Antonari

Had the same problem with a 2007 A6 Avant, wet driver's footwell. Car completely cut off on a busy road, just died, steering locked, etc. Local dealer took 5 weeks to figure out the issue and fix it. New battery, new engine bay harness, and then finally two new injectors, ~£3K of work. Sunroof drains were blocked, and this caused corrosion. I believe this is a bad design fault by Audi, as this should not happen. Unblocking the sunrood drains is the solution but clearly was too late for my car. There is no warning from Audi that sunroof drains can get blocked up and cause so much damage. unblocking them is not part of a regular service. Audi should change the design and make the sunroof part of the regular service items. I'm now out of pocket and Audi say there is nothing further to be done. There are many forums where this exact issue is written about, but this was a new item for my local Audi Dealer, and sounds like Audi UK have not come across it before. One forum story says Audi US paid full costs!

Have just spent over £3k on having a new engine bay harness and two injectors as the sunroof drain pipes were blocked up, initially creating a wet footwell. Car just cut out on a busy road, everything died, steering locked, etc, so a very dangerous situation. Took 5 weeks for investigation and parts to be ordered and fitted. Was given the car back on the 4th week only for it to die half a mile after leaving the dealer's forecourt. Audi UK don't see any problem with the sunroof. The sunroof is not an item which is looked at during the regular services. Feels like it should be, if the drain pipes can block and cause so much damage then surely it should be a regular item to check? To have a car rely so much on electrical workings surely means the manufacturer needs to design the car so that water cannot penetrate these important areas...... won't be having a sunroof on the next car (if I buy an Audi again!). Thoughts from anyone, anyone else had a similar issue with their sunroof as its not something Audi or the dealer are aware of?