i was driving to work today in my 98 a6 2.8 engine then suddenly the engine just cut off on me,so i started it up again,it started up fine and ran like nothing happened,not even a mil came up or anything,this ever happened to anyone before?

 

Hmm.. how low was your fuel?

 

i had just put in some gas then i drove about 2 blocks away then it shut off on me,today i drove to work again and no problems,she drives just fine.

 

maybe the fuel pump had a hickup; or maybe the fuel filter. Probably it got indigestion symptoms from the fresh fuel.

 

what chefro said is unlikley.....you might get a skip or something from something like that but you engine completely shutting down is very unlikely. its hard to say what caused it without being there or without any codes.....but if its fine now dont worry about it! Sometimes these German cars will fix themselves.

 

indeed. just like self-cleaning ovens

 

Water in the fuel? Dunno... Most likely you had a vapor lock. Practially unheard of in this day and age, but it still happens, especially if the car was warm at shutdown the restarted quickly.

 

my car will some times do that if i back out too quickly and throw it into drive ( i know you shouldnt do that but sometimes your in a hurry and dont mean to) its almost like killing it with a stick shift.. any ideas?

 

i have a 2000 audi a6 4.2. i have had the same problem as you but it happen more frequently as i slow down to make a turn. Its actually very scary car shutting of during a turn, but i put it in neutral and start it back up when the car is still coasting. I took it to audi a few times after a hundreds of dollars of testing the problem was a major vacuum hose leak. i hope this help you man cause no body was able to tell me this.