Hi all,
I've got my car (8V A3 Sportback S-Line 1.8 Manual Petrol) booked at Audi this coming week, because of a few issues. This is my first Audi and i'm apprehensive about if the dealership will fully investigate the issues/fob me off. They have been great so far and will be giving a curiosity car for two days whilst they look into the problems. So that a good start I guess!
Here's a list of the problems. I wonder if anyone else on the forum has come across any of these before?
1. Power issue from cold: When I first set off in the car at slow speed and low revs, after a few seconds the revs drop or increase momentarily which causes the car to either drop in speed or accelerate. The acceleration is the big problem, especially if i'm maneuvering around a car park.
2. Occasional power hesitation. Periodically (regardless of the revs) there's a flat spot / hesitation in acceleration. I typically notice this when the car is warmed up.
3. Brakes grab. For no apparent reason when I brake and the brakes snatch/grab and I nearly go though the windscreen. Typically the bakes are nice an progressive. I can't see a pattern to this.
4. Clutch takes ages to disengage. The biting point is a the top of the peddle and disengage is at the bottom of the pedal. Even after fully depressing the pedal I can feel that the clutch is still slightly engaged. I'm having to change gears very slowly (2 seconds per change) to stop the gear box getting trashed.
I think 1-3 might be a engine management fault or a software issue maybe? I'm thinking item 4 could be either synchromesh or a brake fluid issue?. I reported the clutch biting being very low when I picked the car up from new, but the mechanic said that was normal?!
Thanks in advance.
I've got my car (8V A3 Sportback S-Line 1.8 Manual Petrol) booked at Audi this coming week, because of a few issues. This is my first Audi and i'm apprehensive about if the dealership will fully investigate the issues/fob me off. They have been great so far and will be giving a curiosity car for two days whilst they look into the problems. So that a good start I guess!
Here's a list of the problems. I wonder if anyone else on the forum has come across any of these before?
1. Power issue from cold: When I first set off in the car at slow speed and low revs, after a few seconds the revs drop or increase momentarily which causes the car to either drop in speed or accelerate. The acceleration is the big problem, especially if i'm maneuvering around a car park.
2. Occasional power hesitation. Periodically (regardless of the revs) there's a flat spot / hesitation in acceleration. I typically notice this when the car is warmed up.
3. Brakes grab. For no apparent reason when I brake and the brakes snatch/grab and I nearly go though the windscreen. Typically the bakes are nice an progressive. I can't see a pattern to this.
4. Clutch takes ages to disengage. The biting point is a the top of the peddle and disengage is at the bottom of the pedal. Even after fully depressing the pedal I can feel that the clutch is still slightly engaged. I'm having to change gears very slowly (2 seconds per change) to stop the gear box getting trashed.
I think 1-3 might be a engine management fault or a software issue maybe? I'm thinking item 4 could be either synchromesh or a brake fluid issue?. I reported the clutch biting being very low when I picked the car up from new, but the mechanic said that was normal?!
Thanks in advance.