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1201 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 6:07 AM
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Hi, Can somebody advise me on where to buy the following parts, second hard (fairly used). Who are the best dealers in terms of price for new ones? 1. AUDI A6 electronic control units for convenience equipment - Parts Number - - 4B0962258C 2. Bonnet Cable - 4B1823531 |
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We have a 1998 Audi A6 Quatro, it has 160,000 miles on it. Problem: When the car is started and put into drive - it seems like it goes into gear, but doesn't. The car will free-wheel, but not kick into gear. It can be forced into "default" mode, and the transmission will go into 4th and then take off, but only in 4th. Reverse is no problem. Cannot find information to help troubleshoot this problem. Question: Is the shifting of gears electronic, mechanical or both? Could a bad wiring connection cause this problem?
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Replying to: lisabrit (Dec 08, 2008 7:05 am) did you get a answer for the mmi system? took my car to the dailer and he told me that it wasn't from coffee or anything else that spilled in the car,he said it was the (main control modgeul) in the back of the radio>!!!???? |
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Replying to: Brooksman (Jan 03, 2009 3:15 pm)
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Replying to: homeshop (Jan 10, 2009 7:41 am) The thought behind this is, when we can get the car up to 5 miles an hour (rolling it down a hill), in tiptronic mode, the car will smoothly shift into first gear, and from there we can drive the car and shift from 1st - 5th and back without incident. When in 1st - it will stay locked in even when stopped. BUT, if we stop the car in 2nd, we are back to square one and the car will not shift into 1st. Also, with the same start of rolling it down the hill, we can get it into "D" drive mode, and it is fine while in motion, but will go back to doing nothing when we come to a complete stop. See if this works for you. If you find the same results let us know, maybe between the two of us we can get these cars to work. |
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Replying to: biglio (Dec 03, 2007 3:11 pm) Was this what happened to you? Was it your transmission? Did you have to have it replaced? Was it your fluid? Or I'm wondering if it will do this if the fluid is low or out? I have an 98 Audi A6 Quatro. It has over 200k miles. The engine was rebuilt at 100k. 3K to fix? Wow. I bought it for 3K from a dealer, it was a deal. I was very happy. exithour  hotmail.com Any info is greatly appreciated! Thanks! exithour hotmail.com
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Replying to: clueless3 (Dec 13, 2008 8:36 am) Windows have issues too, The passenger window won't roll up in humid weather or rain anymore without great physical assistance. Not sure about my transmission now though. Today, it only goes in reverse. Just quit moving forward, except ultra slow. Bought the car for 3K. Totally can't afford a 3K fix! |
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Replying to: 98AudiA6 (Jan 14, 2009 8:20 am) I checked with local transmission repair and depending on problem cost between $100 (doubt it) to replace a small component/adjust controlling computer, to around $3,000 to repair or pull/replace with used or remanufactured transmission. Both have limited warrantys. I called an Audi dealership. $6,800 to pull and replace with a new transmission. Good warranty, but no on sight repairs or lesser costs. At our Audi's ages, I can not see that money being well spent. Hope your problem is electrical - heck for that matter I hope our problem is electrical!
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Replying to: homeshop (Jan 14, 2009 10:20 am) Wow! Thank you for all the info! I can only hope!! I love the car but... There's no way I can do 3-6K fix. Esp when the car was 3K when I bought it last year. I was told to tow it to a mechanic, have them check and maybe fill the tranny fluid to see if that was it. ? Then see if it'll drive. Then, I'll know more... When I asked, They said these do not have dipsticks for an under the hood layman checking. They have to be checked with some device at a certain temp. I'm not sure I'm equipped to do the small check you mentioned.-? I'm an unmechanically inclined single mom, with nothing but a tire jack and screwdrivers, parked in 0º temp and more than a foot of snow!  I tried to take the snow guard off once before, unsuccessfully. I think that may be in the way of this tranny fluid check too.
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Replying to: 98AudiA6 (Jan 14, 2009 12:02 pm) We've changed the transmission fluid, and still didn't correct the problem. We had issues with the "check engine" light, and among all of our tests, we found the battery needed to be replaced. We swapped it out with another one, and found the small wire on the plus side of the battery was corroded badly. We replaced the end, and reattached it. The check engine light hasn't come back on. We found if you remove one of the wires on the air cleaner intake, it will make the transmission (in our case) go into fail safe mode. You can drive the car in 4th gear only - without having to making the trip in reverse. This has become a major source of frustration, but we're still in the search and destroy mission to see if we can get this fixed without the major $$$ a new transmission would require or taking it into a shop to have someone say "it's only a loose wire". We were able to do the transmission oil check and fluid change ourselves, but realize not everyone has the ability or the tools required to do so. We will continue to post our findings to assist others if this information is helpful as we have looked long and hard to find some sort of solution with little help and few results. It seems shops have never heard of our problem, though through this site we realize it seems to occur and not an isolated issue. Best of luck to everyone, and we will keep you posted on our results - hoping an answer will soon appear. |
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