I need Help!!! I have a 2003 Audi A4 1.8 T. It has 45000 miles. When I start the car in the morning it cranks right up everytime (I park in the garage overnight and the car is cool). If I turn the car off and it sits for an hour or two, when I try to start the car it cranks and goes dead unless I press the gas pedal. It has done this off and on of this for a while but has gotten significantlly worse over the last year. I have taken the car to my crappy Audi dealership (the only close one) several times and they say it has no codes and they can't recreate the problem. I can now recreate it everytime. So far I have replaced the CTS Coolant temp sensor. I have also noted a check valve that looks really bad located near the air intake (I'm not sure this could cause this problem). Any help or direction would great.

 

Same thing happens to me man. I am taking mine into the dealership. Hopefully it's like the ECT or something I don't have to pay for. I need to check the spark plugs.

 

I hope you have better luck with your dealership. Let me know if they get yours fixed. It sucks!!!

 

For damn sure sucks. I feel like I'm killing my starter!

 

I have the exact same problem. It just happened to me three times within the last two days. It's only when the engine is warm. I will have it looked at when I bring it in for my 60K service soon. I really hope it's just the coolant temp sensor...

 

Mine only does it when the engine is warm also

 

Has anyone ever successfully fixed this problem?

 

Orange,

I replaced all the spark plugs last night and that has seemed to cure the problem. I will let you know if that changes.

 

muckdawg24If that worked for you I might give that a try. How many miles on your A4?

 

What type of plugs did you use. I was thinking of trying copper NGK - BKR6E