We all post up here all the time about our latest mods and cool happenings. How about the flip side? What's f*cked up with your ride? Fess up - I doubt any of us have a perfect car
And yes, it's a slow night and I'm bored.
My car's issues are as follows:
cruise control is not working
airbag light doesn't like to stay off
AC expansion valve is shot - no cold AC
left rear wheel bearing is shot
torn CV boot
heated mirrors aren't working (although they did manage to discolor the mirror glass before they died)
lost an HID bulb yesterday - it burned up after 16 months
fuel sending unit is on crack (goes haywire when I drop to half a tank)
coolant gauge reads near dead-cold almost all the time when it's not hot outside (new CTS is here already)
slight oil leak from valve cover (new VC gaskets have arrived already)
Overall it's really not that bad - there isn't a single item on the list that can't be fixed in less than an afternoon. Still, I hate having little issues with my car. How about you guys?
And yes, it's a slow night and I'm bored.My car's issues are as follows:
cruise control is not working
airbag light doesn't like to stay off
AC expansion valve is shot - no cold AC
left rear wheel bearing is shot
torn CV boot
heated mirrors aren't working (although they did manage to discolor the mirror glass before they died)
lost an HID bulb yesterday - it burned up after 16 months
fuel sending unit is on crack (goes haywire when I drop to half a tank)
coolant gauge reads near dead-cold almost all the time when it's not hot outside (new CTS is here already)
slight oil leak from valve cover (new VC gaskets have arrived already)
Overall it's really not that bad - there isn't a single item on the list that can't be fixed in less than an afternoon. Still, I hate having little issues with my car. How about you guys?
3rd Gear
1. I have a burning smell that I notice after stopping.
2. PS hoses a soaked (but the level in the reservoir never goes down...weird)
3. My brake fluid is going SOMEWHERE...probably related to #1.
4. Both motor mounts are thoroughly shot.
5. Audi was STUPID to have put the subwoofer right next to the CD changer.
6. I accidentally broke the tape flap on the headunit when I was ripping a tape out of it and evidently the mechanism that allows you remove the headunit is broken so I couldn't take it out to superglue the flap back on. So, I tried to get creative with some sticky tack and superglue and 30 frustrating minutes later, my radio is still gap-toothed, but has a white coating of dried super glue all along the opening. Uh...yeah. It's a problem.
7. SAP keeps throwing a code and the occasional CEL. Can I just unplug it?
And Jeremy, you're a Silly Sally for not trying the cruise control fix that worked so brilliantly for me.
2. PS hoses a soaked (but the level in the reservoir never goes down...weird)
3. My brake fluid is going SOMEWHERE...probably related to #1.
4. Both motor mounts are thoroughly shot.
5. Audi was STUPID to have put the subwoofer right next to the CD changer.
6. I accidentally broke the tape flap on the headunit when I was ripping a tape out of it and evidently the mechanism that allows you remove the headunit is broken so I couldn't take it out to superglue the flap back on. So, I tried to get creative with some sticky tack and superglue and 30 frustrating minutes later, my radio is still gap-toothed, but has a white coating of dried super glue all along the opening. Uh...yeah. It's a problem.
7. SAP keeps throwing a code and the occasional CEL. Can I just unplug it?
And Jeremy, you're a Silly Sally for not trying the cruise control fix that worked so brilliantly for me.
5th Gear
[ul][*]Cruise doesn't always work (going to try the DIY when I've got the time)[*]Water stains on headliner from the previous owner (may get replaced with suede at some point)[*]Constant worry about the timing belt, even though the car is still under warranty[*]Various rattles - most of which came about after I put on the race springs[*]Occasionally fuzzy-sounding tweeters[*]Sunroof contacts that need cleaned (haven't found the time)[*]Control arms that will probably need replaced in 20k miles
[/ul]
[/ul]
Tech Guru
front of my car is still apart cause i just changed my tb
while changing belt, i broke a plastic t for the headlight washer
no smic anymore waiting on parts
crappy muffler waiting on that
no airbox.....still working on stuff
my tp is sitting out of my car
my brake light keeps telling me to put the a8 kit on
my washer light tells me i need fluid, but it used to leak.... not sure if it still will, tried fixing that
my turbo is too small, and the wife said i can get a new bigger one, but then i can't get my bigger tv and go on our trip in sept....i need ideas
my tires are sitting in the garage for my s4 wheels
i need to replace my stock 16's with some rs4 reps
i need to change the factory h/u with a touch screen
tear in drivers seat
air bag light is on... waiting on vag to check it
while changing belt, i broke a plastic t for the headlight washer
no smic anymore waiting on parts
crappy muffler waiting on that
no airbox.....still working on stuff
my tp is sitting out of my car
my brake light keeps telling me to put the a8 kit on
my washer light tells me i need fluid, but it used to leak.... not sure if it still will, tried fixing that
my turbo is too small, and the wife said i can get a new bigger one, but then i can't get my bigger tv and go on our trip in sept....i need ideas
my tires are sitting in the garage for my s4 wheels
i need to replace my stock 16's with some rs4 reps
i need to change the factory h/u with a touch screen
tear in drivers seat
air bag light is on... waiting on vag to check it
4th Gear
well aside form teh crap i fixed,
Tearsin teh leather
power sterring something started making noise
wierd idle sometimes, mostly fixed
clutch is funny sometimes, not gone
radio is touchy
2nd gear synchro noisey in cold weather
cd changer is hit or miss with CD's
exhuast leak, or somethign tahts rasping down there
passenger heated saets really burn people
radial pull on FL tire
uses/burn/send to the burmuda triangle about a 1quart or so of oil every couple thousand miles
post cat right bank o2 sensor broken, literally
thats all i can think of now, its a jacked up audi but its my jacked up audi
Tearsin teh leather
power sterring something started making noise
wierd idle sometimes, mostly fixed
clutch is funny sometimes, not gone
radio is touchy
2nd gear synchro noisey in cold weather
cd changer is hit or miss with CD's
exhuast leak, or somethign tahts rasping down there
passenger heated saets really burn people
radial pull on FL tire
uses/burn/send to the burmuda triangle about a 1quart or so of oil every couple thousand miles
post cat right bank o2 sensor broken, literally
thats all i can think of now, its a jacked up audi but its my jacked up audi
1st Gear
annoying rattle coming from somehwre in the rear interior (I think its the hatch-trim)
loud whine coming from rear axle area when starting cold, this lasts for a little bit and sems to be initiated by the going into reverse (haldex?)
sqeaking coming randomly from wheels, not in sequency with bumps in the road or accel/decel. (no idea!)
loud whine coming from rear axle area when starting cold, this lasts for a little bit and sems to be initiated by the going into reverse (haldex?)
sqeaking coming randomly from wheels, not in sequency with bumps in the road or accel/decel. (no idea!)
Lvl-65 Sorceress: 9,571-HP/7,796-EP
** my wheels are hard to keep clean.
***sometimes i break a fingernail when i clean my wheels.
****it's cold when i go to wash my car at the car wash. and sometimes the coins don't go in properly.
*****gas is kind of expensive. i don't care, really. doesn't change my driving style, but just making note of that.
******i can't put the top down in this weather.
***sometimes i break a fingernail when i clean my wheels.
****it's cold when i go to wash my car at the car wash. and sometimes the coins don't go in properly.
*****gas is kind of expensive. i don't care, really. doesn't change my driving style, but just making note of that.
******i can't put the top down in this weather.
Senior Member
I'm too lazy to do the DIY fix for the ghosting moonroof...
My tires are shot with a capital S...
I have a nice indentation on my rear bumper that looks EXACTLY like it was made by the towing hitch on the Expedition that parks behind me every night....(I could choke that byatch...)
I don't have tinted windows...
I don't have an R8...
I don't have an iPod interface to my stereo...
other than that, I can't complain!
My tires are shot with a capital S...
I have a nice indentation on my rear bumper that looks EXACTLY like it was made by the towing hitch on the Expedition that parks behind me every night....(I could choke that byatch...)
I don't have tinted windows...
I don't have an R8...
I don't have an iPod interface to my stereo...
other than that, I can't complain!
Senior Member
- Got Cat Converter Code for the second time a few weeks ago and it went away a few days after...
- Blower Motor works when it wants to (Sucks when you want to sit in a warm car when its freezing out and the blower motor is being GAY)
- Moonroof closes then opens itself again unless I pull and hold the switch and close it that way
- Gas Milage SUCKS (12-15mpg)
Just got back from Conner St in the Bronx.... no good races... lots of ricers..... VERY powerful EVOs (500+WHP) 1 B5 Audi showed up.... too cold and cops started harassing everyone...
- Blower Motor works when it wants to (Sucks when you want to sit in a warm car when its freezing out and the blower motor is being GAY)
- Moonroof closes then opens itself again unless I pull and hold the switch and close it that way
- Gas Milage SUCKS (12-15mpg)
Just got back from Conner St in the Bronx.... no good races... lots of ricers..... VERY powerful EVOs (500+WHP) 1 B5 Audi showed up.... too cold and cops started harassing everyone...
4th Gear
1.) Bumper needs to be replaced.
2.) Crash bar needs to be replaced.
3.) Radiator needs to be replaced.
4.) Condenser needs to be replaced.
5.) Driver's side skirt needs to be replaced.
6.) I seem to have a lost all of my coolant... wonder where it went.
Other than that the car runs... directly into fire hydrants! [:@]
2.) Crash bar needs to be replaced.
3.) Radiator needs to be replaced.
4.) Condenser needs to be replaced.
5.) Driver's side skirt needs to be replaced.
6.) I seem to have a lost all of my coolant... wonder where it went.
Other than that the car runs... directly into fire hydrants! [:@]