The Outcome of "Audi just shuts off no warning while driving and won't restart"

[Marc Boucher]

I picked the car up tonight.  It was late, and only the receptionist was 
there, so I didn't speak to a mechanic.  But the bill is somewhat detailed. 
Here's what is says:

REPLACE IGNITION BOOSTER
            Temporarily install ordered ignition module, sill no-start.
            Check wiring from ignition distributor coil and ignition ECU.
            Determine ground signal wire from ECU not functioning.
            Repair ground wire and roadtest to check.

All of that was only 1/2 hour of labor, which is pretty good in my view for 
a non-audi shop.  I can't imagine getting all that done in 1/2 hour.  Then 
again, on the day it arrived they charged 0.8 hours labor to "verify cranks 
but doesn't start".

That's all the labor.  For the parts, they've charged me $61 for an ignition 
coil.  Not certain why they'd charge me for an ignition coil if the problem 
was a ground signal wire.  When I can see it in the daylight, I just want to 
verify that there is in fact a new coil in place.

MC