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2003 Audi A4 partial electrical failure


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foobardownbar
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Oct 26, 2016, 3:00 PM

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2003 Audi A4 Cabriolet
3.0 litre
90k miles

Having issues with anything electrical controlled from the steering wheel controls as well as the climate control.

Initial symptom was the car turning on and the temperature display showing Celsius rather than Fahrenheit.

I thought this was an issue with the ignition switch, a known source of problems with these cars. I went ahead and replaced it today and no change. Next thought was it might be a fuse, but strangely there have been brief periods (< 5 minutes) when the problems disappear. Seems like a fuse doesn't fit this.

Evaluation of the symptoms:
Can flash high beams
Can't set high beams to stay on
No climate control
No turn signals
No cruise control
Radio works
Steering wheel radio controls don't work
Temperature in Celsius


Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 26, 2016, 3:27 PM

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Not my specialty ever for a brand of car but smacks of something like this car got seriously wet or flooded at some point.
Still not sure but can't think of one thing that would cause all that trouble except a water (dirty or rain) problem. An insurance claim if it was and while you owned it,


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Hammer Time
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Oct 26, 2016, 3:46 PM

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Do you have an Airbag warning light on?



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foobardownbar
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Oct 26, 2016, 4:31 PM

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Not sure when it would have gotten wet. I've owned the car for several years and nothing unusual has happened with it, to my knowledge. And, funny enough, I live in an area that has been suffering a drought.

No airbag warning. No warnings of any kind.


(This post was edited by foobardownbar on Oct 26, 2016, 4:31 PM)






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