Kash66

Hi I own a 2003 audi a4 1.8t, and it has some problems. The heater barely works, and sometimes the fan starts up as soon as I start the car. Also my reverse lights are always on even in park. Yesterday the fan was on after I switched off the car, and the battery died. Does anyone know what the problem is ?

A4Audi4Fun

I'd start by making sure your battery is in excellent conditions. Our Audi's seem to show all sorts of weird electrical problems whenever the battery voltage is even a little less than original factory specification.

coolguyha

Same issue here...
20+ cars are sitting at the dealership...

BRITinUS

I just took my RS Q8 in for its first service having owned it for exactly a year. I quizzed the SA about the alternator issue and he said they currently have 19 vehicles waiting on alternators including A6's, Q7's and Q8's. The longest one has now been waiting for an alternator for 78 days. He said they have no delivery forecasts for any of their replacement alternator orders. I then asked him about the alternator software update and exactly what it was supposed to do. He said it fixed nothing, and the problem was physical failure within the alternator itself.

On the positive side my first year of ownership has been entirely problem-free, and after 7,300 miles I did not need to add any oil and the electronic dipstick was showing about 50% down. Let's hope the second year of ownership proves to be the same.......