Little Audi Problems

[Jason A Whyte <Jason.Whyte@dreco.com>]

Being new to the quattro mailing list, I thought I'd ask a couple of
questions regarding annoying and persistent problems with my car.  I
currently own a '93 Audi 90CS sedan.  It's the fourth Audi I have owned
so I am quite familiar with these cars.  Any experience/suggestions for
the following:

The cruise control does not work.  It did when I first purchased the car
in '97, but began to fail intermittently shortly thereafter.  The dealer
replaced the stalk switch which they thought was the culprit, but the
system continued to fail more often until it now does not work at all.
I used to be able to press the set button numerous times until it
engaged, but when it did begin working it would disengage and
essentially turn itself off while driving.  Seems to me that it is still
an electrical problem of some sort, but I've had a difficult time
trouble shooting it.

Anyone familiar with trouble shooting the 93 model year automatic
climate control system?  Mine worked excellent until it seemed to loose
control of the air flaps.  The system no longer sends air to the dash
defrost vent when asked to, nor does it close the recirculate flap on
command.  I know climate control problems are very rare in late model
Audis (ha, ha).  Again, I think this is an electrical problem with the
system rather than a mechanical fault.  How do you even remove the
system from the dash?  I can't find a way to access the screws or clips
which hold it in place.

This is the first automatic transmission I've had in an Audi and it
performs the task well, but there is a delay between shifting into
either drive or reverse and actual engagement.  This delay is about a
second or two, but it is noticeable.  Is this a characteristic of the
Audi transmission?  I've gotten used to it, but when ever I drive
another automatic I notice how there is a almost automatic engagement
when drive or reverse is selected.

That's it for now.  I'll probably think of others on during my drive
home.  I just spent $400 for a thorough tune-up and replacing some
control arm bushings.  The car drives better than new with 70,000 miles.

Jason