MAIN FAN KEEPS COMiING ON WHEN ENGINE COLD AND SWITCHED OFF.

[KJN]

Hi All,

Well had to call out the breakdown service this morning as my 54 reg A6 2.0 TDI battery was as flat as a pancake, absolutely nothing in it at all, so after the breakdown guy came and gave it a quick jump start, I let the car run for about 15 minutes, the next step for me was to charge the battery this I started to do, after about 4 hours and whilst talking to my neighbour I heard the main fan come on at full speed for a couple of minutes then it went off, this seems to be continuing, and probably tha cause of why the battery was flat in the first place . Any idea what is causing this please? Many Thanks.

 

[Cockney Boy]

You need to get down to your local Audi dealer, as there is a re-call for this fault. I had mine done recently while it was in for a service. There is a mod for the wiring loom to the Fan, you will still have it done even though your car is out of warranty

 

[KJN]

O.K. On my way down to the Dealers this morning and the coolant light came on, got out checked it and level was fine , had a steady drive down there and told them the latest. They will fit a EGR? valve next Tuesday keep the car for 3 days to find out why battery is draining, and suppy a courtesy carso no complaints from me matter dealt with very professionally, also covered by extended warranty so all good so far.

 

[KJN]

Phone call today from Main Dealers, car ready for collection, they found the battery drain to be due to the fan cutting in when it should not, i.e. 4 hours after the car has been used etc, although my model/year was not down as a recall they made the same rectification as the recall cars, take back the A3 s line tomorrow shame just getting use to it, Thanks Cockney Boy for informing me of the recall.