C4 no start

[Steve Meyer]

It might be a short of some sort, I don't have the correct battery so the fitment under the rear seat is a bit sketchy. I'll try throwing the battery on a charger and then see what happens. 

or...I'll just send it to the auction or scrap yard. It's got a power steering leak, blower motor is shot, a developing suspension issue, no power seat, and now this. It might be time to say good bye. I was hoping to sell it to help fund the clutch job in my 90q. It's not looking good now.

but it'll have to wait. My duaghter's 2nd bday party is tomorrow and then it's time to cheer on the Saints! Let's hope they win, it'll make my annual Mardi Gras trip even better!

...and to make things better, I got 4 tickets (in less than 4hours) for letting sit where it died. Two meter violations, one two hour time limit violation, and one because I don't have my current stickers on the plates. 

Thanks everyone!
slm

--- On Sat, 2/6/10, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> From: Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>
> Subject: Re: C4 no start
> To: "Danton J.A. Cardoso" <djacardoso at gmail.com>
> Cc: "quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7:28 PM
> incorrect.  I know why you say
> that, but still - incorrect.
> 
> The switch has many failure modes - one is truly insidious
> and appears to all the world like an immobilizer.
> 
> Grant
> On Feb 6, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:
> 
> > If it was an ignition switch, the car would
> start.  You wouldn't have
> > directionals, lights, heat/ac, wipers, horn...
> > 
> > On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> Steve Meyer wrote:
> >>> Would the car shut down while running if it's
> the ignition switch? It
> >> had
> >> been > driving just fine and when I stopped at
> the stop sign it died.
> >> 
> >> I don't know. That's never happened to me, and
> I've had to replace
> >> a few ignition switches. But when they get flaky,
> my guess is anything
> >> is possible.
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Kent McLean
> >> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> >> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> >> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> >> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ
> "Bad Puppy"
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