[V8] Transmission Problem?

[Ed Dekker]

    "The beast suddenly lost drive power with 'expensive' grinding noises 
coming
from underneath the front of the car.  There was no pre-warning indication 
that anything was wrong."

    The same grinding happened with my "97 A6 Avant more than a year ago.  I 
stopped the engine immediately.  I did not try shifting gears.  Still 20 mi 
from home, I re-started the engine and the noise did not repeat.  Drove home 
and shut down.  The next startup, the noise returned.  Upon restart, no 
noise.  My wrench called it "bad ign switch".  Noise was cavitation due to a 
solenoid not open.  Noise happened a few times until we replaced the switch 
body (not the upper key lock assy).   Orig switch had badly burned contacts. 
No grinding noise since.  Anyone else have this happen with a bad ign 
switch?

     I wish I still had my 90 V8 in OH, but happy a Marine Iraq vet and his 
wife enjoy it in CA.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter A. Green" <peteragreen at telus.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 7:52 PM
Subject: [V8] Transmission Problem?