David021

Yes. You have to change or refurbish the injectors. Had the same problem. I recommend that you change or refurbish all of the injectors, so you won't have any problems afterwards.

I do not hear any weird noises. Can you describe the noise you are hearing?

Fault code from VCDS software: Access/Start Auth - Enabling Terminal 15 - 03026 Any ideas what this code means? Have anyone had this problem?

I did, however in this post is the full problem written down.

I have the following issue with my Audi A4 B8.5 2012 2.0 TDI Quattro 177 HP : "Steering Lock : Contact Workshop" : It randomly appeared on the dash after washing the car, it stayed on for a day, then dissapeared for more than a month , now it came back again with more serious problems being: When I put the key in the slot , I push it with my foot being off the clutch , the car gives "Steering Lock : Contact Workshop" fault. If I press the clutch and push the key once more, the car does not even want to crank, just takes off the ignition. If I push the key in several times, sometimes after 10-15 tries the car randomly starts, but still leaving the "Steering Lock : Contact Workshop" fault on the dash. The Start - Stop System works fine, if the system stops the car at a red light, when I put my foot on the clutch it starts the engine without any problems. I found out, that my car has a battery installed, which is not for cars with start - stop system. I also learned that on the minus side it has a sensor, which could be faulty because of this battery? Does it worth changing it , or trying to change it? VCDS software showed a malfunction at terminal 15 , "something something short to minus (or plus)". Unfortunately I don't have an OBD scanner, neither the VCDS software, so I don't have the scan, also I don't exactly remember the fault it showed on the scan. I don't want to take it to a mechanic , because I fear that it will be really expensive, since they did not even know what the issue was. Does anyone has an idea what could cause this type of fault?

The car doesn't start anymore at all. The fault code points to the starting relay.

So the VCDS software gave me an error at "Terminal 15" , with the fault code 03026

The steering wheel should be locked even after starting the car if it was the actuator, no?

The problem appeared again , so it seems like the nor the key nor the port was the problem. Any new ideas? 😄

Hi. I changed the battery in the main key yesterday, and it did not fix the issue. However, the fault didn't appear today for some reason. I hope it will stay that way.

I cleaned the key and the port as well. The fault did not disappear unfortunately.

I will try to clean the port and the key then.

I tried the other key , same issue. But I will try to change the battery in my main key, maybe it will help.

Hello! I have an Audi A4 B8 (2013) 2.0 TDI car. One day it gave me a "Steering Lock : Contact workshop!" fault, when I started the car. The steering wheel locks and unlocks perfectly when starting and stopping the car, there is no issue with the steering or the steering lock at all, it locks and unlock itself. Yesterday the car didn't want to start, after pressing the key and the clutch down mutliple times repeatedly it started. Drove it for 30 minutes, was sitting in a parking lot for 30-40 minutes, maybe even an hour, the fault code dissapeared, the car started as usual with no problems at all. Today it threw out the fault code again, but this time the car starts normally, i just have the "Steering Lock : Contact Workshop" issue. The car was at a mechanic, the VCDS software didn't gave any fault codes for some reason, the mechanic couldn't clear the fault. Any ideas?

Hi. The car battery is new, I changed it at the start of this winter. Also, the fault code didn't come up since I opened the post. I hope it stays this way. 😄