Automatic start stop function malfunction
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update: according to the service bay, the CEL had gone off at some point right after i dropped the car off. they never saw it on. they could not replicate start/stop malfunction and the CEL never came back on for them.
here's the strange part for me - no code or fault appeared on their scan. WTF?
here's the strange part for me - no code or fault appeared on their scan. WTF?
BTW, do you think these are the reasons why there are so many 2017 A4s in the preowned market already? I don't mean only the start stop malfunction. There might be other issues too. Who knows.
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That happens to my VW cars back in India. Some errors might pop up but take it to the service center and lo behold, the errors clear up by themselves and no logs found using vcds. But yes. Reading that that is a common problem amongst Audi cars isn't thrilling. I hope my car doesn't face any issues *touchwood*
BTW, do you think these are the reasons why there are so many 2017 A4s in the preowned market already? I don't mean only the start stop malfunction. There might be other issues too. Who knows.
BTW, do you think these are the reasons why there are so many 2017 A4s in the preowned market already? I don't mean only the start stop malfunction. There might be other issues too. Who knows.
i looked around the forums up through october and found no real issues with the A4 being reported - then all of a sudden in november we're seeing some issues come to light (right after i signed my lease, lol).
for me, i only lease german cars with maintenance plans included/negotiated. i know the risk i'm taking and have other cars at home that are fairly bulletproof for mainstream duty. not that i think german cars are catastrophically bad, but they do seem to have more gremlins than other makes, which then require more frequent service visits.
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i think people make strange buying decisions and then need to ditch their cars, for the most part. the A4 is in that popular/crowded price range where there are many options to choose from.
i looked around the forums up through october and found no real issues with the A4 being reported - then all of a sudden in november we're seeing some issues come to light (right after i signed my lease, lol).
for me, i only lease german cars with maintenance plans included/negotiated. i know the risk i'm taking and have other cars at home that are fairly bulletproof for mainstream duty. not that i think german cars are catastrophically bad, but they do seem to have more gremlins than other makes, which then require more frequent service visits.
i looked around the forums up through october and found no real issues with the A4 being reported - then all of a sudden in november we're seeing some issues come to light (right after i signed my lease, lol).
for me, i only lease german cars with maintenance plans included/negotiated. i know the risk i'm taking and have other cars at home that are fairly bulletproof for mainstream duty. not that i think german cars are catastrophically bad, but they do seem to have more gremlins than other makes, which then require more frequent service visits.
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i think people make strange buying decisions and then need to ditch their cars, for the most part. the A4 is in that popular/crowded price range where there are many options to choose from.
i looked around the forums up through october and found no real issues with the A4 being reported - then all of a sudden in november we're seeing some issues come to light (right after i signed my lease, lol).
for me, i only lease german cars with maintenance plans included/negotiated. i know the risk i'm taking and have other cars at home that are fairly bulletproof for mainstream duty. not that i think german cars are catastrophically bad, but they do seem to have more gremlins than other makes, which then require more frequent service visits.
i looked around the forums up through october and found no real issues with the A4 being reported - then all of a sudden in november we're seeing some issues come to light (right after i signed my lease, lol).
for me, i only lease german cars with maintenance plans included/negotiated. i know the risk i'm taking and have other cars at home that are fairly bulletproof for mainstream duty. not that i think german cars are catastrophically bad, but they do seem to have more gremlins than other makes, which then require more frequent service visits.
I am also leasing my German cars these days just in case.
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i've just started turning the "feature" off as soon as i start the car. maybe if i'm at a really long stop light i'll push it back on to stop the engine. even then, the light will probably change right away and that will goof the car up.
i hate stop/start. it is so bad. hopefully trump will help end this environmentally sensitive naked man insanity.
i hate stop/start. it is so bad. hopefully trump will help end this environmentally sensitive naked man insanity.
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Weird but I actually got this error today for the first time since I've had my car. I shut the car off and started it again and it worked fine after that. I actually hate this functionality anyway's so if it stops working I won't be disappointed.
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