Hi 

 

Just wondering if anybody can put my mind at ease. 

Have recently purchased an Audi S3 Convertible for my wife. We have owned various Audi's and decided that the gearbox fault on the Q5 was far too expensive to fix so I decided to treat her.

 

We bought the car privately for a pretty good price a few weeks ago. Its absolutely immaculate only just over 44k miles full history.  I have noticed in the last couple of days a slight noise coming from the rear of the car, it sounds like the breaks binding or a wheel bearing but it doesn't feel like it when you drive (If that makes sense). I have asked my mate (who's a mechanic to have a look at it). Anyway I have just popped out in it and got bombarded with a ton of warning lights. 

Tyre Pressure Monitor Fault

Stabilisation Control Fault

Hill Hold (Not available) Fault

Start Stop Not Available

Warning Parking Break on (When I'm stationary and it is on)

There might of been more but they fired up so quickly it was difficult to keep up..

 

Took it out for a drive, everything seems fine and all the lights went out. Got home stopped turned it off left it for a bit and started it again and all the faults were back. Hoping its something simple but the way my lucks going who knows.

 

Any ideas? Any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

Thanks J

 

 

4 hours ago, W11DYY said:

Hi 

 

Just wondering if anybody can put my mind at ease. 

Have recently purchased an Audi S3 Convertible for my wife. We have owned various Audi's and decided that the gearbox fault on the Q5 was far too expensive to fix so I decided to treat her.

 

We bought the car privately for a pretty good price a few weeks ago. Its absolutely immaculate only just over 44k miles full history.  I have noticed in the last couple of days a slight noise coming from the rear of the car, it sounds like the breaks binding or a wheel bearing but it doesn't feel like it when you drive (If that makes sense). I have asked my mate (who's a mechanic to have a look at it). Anyway I have just popped out in it and got bombarded with a ton of warning lights. 

Tyre Pressure Monitor Fault

Stabilisation Control Fault

Hill Hold (Not available) Fault

Start Stop Not Available

Warning Parking Break on (When I'm stationary and it is on)

There might of been more but they fired up so quickly it was difficult to keep up..

 

Took it out for a drive, everything seems fine and all the lights went out. Got home stopped turned it off left it for a bit and started it again and all the faults were back. Hoping its something simple but the way my lucks going who knows.

 

Any ideas? Any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

Thanks J

 

 

Hi probably the battery is on its way out, you said the lights go when driven therefore its getting more charge, sounds like a classic case of a failing battery thats not holding its charge.

Steve.

Re the rear brakes, have you noticed excessive brake dust build up on either/both rear wheels? This can be an indication of a binding caliper. 
maybe raise the rear wheels and see if the wheel/wheels rotate freely without too much binding. 
if the caliper is binding badly you will notice the brake disc becoming hot after a run. 

Edited May 13, 20242 yr by enc