S5 Sportsback Limp Mode
11-03-2017, 07:56 PM
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I have had my loaner since Oct 18th. At least it is a A5 Sportsback. The dealer told me that the special order cooling fan should arrive by November 6 and the car should be ready by the 7th. There is no guarantee that this will correct the problem. I'll post follow ups as soon as I can. On a related topic, they needed to replace a one way check valve in the emission system too. I'll post more details after I receive the paperwork with the service description.
I got the same issue with engine malfunction indication light and RPM limited to 3500 while waiting for traffic light. I stopped at a plaza to give my S5 a 5 min "break". Restarting the car then problem never happened again. I had my dealer checked out the code on 10/26 for which they said the same coolant fan failing. They updated me yesterday that the parts will arrive on 11/6 ... I live in Delaware Wilmington region. See the terrible resemblance in our situation? Maybe we can connect together and share the experience further... Good to know that I am not alone. Where are you located at? I presume in Maryland?
11-04-2017, 08:27 AM
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There were a few European A5 B9s on the Autobahn starting about Nov of 2016, but very very few. They really started showing up about Jan/Feb.
11-04-2017, 08:35 AM
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It is 2017 tho. This model in Germany is called a 2017 right now. I bought several accessories in Stuttgart and Heilbronn, Germany for the "2018" US model year I ordered this past March and the Audi folks in DE called it a 2017.
There were a few European A5 B9s on the Autobahn starting about Nov of 2016, but very very few. They really started showing up about Jan/Feb.
There were a few European A5 B9s on the Autobahn starting about Nov of 2016, but very very few. They really started showing up about Jan/Feb.
-Eli
11-04-2017, 08:41 AM
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I was only thinking A5 earlier, I don't know why either. In fact (now that I think about it), back at the end of March there weren't any A5 B9s on my sales agent's lot in Stuttgart so I had to test drive an B9 A4 to get a 'feel' for the car I was ordering.
11-07-2017, 11:11 AM
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Hey JKBMaryland...
I got the same issue with engine malfunction indication light and RPM limited to 3500 while waiting for traffic light. I stopped at a plaza to give my S5 a 5 min "break". Restarting the car then problem never happened again. I had my dealer checked out the code on 10/26 for which they said the same coolant fan failing. They updated me yesterday that the parts will arrive on 11/6 ... I live in Delaware Wilmington region. See the terrible resemblance in our situation? Maybe we can connect together and share the experience further... Good to know that I am not alone. Where are you located at? I presume in Maryland?
I got the same issue with engine malfunction indication light and RPM limited to 3500 while waiting for traffic light. I stopped at a plaza to give my S5 a 5 min "break". Restarting the car then problem never happened again. I had my dealer checked out the code on 10/26 for which they said the same coolant fan failing. They updated me yesterday that the parts will arrive on 11/6 ... I live in Delaware Wilmington region. See the terrible resemblance in our situation? Maybe we can connect together and share the experience further... Good to know that I am not alone. Where are you located at? I presume in Maryland?
Dealer called saying the parts arrived 11/6 as scheduled but then they found the parts was incorrect and now back-ordered. The correct parts will arrive 11/10 instead.
11-10-2017, 01:12 PM
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11-13-2017, 08:08 AM
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Here is the latest on my S5 I picked the car up last week and they replaced the cooling fan. So far so good. I guess it helps that the outdoor temperatures have dropped by 20 degrees. I took a drive yesterday on a favorite Sunday route- 150 miles and the temp never reached 200F.
11-13-2017, 11:02 AM
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Here is the latest on my S5 I picked the car up last week and they replaced the cooling fan. So far so good. I guess it helps that the outdoor temperatures have dropped by 20 degrees. I took a drive yesterday on a favorite Sunday route- 150 miles and the temp never reached 200F.
So far I haven't heard back.
11-14-2017, 05:40 AM
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I was told that the part will arrive at the end of the month...
