Fw: Steering Help

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

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> My wife's 93 90CS has developed a severe steering wheel oscillation.  She
> mentioned something about it to me long ago, but I forgot about it, and she
> didn't say anything more.  I drove the car recently for the first time in 6
> months and found that the steering wheel is oscillating a good half of an
> inch rotationally at low speeds.  It's actually disconcerting to hold the
> wheel at low speeds.  At high speeds, the oscillation reduces to only a
> vibration in the steering wheel, and the oscillation disappears when turning
> corners.

Sounds like someone hit a curb, or something else, that caused a dent in the rim - or one of the weights have fallen off!
At the very least - have the wheels balanced!

> There is one other problem.  The climate control system is malfunctioning
> sporadically.  The problem first evidenced itself with the ventilation fan
> sporadically not immediately starting upon starting the car.  Sometimes it
> took several miles of driving for the fan to come on, and other times it came
> on immediately.  As you can imagine it got worse instead of better.  Over a
> several month time period, the situation has deteriorated to the point where
> the fan rarely if ever runs.

Sounds like the typical problem for the older Audis. Youjust need to have the fan replaced or re-built.

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com

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