a bit of a scare...

[Vincent Gelinas]

I'm very happy that it was only a minor issue. One thing I've learned from
being in tech support is to never trust what end users tell you, especially
if they're not technical people or just give you a generic problem
description lol.
On Jun 21, 2012 11:48 AM, "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:

> Away on a business trip this week, I got a call from my daughter that
> mom's '96 A6 lost its headlights and turn signals and is making weird
> transmission noises.
>
> Shit, I'm not ready to replace this car...aside from a minor ongoing oil
> leak (onto the catalytic converter, stinky at times), it's still a great
> car, even with 205K on the odometer. Drives like a 3 year old car.
>
> Some further long distance diagnosis, after having AAA flatbed the car to
> my mechanic, led to the conclusion that the top third of the class has
> already arrived at...faulty ignition switch.
>
> When listening carefully to my daughter, I uncovered the fact that the
> weird "transmission" noise happens only after startup and while the car is
> in neutral or park. Not a transmission noise, but a starter trying to
> engage a running engine. D'oh.
>
> Already fixed. :)
>
> Learning here? Listen carefully to the womenfolk and keep asking questions
> until what you hear makes sense. :)
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