AudiDriver8265

That’s a good point! I will check that out. Thank you Gareth.

Thanks cliffcoggin. That is what I thought. I’ve taken it to two, the dealership and a specialist, both of which pressure tested the coolant system and they said they couldn’t find anything. It has happened 3 times in the 11 years I have owned it. It is a 2.0 litre Diesel.

I bought the car, not care… oops. I shouldn’t write in the middle of the night!

Hi all, I have an 2013 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI with Quattro and have owned it from new. I absolutely love the car and it is coming up on 100K miles. I’ve had every service done at my local Audi dealership where I bought the care, and any issues with the car have been addressed rapidly with them. Unfortunately, in the recent years the service level quality has really gone downhill. I have found a local Audi specialist who is well regarded, have been great for the recent work I have needed done and I am looking to use them moving forward. I am looking for some thoughts/guidance based on the current state of the car as I am looking to keep it as long as I can. So, with that in mind, there are three concern points I have observed over the years: 1. The coolant, very rarely completely disappears - I’m talking two to three times in the time I have had it. It seems to be after it’s been sitting after driving on a very hot for the UK day. I’ve had the coolant system pressure tested by both the Audi dealership + the Audi specialist for a second opinion and they both said the system was holding pressure and they could not see no leaks. I carry a bottle of premixed G13 in the boot just in case. 2. About once, perhaps twice a month I briefly get the following message appear on the information screen in the little screen to the left of the speedo: “Vehicle electronics: Shift to P before leaving vehicle. Please contact workshop” and the warning triangle lights up. I’m not doing anything special at the time and it goes as quickly as it comes (for a second or two). I took it to be looked at with an exact time of when it happened and a picture of the message - they couldn’t find anything in the fault logs. As it is shift to P, something to do with the parking break? 3. When I go over road humps there is a creak from somewhere in the car. I can’t work out the cause, and bouncing the car doesn’t replicate it but at some point, during going over and coming down the hump, I’ll get a creak 60% of the time. The Audi dealership dealt with a similar (the same?) issue about 5 or so years back and said it was something to do with the engine mount and replaced a buffer (maybe a bushing) and it has been fine until now. Is it likely to be the same thing? So that’s it. Items 1 and 2 are weird but the service providers can’t find a fault, and 3 just feels like wear and tear. So with those in mind: 1. Are these things any of you have heard of? 2. I’m not looking to change the car any time soon (the price of cars is bonkers nowadays) and was wondering what I should be aware of/looking out for/doing for a car of this age, and this level of mileage? Thanks!