[A4] Random electrical issues

[Dan DiBiase]

Rich, I have 2975 miles on my '04 and no problemns with A/C. I did read on
the AudiWorld B6 forum a while back about some A/C issues with some cars.
My heated setas seem to be okay - I haven't tested the 'eveness' of the
heat, but it seems to be okay, based on my seat-of-the-pants feeling (pun
definitely intended).

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6
Central NJ USA
--- Rich Samuels <rsamuels at usa.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone experienced these issues with an A4 (mine is 2003 1.8T
> Quattro)? :
>    1. A/C compressor needed replacement at 1000 miles.
>    2. Middle of drivers-side heated seat does not get hot (now at 6,500
> miles).
> 
> 
> - On the A/C compressor, the part was on "national backorder" and it
> took 3 
> weeks to get the car back from the dealer. Audi service said that
> driving 
> it before it was fixed would have contaminated the system. The receipt
> from 
> the dealer showed this at only 3,500 miles! (what does this mean?) :
> 
>       "A/C not blowing cold. Faulty compressor. Replaced compressor. 
> Replaced Restricker and Receiver Dryer"
> 
> 
> - For the heated seat issue, the very side (couple of inches on each
> side 
> angling up) of the seat gets burning hot, but the actual middle of the
> seat 
> as well as the entire seat back stays cold. Never noticed this until
> used 
> in the winter, so it could have been this way from factory. Need to have
> 
> Audi service fix this next week. They said it is the heating element in
> the 
> seat.
> 
> 
> - Furthermore, just last week, the controls for the side-view mirrors
> just 
> popped through the hole in the drivers door when I was adjusting them.
> Audi 
> will need to fix this next week along with the heated seat.
> 
> Are these specific problems common with Audis? I have not had a great 
> experience so far . . .
> 
> 
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