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#2 of 5 electrical/alarm issues by nreed Mar 08, 2006 (1:45 am)
I am having trouble with my a3, it is a 98 model and recently i had a battry failure. Since then on occasions the car simply unlocks itself and opens the windows!! i have had alarm issues in the past but they seemed to go away.   does any one have any ideas??   Cheers
#3 of 5 First A3 with mechanical problems by ralpher Jul 22, 2005 (2:22 pm)
Well, as much as I love my car, unfortunately it's in the shop now for an indeterminate time. Last weekend the driver side window started going down by itself, as though we were doing the one-touch on the window control. The problem is intermittant, but it's gone down at least a dozen times over 4 days and we do not drive it every day. Fortunately the dealer was able to diagnose it and it is now waiting for AudiUSA to provide them instructions on the fix.   If anyone has experienced the same problem or can point to some Audi forums where I could discuss this please post or message me. Replies to this message: kurtamaxxguy (Jul 23, 2005 9:43 am)
#4 of 5 Re: First A3 with mechanical problems [ralpher] by kurtamaxxguy Jul 23, 2005 (9:43 am)
Replying to: ralpher (Jul 22, 2005 2:22 pm) "waiting for instructions .... ?"   Sounds just like the first year Mailbu Maxx, where GM notified me of a recall then took _two weeks_ to ship "instructions" to the dealer to recalibrate my recalled system. Not good.   Let's hope Audi is quicker about dealing with first year model glitches, and that this is not an omen of future electrical problems with this model.
#5 of 5 2006 A3 Coolant leak and dealer mis-labeling to make it sound critical. by awooooga1 Jan 22, 2009 (8:34 pm)
For a few months I've had a small coolant leak that Mirama Audi couldn't locate back in early 08. Leak finally developed into a 1 cup a week leak and finally visible indications on the bottom of the engine (I guess they thought I was crazy the past few months). I couldn't find the leak myself because of that damn engine cover, and my wife was screaming at my when I tried to pry the cover off her car. Anyway, the dealer finally found the leak and told me over the phone it was a, "cylinder cooling flange". Sounds pretty serious, but it it's actually a washer or rubber gasket (PN# WHT-001-688) that cost $1.85, and $375 in labor. The part is so small that when I requested the old parts they couldn't locate it (ended up in the trash, somehow).

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