re; more ignition switch failure

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Late to this tread, but if my memory is right, the main factor for ignition
switch problem is the weight of the key fob. How much does weight yours ?

Louis-Alain
 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] De
> la part de Grant
> Envoyé : 28 novembre, 2005 23:12
> À : quattro at audifans.com
> Objet : re; more ignition switch failure
> 
> Yea, everyone on the planet has had this problem.  Its the electrical
> portion, the one that's about $39 for the German OEM part and $20 for
> the, drum roll please, even crap7754ier chinese part. Hard to believe
> they can &%$# it up even worse than OEM, but they can!
> 
> Its not the lock cylinder.  Of course, if you've been reading my woes
> lately you now this, but lately, I rue the day I replaced the one that
> simply didn't return to "run".  That one worked for 8 years and took a
> slight twist of the wrist to fix the occasional problem.
> 
> Since then I've had 4 (as of this weekend) fail differently. Now the
> car doesnt start. Cranks with no fuel, no spark and no injector power.
> Results in poor running, as you might imagine.  aka dead as a doornail.
> 
> So replace it and I wish you well.  But keep the original, in case some
> day you WISH you had it back, as I do.
> 
> Grant