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Old 05-11-2011, 04:07 PM
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so what could be a problem.. started a car today drove like 5 miles came home, went out again after 30 min to drive to store and it started to do this..
when idle it vibrates and esp, abs lights on.. my brakes are good and have not done anything to my brakes.. i mean touch them or anything...
what could it be?
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Originally Posted by edijs.benoit
so what could be a problem.. started a car today drove like 5 miles came home, went out again after 30 min to drive to store and it started to do this..
when idle it vibrates and esp, abs lights on.. my brakes are good and have not done anything to my brakes.. i mean touch them or anything...
what could it be?
I would say the vibrating idle could be related to many different things, but mine for instance is the ICM's and some bad coils. I'm getting misfires everywhere, yet never threw a code for it.

Maybe your having misfires, try to vag com it if you have one and see. As for the esp and abs lights, that could be related to water getting on the abs module. I've had the same thing happen to mine. It also could be a blown fuse for the abs sytem, one of the three. Check those out first.

Good luck, lmk how it goes.
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I would say the vibrating idle could be related to many different things, but mine for instance is the ICM's and some bad coils. I'm getting misfires everywhere, yet never threw a code for it.

Maybe your having misfires, try to vag com it if you have one and see. As for the esp and abs lights, that could be related to water getting on the abs module. I've had the same thing happen to mine. It also could be a blown fuse for the abs sytem, one of the three. Check those out first.

Good luck, lmk how it goes.
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Thank you Chris i will check the uses and vag com.. will let you know tomorrow
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checked today and it started misfiring or ignition coil
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Scan with VAG-COM to get all of the Audi codes and not just the basic OBD codes.

Could be a bad MAF sensor, or possibly an leak in your air intake.

See what VAG-COM tells you.
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Originally Posted by NefMoto
Scan with VAG-COM to get all of the Audi codes and not just the basic OBD codes.

Could be a bad MAF sensor, or possibly an leak in your air intake.

See what VAG-COM tells you.
and check to see which cylinder is misfiring. Nefmoto is correct.
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yeah well i don't have vag-com guys.. if someone has near by CT would be great
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ok i connected vag-com.. gave me codes like P0300 and P0103
i read a bit about them so before i go to my tech.. is there any way i can fix myself?

thanks
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Originally Posted by edijs.benoit
ok i connected vag-com.. gave me codes like P0300 and P0103
i read a bit about them so before i go to my tech.. is there any way i can fix myself?

thanks
So random misfires detected and maf high voltage,... hmmm well maf is easy, check if there's any leaks, also that's connected and clean... all that good stuff. as for random misfires, they could be as a result of the random air coming in from somewhere other than through the maf. Check the maf first see if ya find something there.

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Originally Posted by Chris's S4
So random misfires detected and maf high voltage,... hmmm well maf is easy, check if there's any leaks, also that's connected and clean... all that good stuff. as for random misfires, they could be as a result of the random air coming in from somewhere other than through the maf. Check the maf first see if ya find something there.

Chris
yeah that one i checked already and nothing there..
i think my EGR valve is stuck.. just guess


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