S will not burn the reflector bowls unlike the above mentioned and they also have an integral ballast unit built in to the bulb housing so no more guessing if its the bulb or the separate ballast that was fitted to D3S/D1S. Steve.

Thank you Steve, your answer much appreciated. Not had the car long, I was had.....loads of problems and bad repairs! But I am getting through them, slowly.

If it is chain rattle then it’s linked to long service intervals potentially at the start if the car’s life. The oil viscosity and lubrication properties are diminished by 8k miles, never mind 18k miles. 5w30 will come out like water when draining. What is history of servicing please? Before committing to any repair, you might want to speak to VAG Technic (Dudley) or Decimal Tenths (Newcastle) first. They regularly drop engines and repair tappets (worn needle bearings), stretched chains or slap (worn chain sprockets or broken plastic guides). The figure of £2.2k seems cheap, this is normally double given labour and genuine parts cost. First thing to do would be to drop oil and see if any contaminants. They also check oil filter for any metal filings or swarf. If that all checks out they can remove rocker covers to view camshafts. You can possibly see camshaft wear with endoscope, but only partial view, or even get a stethoscope to the back to listen to see if that reveals more. Chains are meant to be for life of car, but it’s all down to service history and use unfortunately.

Thanks for that Cliff. I feel its probably best left alone, I find it's rapid as it is & it would be a shame to do damage to a perfectly good engine.

I agree with your logic that a temperature sensor fault is the likely cause of the problem, probably the ambient or external sensor. Unfortunately I have no idea where it is.

Hi all, This thread was a life saver - had the same problem and was able to resolve it myself. STOP / START - Brake servo restricted requires the brake pressure booster sensor to be replaced. TIP: I had to use a little WD40 on the orange O ring for the sensor to push and clip in. I purchased mine from here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234156424190?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uI6ymBN1QH-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LlyWfVm0QjS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Please see video for location on the Audi Q5 2019 20250328_134520.mp4

Hi I know some aftermarket tanks are sold with no bag which is the selling point, it depends on the shape of the tank if its round you can't remove it as it sits behind a second skin inside the tank, if its square you can fish it out with a pair of extra long needle nosed pliers. Steve.

Ravi. That bag of silica gel has caused endless problems to many owners when it bursts. The crystals block the heater matrix and sometimes the thermostat leading to expensive replacements. Whether Audi have ceased fitting the bag I do not know so it would be worth enquiring before purchase. Do please let us know the answer.

Hello Captain Threaders Dont know of any offers regarding Audi Dashcams but I can 100 percent recommend a Blackvue two camera system and the company that installs them. I'm on my second Q8 and on both, for the first time in my motoring life and many many motor cars ( I'm 77 years of age by the way ) I made the decision to have a dashcam fitted to both. For my security and safety. I researched alot and it seems that the two high end cameras that are recommended by the various motor magazines are the Blackvue system and the Nextbase. They are both at the top of the dashcam available technology but I do believe you get what you pay for and as our cars are pretty expensive and valuable I decided to go for the duo system Blackvue backed up by a seperate Cellink battery. Both systems in both my cars were fitted and installed by TTW Installations situated in Nottingham. Now I realise thats a bit of a way to go seeing you are in West Yorkshire as it is for me being in Hampshire butif you value and love your car as I do I assure you its worth it. Small Company run by a husband and wife team who employ one other fitter. Just take a look at their website and see the type of vehicle they are working on. They do all sorts including top of the range tracker systems and speed warning systems. They are car nuts and look after your car and the installation is quite superb. All leads and wires hidden and the battery is either fitted hidden under a seat or in the boot. Nothing on show and the quality of the camera and lens and the playback is superb. I think it makes a perfect deterrent. Hope this is of interest. Frank

I can't help on that score. Do please let us know the outcome.

Cheeky quick photo session on the way to work ...

£250 Chips Away will sort the Aluminium corrosion - no issues I love this car - it drives superbly - I went to Paris and back from West Midlands 2x weeks after I bought it and it was supreme - quiet/hugely quick and refined and returned 45mpg over circa 900 miles

Siyab. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJAScg6JrYI

I'm assuming that you're talking saloon here? If not, I have the Avant and I seriously wouldn't worry about the boot space, the main difference is that the boot floor is about an inch or so higher than the non-hybrid version which does cause a small lip but nothing to worry about it's still massive, you just lose a bit of headroom. The rear seats also don't fold flat with the boot and have a similar lip between the seat back and the boot floor. I'd take some pics but it's currently stacked full of PA equipment! 😆 If you are talking saloon, then all of the above is of no help whatsoever (but might help others) & hopefully someone else can answer your query.

Mine does this from time to time. It seems to me this is relative to a safety system not a mechanical issue. The handle of the door releases the latch but not the lock. So on pulling the latch is released but the lock doesn’t. if you pull the lever in less of a rush I find myself not having to pull twice. you can try some self diagnosis. fault find 1: step 1 put the car in park and hand break applied. step 2 open the door if the car does not release the lock on first pull. There potentially is a fault. Fault find 2: step 1 apply brake pedal, put vehicle into drive/neutral. step 2 open the door, if the car does not immediately open on 1st pull, check if the car is in park, and handbrake applied if so pull again if it releases this means the car prevented you from leaving whilst in drive and changed, in which during that time ensured you remained in the vehicle until it had prevented the car from moving. if it did not/did go into park and handbrake applied but won’t open it means there is a fault requiring further diagnosis.

Good Afternoon Mark and RSW, Thank you for the update and sharing your eloquent communication. I had been awaiting a response from my local dealership prior to contacting Andrew Doyle, in an effort to give them an opportunity to resolve this matter in a fair, reasonable and professional manner. The anticipated call came in half an hour ago, confirming Andrew Doyle is the only option remaining. The dealership insist there was no outstanding recall on my car at the time of sale and insist there has been no recall on my vehicle for this fault. The mysterious 7 year warranty that has appeared to cover the cost of repair, despite my vehicle allegedly being subject to no recall and being out of standard warranty, could not be explained. The starter generator recall on the government website advises the number of affected vehicles to be circa. 50,000 vehicles. If the dealerships statement is correct, it means the actual number of vehicles affected is in reality significantly higher, mine being additional to the quoted number. The dealership had no interest in responding to my comment that the vehicle was not fit for purpose. I have now fully exhausted all avenues, so it is my intention to draft a letter to Andrew Doyle this evening. Mr Doyle's executive office response, is it seems, as non-commital and disappointing as ever. I will endeavour to follow your example in hitting hard, in the hope that the reality starts to dawn on Audi UK that this is a BIG problem which will not go away. We are agreed, this is about safety and not money. If Audi will not take the necessary action and issue the requested assurances that design changes have been made, to restore my confidence in my car, then a buy back will unfortunately be the only acceptable resolution. I will let you know when I have submitted my email and more importantly when a response is received. Thank you again for your willingness to work together to drive this forward to what I hope will be a just conclusion.

I now have a reply from Audi UK Executive office see below and my response Dear Mr Hayward I hope all is well? Thank you for your patience while we have reviewed your case. I can completely appreciate the points you have raised regarding the warning messages on your vehicle and the situation you and your family were placed in. I can assure you, any of us including myself would have felt the same way if were in that situation. While I apprecate we are unable to predict what could have happened as a result of the faults on the vehicle, I can definitely sympathise with your viewpoints and thought behind what could have happened. When a certain issue arises with the vehicle, we have assistance in place such as our breakdown services, the AA. Please rest assured, your thoughts and suggestions will be fed back to our design team regarding the alert messages on the dashboard. Often changes are made off the back of customer comment and feedback. I appreciate every point that has been raised and cannot apologise enough for the situation you experienced. While we are unable to change what has happened, we can definitely restore your faith by offering a gesture to recognise your experience. There is no way to place a monetary gesture to describe what would be adequate here. Before I can position a gesture from my side, please can you confirm what your expectations are or if you have any suggestions you want me to explore? I await your response. Thank you for your response. I am pleased that you and Audi UK appreciate the dangerous situation that the lack of warning caused to my family and me. I note you appreciate what could have happened as a result of the Starter/generator failure but this did actually happen to an A6 Allroad , I reprint a summary of her story below, pasted from Audi Owners Forum- Posted Friday at 03:58 PM I am currently in discussion with Audi UK regarding the 48v MHEV starter generator fault on my Audi A6 Allroad, which caused it to suffer a total catastrophic failure on a Swiss motorway on 6 January 2024. Just prior to joining the motorway we had descended a steep mountain pass. If the vehicle had shutdown whilst descending the pass it would have been very difficult, potentially impossible, to stop the vehicle safely. Our children were trapped in the back seats as we could not open the doors and our dog was trapped in the load space. We travel to the Alps several times a year and I believe this vehicle to be unfit for purpose. I have reported the vehicle as a dangerous vehicle to the Driving Standards Agency. I have received a response that acknowledges a quality concern does exist, however, further investigation had been hampered by Audi refusing to release further information. I do now have the technicians report and I will be submitting this along with other evidence and await the government departments response. I have reviewed the Audi America Technical Bulletin (kindly posted on this forum by another member) which relates to this fault and it confirms that the fault affects vehicles throughout the Audi range. I have also established that there were in fact a total of 50,000 cars in the UK affected by safety recalls for the same fault in June 2020 and October 2020. This information was obtained from the UK government website. Despite being a VW and Audi driver for over 20 years, I have totally lost faith in my car and the brand and requested a buy back and so the argument continues....... I have suggested this owner writes to you but as you can see the report describes what I advised could happen. Although you suggest that some form of monetary compensation would help to my mind this is secondary. I clearly asked the following- At no time did the MMI system warn that the battery was NOT charging, there is no such warning message. How can this be? For the last 100 years of car manufacture a red ign light illuminating was probably the first ever car component failure indicator, then ammeters were fitted then my last RS6 had a voltage meter. Either way for almost 100 years drivers have been advised that their battery is or is not being charged. At no time was I given any reasonable time indication that within X minutes the car would be undriveable. WHY DOES AUDI THINK THAT IS NOW UNNESSARY TO PROVIDE A ‘NO CHARGE’ INDICATION? As am Audi owner since the 1990’s I have always had faith in the brand to provide a trustworthy, quality, well-engineered product. To regain that trust I am looking for a recall where you install a software fix so the MMI system gives the drover adequate warning of component failure which could lead to catastrophic failure. Can you please tell me if and when Audi will undertake this? If you are unable or unwilling and are happy to knowingly allow owners to drive unsafe vehicles then I too would appreciate a buy back.

Which is an excellent avenue to pursue. I am considering Rip Off Britain and Watchdog as other options. In writing to Audi I have told them they are not only risking the safety of Audi drivers and their passengers, but also the safety of other road users forced to take evasive action.

Cally, that’s a dreadful situation to find yourself in, simply dangerous for anyone to have to experience that, every parent’s nightmare as well. I’m going to reach out to Which and see whether or not they are willing to take a consumer safety orientated approach to looking into this and related cases and the way in which Audi are allowing customers to deal with this dangerous failure when it occurs by simply hiding behind warranty extensions and existing regs regarding the absence of a need to give customers at the very least an early warning for the 48/12v MHEV system when it is beginning to fail etc. Will post here if i get anywhere with that.

I am currently in discussion with Audi UK regarding the 48v MHEV starter generator fault on my Audi A6 Allroad, which caused it to suffer a total catastrophic failure on a Swiss motorway on 6 January 2024. Just prior to joining the motorway we had descended a steep mountain pass. If the vehicle had shutdown whilst descending the pass it would have been very difficult, potentially impossible, to stop the vehicle safely. Our children were trapped in the back seats as we could not open the doors and our dog was trapped in the load space. Audi UK only accepted responsibility for the repair after a one month battle and many, many telephone conversations and emails (from me). My request to communicate in writing, has so far been ignored, with not one written response being received. The vehicle was repaired under the 'special' 7 year extended warranty. I have been informed that the part number has been changed, but they cannot confirm if there has been a design change which would prevent such a catastrophic 'out of the blue' failure from reoccurring. Due to a change in part number there will be no further warranty on this fault. My car was returned to me a week ago today and on our test drive it immediately showed a fault, albeit a different one. This time the fault advises 'P button fault, please contact workshop'. This fault was not previously apparent and we therefore do not know if it is a consequence of the catastrophic fault, or due to workshop intervention. One week later I am still waiting to hear from the dealership. We travel to the Alps several times a year and I believe this vehicle to be unfit for purpose. I have reported the vehicle as a dangerous vehicle to the Driving Standards Agency. I have received a response that acknowledges a quality concern does exist, however, further investigation had been hampered by Audi refusing to release further information. I do now have the technicians report and I will be submitting this along with other evidence and await the government departments response. I have reviewed the Audi America Technical Bulletin (kindly posted on this forum by another member) which relates to this fault and it confirms that the fault affects vehicles throughout the Audi range. I have also established that there were in fact a total of 50,000 cars in the UK affected by safety recalls for the same fault in June 2020 and October 2020. This information was obtained from the UK government website. Despite being a VW and Audi driver for over 20 years, I have totally lost faith in my car and the brand and requested a buy back and so the argument continues.......

I got mine from here £179 with tool kit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183664404679?hash=item2ac34068c7:g:8UEAAOSwh9pa1bg0&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8MHx0i01eJUCR1eVvLVr5P3%2Ffbmxjuh7k2XW9lfIER2SAgk8QK8i77ELE%2FvFbRsZFgjLUIxl4LuniTuM8bNwnW%2FBMdl7p5ri%2BFRF3UJOa08EvQVgQORx71BodnEh0vrdXYtHbjug6lMwGsSO3QmcmhpDAyy%2Budhd3EbhxrXgPbq5clNEeOXg%2B%2FuL13IROEXl%2FknHKCGbDCIJp2OUROjOkESpJUO6QXvxRAvEY9c3YKVq7%2FUu3hAk7vXQW4UGXnR1LGjH0dDGIoT9DG8yoMWegaMrtNgpTNHLE0xju%2BDcEa7SDEmzsESZ9livNDGSPJpJfg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMwrbI3_Rh Same seller does it at £165 no tool kit.