FINALLY DONE - Deathtrap going back to Audi
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RE: FINALLY DONE - Deathtrap going back to Audi
ORIGINAL: dankhound
Ive replace a couple wiper motors with control modulefor problems similar to yours. [...] Sounds like you may have just taken it to the wrong dealers [...] As described earlier, a switch, three control modules, and a motor are all required to make your wipers turn on. Truth in engineering.
Ive replace a couple wiper motors with control modulefor problems similar to yours. [...] Sounds like you may have just taken it to the wrong dealers [...] As described earlier, a switch, three control modules, and a motor are all required to make your wipers turn on. Truth in engineering.
As for "truth in engineering" -- my favorite statement in regards to the A8L was made by the service manager when I picked up the car after routine maintenance: "And oh, by the way, we upgraded the software for your parking brake..."
There's nothing wrong with using the amount of hardware they do to make things go, even wipers. There IS a problem when they are unable to properly maintain this hardware, or are unwilling to pursue a ligitimate customer complaint, especially when it regards essential safety equipment of the vehicle. What if my brakes had failed due to their ABS software "taking a dump"?
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RE: FINALLY DONE - Deathtrap going back to Audi
ORIGINAL: auditech79
^^^^^^In conjunction with what he just said, i would estimate that 70% of audi techs accross the US doesn't know what they are doing. Trust me i've gone to school with a lot of these guys, they aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, but that goes for other high end dealers.
I could have found out the problem to your car quite easily as dankhound could have as well.
^^^^^^In conjunction with what he just said, i would estimate that 70% of audi techs accross the US doesn't know what they are doing. Trust me i've gone to school with a lot of these guys, they aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, but that goes for other high end dealers.
I could have found out the problem to your car quite easily as dankhound could have as well.
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RE: FINALLY DONE - Deathtrap going back to Audi
to be serious ( when was the last time you serviced the wiper motor? ) its not in the service manual even at the dealership they use the "wait till it fails excuses" and try to get out of fixing it with the old were and tear line
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RE: FINALLY DONE - Deathtrap going back to Audi
ORIGINAL: AdiosAudi
Dang, you're clueless.
1. You say there are "almost [...] no problems with the wiper systems in the A8". If you had half a clue, you'd understand that there should be NO problems AT ALL. Wipers are a major piece of safety equipment, like headlights, brakes and steering. If they fail in bad weather (as mine did), you're SOL and driving blind.
You are also wrong. The wiper-motor problems are well known in the AudiWorld community, and presumably to Audi NA as well, because a number of people were able to "convince" their dealers to replace the motor... and their problems were solved.
ORIGINAL: auditech79
Sucks for you, there almost are no problems with the wiper systems in the A8, so i think you got a bad apple or a "lemon" you might say.
Well if audi isn't your cup of tea, i hope you have better luck with BMW or crap *** Mercedes...[:'(]
Sucks for you, there almost are no problems with the wiper systems in the A8, so i think you got a bad apple or a "lemon" you might say.
Well if audi isn't your cup of tea, i hope you have better luck with BMW or crap *** Mercedes...[:'(]
1. You say there are "almost [...] no problems with the wiper systems in the A8". If you had half a clue, you'd understand that there should be NO problems AT ALL. Wipers are a major piece of safety equipment, like headlights, brakes and steering. If they fail in bad weather (as mine did), you're SOL and driving blind.
You are also wrong. The wiper-motor problems are well known in the AudiWorld community, and presumably to Audi NA as well, because a number of people were able to "convince" their dealers to replace the motor... and their problems were solved.
I love audi's personally and i hope you can find a dealer that treats you better, i was lucky enough to learn most of my stuff from an old school German engineer. So i think i might have a clue.
I've also worked on Mercedes and BMW, and i can tell you i would drive a Bimmer over a Benz any day.
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