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

[Huw Powell]

Sounds like you got out cheap, and thanks for posting the resolution.

The formatting on the invoice/report looks like it might be the same 
software Carworks uses, though perhaps the Windows version...

On 8/16/2011 10:37 PM, Marc Boucher wrote:
> 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
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