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Hi if as you say the lights are a British design you should be ok as they will comply with the road laws in this country, as for the washer system you wont have any as the original units were halogen, washer system not required, the manufacturers produce all bumpers with the caps for this function it saves making two types of bumper, those with and those without. Steve.

Hi David sorry to hear of your problem, unfortunately every consumable part in a car engine has a [how long is a piece of string] life expectancy but I am sure the new one will solve your problems. Steve.

Look after yourself, collisions are traumatic on a number of levels and the psychological effects are often overlooked compared to the physical. Hope you are feeling better soon and get a long run of no motoring issues or incidents at all, you’re certainly due that!

Just shaken up a bit. I don't know if I was lucky that it wasn't the Audi!

Hi the condensed version is, you have had this remap and according to the alleged power gains you dont seem to find your vehicles performance to be any different from normal, therefore you now seek ratification that it is better than before but your own tests disprove that, I have no doubt the car was fast enough from the factory,, so why the obsessive thirst for more power which you definitely have not had for your money, I fully understand the remap tuning dynamics but before all of this started the only way to truly tune a car was to improve the air intake, fit higher lift cams to increase the exhaust valve duration fit a free flow exhaust manifold and of course bigger capacity injectors, then the performance was greatly improved, the most obvious flaw in this whole thing is 150nm of torque but if the limiting part of the program is still in place how the hell are you ever going to experience that gain. Steve.

Congratulations on getting Audi to behave responsibly. I hope for a similar outcome to everyone suffering a similar problem

Sorry to hear you have implemented the 30 day rule. I am just passed the 30 days but I understand the same act gives Audi one chance to provide a working fix within the first 6 months, otherwise I can reject. I've been told a fix by mid-August so I'll see what happens. I hope it doesn't come to rejecting, but if the issues continue (or other issues arise after a fix) then it will be a consideration along with requesting a payment reduction.

Hi All, It looks like I can bring faulty MMI experience to a close now. Today I formally rejected my Q3 under the 30 day rule in the 2015 Consumer Protection Act and my local dealership have responded quickly and professionally by accepting this. The car was duly returned to them today and a full refund has been received. In my case Audi accepted that there was unlikely to be a fix before December 2024, so my dealer and Audi Customer Services in the UK accepted that this wasn't a tenable position and seemed keen to preserve goodwill. So while I'm disappointed to have returned what was lovely car, and am faced with having to buy something else, I will give my dealership and Audi UK some credit for behaving professionally in my case and not entering into a protracted debate. I hope that you all get satisfactory outcomes to your respective situations. Our MMI issues have indeed seemed to be pretty identical. Who knows, maybe they will indeed push through a proper fix now. I'd also like to say a big thank you to you all for your updates and communications, it has felt like a proper support group. Good luck and I will watch with interest.

I shall most certainly give him a call. Car is immobile at the moment as it can’t keep any water in so I’ll have to arrange transportation but it may be worth it. It’s just too good to scrap. I replaced all 6 injectors last year and it’s had pretty much all the suspension parts replaced. Thanks for the details.

Try this company which dealt well with my A3 for years and I thoroughly recommend it. Michael Summers is reliable and honest. Nearly as important is that you get to speak directly to him. Whitstable to Biddenden is more than an hour of travel, but desperate times call for desperate measures. https://msautoservices.com/

Ours has been a nightmare. Same issue, the casing has come away from the hybrid battery and moisture got in there. Car is atill at Audi Watford and has been for nearly 2 months. Sounds like an identical issue to some of you. Audi have said that as my battery warranty is up (6 months ago). There’s nothing they can do and to fix it will cost £32,000. Crazy stuff. We’re now in a battle with our finance company to pretty much prove this isn’t our fault and that they need to replace our car. They are currently refusing and expecting us to just keep paying them, with the written off. I don’t believe our fully comp insurance covers it either.

Thank you. Politeness is a rarity here.

Hi as I said its with checking the turbo hoses, its most likely one of the ones from the turbo to the intercooler or the other side of the intercooler were it goes to the throttle body then are the hoses that get most of the cr@p from the PCV valve. Steve.

Hi it sounds like it may be a boost leak on one of the Turbo hoses, have a good look at them for oily residue it only takes a tiny hole to loose pressure and it whistles or hisses.

Many thanks Nizam for updating us on the good news regarding the insurance implications I guess it now only leaves the potential MOT implications to be considered. Kind regards, Gareth.

I am in the same boat David. Love the car but this damn MMI issue is really spoiling it for me. On another note I have paid £295 for the 4 year warranty and I have had no paperwork in regards to this despite emailing them a number of times. I am getting no joy out of them. Rang customer service and they have no idea what I am talking about ! I even directed them to their own website.

My previous A3, which I replaced last month had the same MMI with no issues at all. I can't understand what is different with the software now and why the previous software wasn't ported over. Otherwise really pleased with my car. Changed to automatic and now wondering why it took me so long!! Its just this damned MMI spoiling matters!!!

I tried that as well, no much difference in cornering. 🤷‍♂️ Mileage is 135k and I believe these bearings are from new, as bolts were so old, struggled to fit spline socket inside. Is visible difference from right bearing to the left one which is bad. Looks like seal gone and grease went out and bearing get dry and noisy. Regards!

Quick update. Leicester haven’t done a diagnostic yet… so the car hasn’t moved… We have however been in contact with Audi Coventry, where the Q7 was last serviced (but too far to drive to on just a charged 12v battery and a failed alternator). They brought up the car on their system and the system told her that it was “due a replacement alternator due to a faulty batch back in 2019”. Good to find that it’s showing up as due… but raises so many questions as to why there hasn’t been a recall! They know the cars affected, the computer says they need replacing, but Audi seem to be just waiting for them to fail… It might well be because there’s only 1 showing in stock at Audi UK… I’ll update as soon as Leicester pull their finger out.

Hi if you have converted a halogen lamp to HID/LED it probably wont pass a vehicle inspection for the following reasons, HID bulbs need a washer system and will need a levelling sensor with the associated wiring, LED bulbs tend to destroy the beam pattern unless the lamp has a fisheye lense but even then you may not get a beam cut off line which will also fail. Steve.

Thanks for information mate. Just went in the house after replacing left front wheel bearing. Noise is gone! So any one who thinks like I did that bad bearing needs to show play once is up in the air, is wrong. can be noisy even if everything looks right and tight.

Well Graeme, if it goes past mid-August then I will start asking for my monthly PCP payment to be reduced until a proper fix is found and it is working to my satisfaction, and a credit made to my account for the payments I have already made. That should help focus their minds to resolving the issue. The whole matter is completely unacceptable and the Head Of Business has been told that in no uncertain terms.

C123EF0 - Hydraulic Brake Booster Limit Value Reached This code gets stored in the ABS unit permanently after the yellow light warning is repeated 20 times. Options I have found to fix this code The dealer quoted me £3000 to fix this code by replacing the ABS unit as it can't be re-programmed. The second option is sending your ABS to Ecutesting it costs around £300. Does anyone know if this code can be removed by re-flashing/ re-coding the unit via software such us ODIS, OBDeleven, VCDS or MPPS.

This is the fourth time you have posted the same message without any explanation, which to me looks like spam. Either you post your solution on the forum or I will ban you.

Q2 2025 would not be acceptable!! The Head Of Business of my dealership are told me by email last week and I quote:- We accept that there is fault on your MII system. Whilst it does operate and provide the systems it is designed to do, there is an issue with you being able to log onto your My Audi account, which results in the car not recognising your log in as being stored. As a consequence, anything you wish the MII to retain it does not. This issue has been reported to Audi UK and the fault is logged with them. We are currently awaiting a permanent fix for this issue, and once received we will of course resolve this for you. In a further email yesterday morning he tells me he was in contact with Audi on Monday and the fix was due in early to mid-August. I will keep you posted. Looking around online it seems various Audi car models have been having issues for a number of years. These are most probably different issues on older MMI systems to those we are experiencing. Best to concentrate on what are dealerships are telling us regarding our particular issue. Just treat what's online as 'hearsay' Once we have a fix it will need throughly testing.

2003 Audi A4 Convertible for restoration, please PM me if of interest.

We would accept £500-600.

Hey guys i own a 2018 sq7. On cold starts maybe 2/3 out of 5 of them the engine runs very lumpy/ rough for the first 30 seconds or so. I've spoken to a number of owners, all of whom are having the same issue and they are all too struggling to find the root cause. I've checked the codes and there are no error codes I'd really appreciate responses from people who have managed to resolve this issue. Can someone please help ? Thanks.

Apparently it is a known fault. I had it on mine - took it for a Stage 1 and they updated the software from "version 1 to version 2", and it appears to have solved my judder. Also proving you don't need Audi to resolve this issue.

Andy. You're right, the turbo should last a lot longer than 5000 miles. Possibly the oil feed is not sufficient, though I would not know what to do about that. A question for you first: has the car or engine modified in any way for better performance?

Looks great,good luck with it,Dave Wise

Hello. Took the car to a mechanic today, sadly it's the turbo that's doing this noise and the problem with the acceleration.

Thanks for letting us know.

Good question Gareth. I have found one in my garage (unused and uncut), and the original printed instruction manual. I'll rummage in the garage some more this afternoon and post an update if I find the other.

Thanks Graham, VAG recommended air filter change is a daft c45k, so I certainly wouldn’t be assuming anything ahead of tuning the performance of this car. re. Disc diameters-? Stick your reg. no. into Parts in Motion’s website and see what comes up, and/or try LLL parts for the original Audi part number - which should suffice for your sizing. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on Graham.

The part that was replaced in my car was p/n 04L 906 051 K

It’s ridiculous on so many levels- safety being the first. I got told that they don’t look into forums like this, but the person on the phone did sound intrigued when I was telling him of all the other Audi models around the country and which branches were potentially dealing with the SAME issue. Even then, they stuck to their guns. i still can’t believe what you’re car has gone through- I’d be claiming the CR Act to them and getting a different car altogether.

Thank you for this suggestion. I will research it.

Dear David, Thank you for getting in touch, it’s great to hear from you. We’ve received your query and one of the team will be in touch shortly to help where we can. This is normally within a day or two but in busy periods this can take us a little longer but we will get back to you.

You can not be sure, which is why you need an alternative opinion from somebody you do trust. Do you or an aquaintance know of a Audi specialist who can be trusted, preferably an independant specialist rather than an Audi dealer? I can recommend such an independant company in Biddenden, Kent if you are prepared to travel that far.

I had my car inspected by my local Audi specialist garage, the drive system fault errors were related to a turbo under boost issue. Unfortunately the garage were unable to recreate the fault but recommended to change the MAP sensor as that was the first error appearing. 100% solved the problem. My car is a 2019 Q5 2.0 40 TDI Sport.

Ha I am receiving email notifications lesson learnt Gmail now has a few labels in the in box like important, promotions etc I have set this site now as important so I shouldn't miss anything when asking for help , For Audi A4 A6 Engine Dipstick Funnel Insert Guide Locator 06B103663 is the part my partner order as its her car, this part push on and seals perfectly I had to bend the top bracket very slightly as a location on the tube is to wide it is loose on the bracket so just a simple cable tie did the job, might sound a bit of a bodge but it works.

Peter, what model, year & engine was this for please. I’ll look at LLLParts catalogue and see what I can find. For anyone else looking to do the same, I think an easier route would be to look for a tube from the same engine from a slightly earlier build, all the V6 single turbo engines are mechanically identical (or so I’ve been told by a number of specialists for my MY [2015]), it’s how I got a dipstick for mine, I looked at the items list for a 2012/2013 model. Ive been using ‘LLLParts’, who use a fairly comprehensive an online illustrated parts catalogue. you can search by year too, which made it easier.

Thank you for the explanation Peter, and due to your sign-on procedure, I now have doubts that you will even see this reply! I think the lesson is that if it’s important enough an issue to seek advice on, then it’s well worth returning to that request source to see if any responses have actually been posted - irrespective of whether ‘some system’ advises you to do so or not. Still…. ‘Onward and upward as we say. Re. your interesting reference to buying a different one and modifying it, would you now be kind enough to share the part number of the one you bought, and what the necessary modification was. I’m sure this information would be useful to others at some point in the future. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi yes its the switch on the pedal, it could also be the brake light bulbs so check to see if working from the research I have done it appears the switch is a common failure. Steve.

UPDATE: Timeline (Within 2 weeks since dropping the car) I have some great news to share with everyone. With the help of a couple troopers @Mark2 and @MikeyW Both member have been more then helpful by providing me details which I requested. I built up a couple cases related to RS6's which was outside their 3 years manufacture warranty as mine also is 3 months out and the dealership tried to play that card! Little persistent with Audi UK explaining that the 48V system has a critical flaw and the risk it can cause with it failing is detrimental. Audi UK not taking liability for replacement on the failed alternator which is part of the drivetrain is out of the question and must be pursued out of principle. My dealer initially did not agree with the warranty claim and told me: 1: The part number on your alternator is not covered 2: Your car 3 year warranty is expired Audi UK will not cover 3: Your car has modifications so any warranty is voided (They are wheels and exhaust) 4: Your car is not covered by the 7year drivetrain warranty 5: Audi will not cover it under goodwill After a meeting with the service manager he ultimately agreed that Audi UK should compensate 100% on this and has put this forward to them. I compiled a list of supporting evidence for the local dealer as proof of a major problem with the alternator: 1: Copy of Audi US letter to customers of the 7 year drivetrain warranty extension 2: Copy of the Audi Technical Information related to the failed 48V Alternator 3: Gov.UK Audi alternator recall campaigns related to other model 4: List of forum threads highlighting the 48V alternator failing with same characteristics when fail 5: 2 cases including customer name/ reg/ dealer that was successfully claimed through the 7 year drivetrain warranty when vehicles outside the original 3 year manufacture warranty – Thanks again @Mark2 @MikeyW With point 5 its check-mate for Audi UK to deny anything but to accept liability. After emailing point 5 detail to my dealer yesterday I got the answer we want today: Email from my local Audi dealer: "Good morning Thanks for the extra information. Nigel has now managed to get the repair covered for you so there's nothing for you to pay! Parts were ordered yesterday and have arrived with us today; vehicle will be going into the workshop later today for the repairs to be started and we will be looking at some point next week for it to be completed. I'm hoping I will have a better understanding of the completion day by tomorrow so ill be in touch then. Many thanks. Kind regards" Anyone with failed alternator outside their original manufacture warranty and getting the walk about please DM and I can send you over passed successful claims for you to give to your dealer for them to use against Audi UK to get approval or contact the following dealers which me and other users on this forum have used. Dealer: Listers in Stratford on Avon. Contact: Paul Newman Dealer: Bath Audi. Contact: Simon Gray Dealer: Cheltenham Audi. Contact: Nigel Jacob Great work team! 😀

Hi for all you folks out there with Adblue tank problems mainly caused by crystals in the system, level sensors and delivery pipes, had a good long look at this product and what it does and its been very successful when used on lorries and is now available for cars, adding approx £11-14 on to your adblue fill its still cheaper than a new system that you can only get from Audi. Steve.

Yes, it is the S-Line. So possibly a eureka moment here. If it was standard, it might have been disabled, presumably for security reasons. i have been looking into whether the advanced key goes to sleep (stops transmitting) when stationary, like a few others such as newer BMW keys. It’s aimed at stopping relay theft with those boxes the crooks use. If the Audi key doesn’t do this the previous owner might have disabled keyless entry to combat relay theft, in which case, re-enabling it might not be a good idea. I did find an article on Google that says about leaving the smart bit of the key in the car and using the physical key blade in the driver’s door to disable keyless entry. Nothing about re-enabling it though unless it’s just a repeat of the same process. Might give it a try later on.

Hi just had a gander on youtube ECU testing have a video about your problem with the same dtc apparently its a common problem and their solution is to remanufacture your own unit which would suggest that if you save the long coding for your unit once fitted it would be a case of using the original coding to activate it.

Hi my best advice is send it to ECU testing, you can try to reflash it but if you get it wrong it will cause a lot of other problems, no one wants to spend £300 but at least you get back a working unit and reinstalled use VCDS to purge the unit and re adapt it there are plenty of youtube how to videos. Steve.