[V8] Cruise Control Issues

[Ed Dekker]

Thank you for the cruse control 'heads up'.  I'm on my 3rd column switch in 
130k mi, and again have developed intermittent CC switch problems.  I expect 
to find the broken wires you describe.

Side comment:  I am impressed by the frequency and variety of repairs on the 
audifans list.  Other than routine maint in 130k, I've had only a ps pump & 
hoses, CC switches, a tranny solenoid and now a steering rack + motor mount 
fail on my V8.  It's kept in an unheated garage.  Rear-ended in Anaheim by a 
Geo Metro (which was completely totaled) we had only paint scratches on the 
bumper.  His insur paid for new bumper shocks, but not needed.

Ed Dekker
90V8 gray
87A6 pearl avant

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "urq" <urq at pacbell.net>
To: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [V8] Cruise Control Issues


> In all my years of owning Audis ... prior to the V8 ... all of the issues 
> I
> has with CC function were easily resolved by adjustment of vacuum switches
> or cleaning electrical contacts and fixing vacuum leaks.  As a part of the
> ignition switch replacement I found at least one contributor to the CC
> failure on V8 #2 ... the wires in the column switch are all broken.  I had
> to replace the column switch on #344 to restore CC function as well.  What 
> I
> see is that on the switch module the discrete wires through which the 
> cruise
> controls are carried are held close to the body of the switch with a 
> couple
> plastic pieces on the switch body.  As the CC is mounted on the turn 
> signal
> switch they receive the most abuse (at least for me and my wife who use
> them).  These plastic clips will tend to foocus the majority of the stress
> from use of the turn signals into a small area, which means they will 
> break
> sooner than if they were routed in a way that would allow the entire 
> length
> of the wire toi bend (not unlike the looms going through the doors).  When 
> I
> get the replacement I'll try to see what can be done to minimize the 
> effects
> of this bending ... but I thought I'd pass the word along.  If any of you
> happen to have a functioning CC, you may want to pop the top cover ont he
> colun to see what I'm talking about.  The wires run across the top side of
> the switch.
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
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