[200q20v] I'M STILL %!#&* STALLING!!!

[Paul Waterloo]

Replace the turbo bypass valve.......

I hate to say that we told you so, but..... :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Tomsaudi200 at aol.com>
To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 1:11 AM
Subject: [200q20v] I'M STILL %!#&* STALLING!!!


>
> With baited breath, I picked up my car from the dealer tonight, new
printed
> circuit board installed, in hopes that my stalling woes were well behind
me.
> Not so.
>
> The job was expected to take one day; however the Audi warehouse the
dealer
> ordered the board from was incorrect. A new board was shipped overnight
and
> was installed today. A new diode was installed into the stereo, and the
> popping sounds from the speakers are now a thing of the past. A couple
> hundred dollars spent, perhaps a torched interior saved.
>
> But no less than 3 miles onto the highway on my way home, I encounter
slowing
> traffic. I downshift into third, the idiot lights come on like a Christmas
> tree, the tach drops to zero, but i recover with a little clutch/throttle
> action. This happened three times on the 11 mile drive home, after I had
just
> spent almost $600 alone to cure this problem. But hey, I don't have a
bouncy
> speedo anymore, but for $600 I was willing to live with that.
>
> So, after spending all that money with getting little in return, and
having
> to leave the car overnight (but at no fault of the dealer), I am, let's
say,
> less than pleased. The stalling problem has obviously not been cured,
despite
> the fact that I insisted the bypass valve and all tubings be inspected,
and I
> was assured they checked out OK. Also, I had asked that the light for the
> driver's heated seat be replaced, and this was not done.
>
> To the dealer's credit though, I had brought to their attention the
fogging
> of the windows problem. You were all correct in the diagnosis about the
> spring mechanism beneath the dash. The mechanic working on the car also
> replaced a $75 part in the a/c system, but since the dealer never
contacted
> me about it, I was not charged for the work. At least for that I am
thankful.
>
> Going into this service, my main concern was obviously the random stalling
> upon downshifting, as this could pose as a major safety threat to me , my
> car, and the other drivers around me. That it was not corrected obviously
> bothers me, but I am also a little curious if any of the mechanics
bothered
> to actually drive the car to see if their work cured the problem.
>
> After a $760 repair bill, plus the money spent on new tires, I really
don't
> want to spend any more money on the car for awhile if I can help it. If
the
> dealer's solution was incorrect, do I have any recourse? Granted, the
> majority of the cost was with the part itself, but like I said, I never
would
> have spent the money if all it meant was keeping the speedo from bouncing
> sometimes. Regardless, I'm going to have to call them to talk abot this,
but
> any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Tom
> 91 200 20V Quattro
> 95 90
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