2001 A6 2.7T Electrical short.

[Liben Audi]

Yes it was the all-too-common short in the seat. Wiring to the rear footwell
light shorts against the lumbar support in the front seats. I disconnected
the rear footwell lights from under the drivers seat and so far so good. no
more short.
thanks for all your help!!!
you guys make owning an Audi a real pleasure!
-Dariusz



On 12/11/06, Doug Yoder <audifan at zordok.net> wrote:
>
> The door indicator on the dash reminded me of this:
>
> http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/threads/128337.phtml#582603
>
> Sounds like there is a common short-circuit in the rear footwell lighting.
>
> -Doug
>
>
>  On 12/11/06, Liben Audi <libenaudi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Fuse does not blow after being replaced.
> > Once fuse blows, interior lights go off,
> > Dash LCD indicator shows 3 doors open.
> > Not going over any bumps or doing anything out of the ordinary when
> > this happens.
> > Once car is parked and doors locked, within approx 5 min the
> > headlights start blinking as if the alarm went off, but with no noise.
> > If I replace the fuse, car is fine.
> > Car has 146,000 and no flood damage, to my knowledge.
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > On 12/11/06, Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I didn't pull the diagrams to see what else is on the circuit, but
> > under
> > > what conditions does it blow?  Only when driving?  Only when driving
> > over a
> > > bump?  It's likely a loose socket, wire, or bad bulb.... but could be
> > > something else (switch, etc.).  Does the car have any history or flood
> > > damage?  Water intrusion?  Any other electrical history?  Any bulbs
> > recently
> > > replaced?  How many miles?
> > >
> > > When you restore the fuse, does it blow immediately or is it always OK
> > for
> > > several miles of driving?
> > >
> > > Mark Rosenkrantz
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/11/06, Liben Audi <libenaudi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > I have a 2001 A6 2.7T (6-Speed)
> > > > I am having an ongoing problem with a blown # 14 fuse (10 amp
> > interior
> > > > lights)
> > > > This has been happening about once a day for the past week, each
> > time i
> > > > have
> > > > to replace the blown fuse.
> > > > any ideas why this is happening?
> > > > Thanks for any insight
> > > > -Dariusz
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