Problem with my A4

[lisa.mason4]

Hello Ive got a problem with my A4 (S reg 2.8 quattro). Basically I got up this morning and all the indicator lights are stuck on and the remote central locking and alarm wont work either, the car starts fine but i cant get into the back or the boot. Im also gonna look a bit of a tit driving down the road with the indicator lights all on!! arggghhh can someone please advise me what i could try to do and whats gone wrong with the thing?!
thanks lisa

[Fort Jefferson]

Sounds like a solenoid is stuck, you could try tapping it if you can find which one it is. Or just tap them at random. I don't know were it is on your model, but I'm sure someone will be along shortly who does.

[lisa.mason4]

thanks for that, but im gonna have to ask whats a solenoid and what do they look like?!?! is it summat to do with the hazard light button???? sorry!!

[lisa.mason4]

just looked again and the lights have gone off now but there is still nothing happening when i press the buttons on the key

[Fort Jefferson]

lisa.mason4 said:

but im gonna have to ask whats a solenoid and what do they look like?!?!

I probably should have said relay, not solenoid.

Edited by Fort Jefferson on Saturday 6th September 10:41

[Waugh-terfall]

I'm pretty sure it's either a relay.

We had a very similar fault in our old '99 A6, Dad parked up in a multistorey in London, came back to find the rear windows down and the fronts half down, the next day, I was left in the car whilst everyone was in a warehouse looking at flooring tiles, I got out to go in as I was bored, locked the car, as i walked off, the windows started opening and closing and the hazards were flashing really really fast, they then stopped, started again, the door locks went crazy as did the windows. Locked & Unlocked with the fob fine, but every now and then the windows would open themselves whilst driving. I'm pretty sure it was a fuse or a relay.

Earlier in it's life, after either the left or right indicators were lesft flashing for longer than 30secs the respective lights would stay on static until turned off, turning them back on again switched them on and static again. Agin, fixed with a new relay

Edited by Waugh-terfall on Saturday 6th September 20:51