Orlando

Thanks for your answer on this topic, really helpful to see that I'm not the only one experiencing this issues as i was starting to think that i could no longer drive....:)

Hi Luke1981, I know this has probably been fixed by now but... I have had the same issue with my A6 C7. It all started after I drove through a puddle on a rainy day. Initially the error message said something along the lines of "steering system fault: you can continue driving" but the following day after driving a couple of miles down the road the light on the dashboard when from yellow to red and the message changed to something like "Do Not Drive the car". I then took it to the mechanics and they found an electrical issue on a module on the steering rack. the whole steering rack had to be replaced as the faulty module is not sold separately.

Hello Gareth, Thanks for your reply and for the point you have made. I can guaranty you that my driving style is not clutch-unfriendly, however reading online there seems to be issues with the clutch on the A6 C7. Reading online there are loads of people reporting issues with juddering, some even just after 3000 miles. My previous Audi (a 61 reg. A6 Avant) had 100000 on it when I bought it, I sold it with 130000 and never had any issues with the clutch. Looking at the invoice it states clutch + dual mass flywheel were replaced. I have covered around 18k miles since. Most of my driving consists on a lot of start/stop driving around London (not central London, Slough and around) with occasional motorway driving. I don't really need a competition clutch the only reason I mentioned it is because reading on a few forums about how unreliable the clutches on this specific car can be I don't want to be spending a lot of money on it again knowing that it will most certainly break again sometime soon therefore I wouldn't mind trying something different. Perhaps a Sachs clutch as apparently they are also good and built a bit stronger as they are built for tuned cars (I could be wrong on this). Once again thanks so much for your reply. Regards Orlando

hi guys, I know this post is a bit old now but i have been experiencing this same issue as off lately. I bought my car (Audi A6 C7, 63 Reg.no) 2 years ago and a few months after the purchase was made I started feeling a shake/vibration when moving off. Took it to the mechanic and was charged £1400 for a new clutch. The clutch was replaced November 2018 and I'm now starting to get the same vibration/shaking when moving off. The clutch was replaced with a LUK which is apparently the make of the original clutch on the car when it came out of the manufacturer. My question is, is there any other clutches that could be used instead? I mean maybe a performance clutch or something that would last longer than 2 years? I really like this car but can change the clutch for one I know will eventually fail down the line as that would be silly. Thanks, Orlando