A3 gearbox fault ??
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2014 A3 TFSI S Line S Tronic Saloon.
It’s been working faultless ever since I bought it two years ago. Early Saturday morning I used it for a short trip, nothing unusual, no warning lights. Four hours later started it up to go shopping, no drive?? No matter what I do with the gear selector lever or the systems button it won’t go forward or reverse. No sound, nothing.
Has anyone experienced this.
It’s been working faultless ever since I bought it two years ago. Early Saturday morning I used it for a short trip, nothing unusual, no warning lights. Four hours later started it up to go shopping, no drive?? No matter what I do with the gear selector lever or the systems button it won’t go forward or reverse. No sound, nothing.
Has anyone experienced this.
Dr G said:
Did it clear/work after a restart?
If directed to me, yes after restarting everything was fine - kind of like a 'reboot' on a PC. Presumably the battery had accumulated enough charge in the few minutes it was running?Also, a couple of times I had it cycle through faults (brakes, coolant, oil etc.) after the same, low battery start-up situation.
It had a bit of an appetite for batteries that I never got to the root of (neither did the Audi garage), getting through, IIRC 3 batteries in the 10 years or so I had it.
November 2023 it had a top quality battery fitted, including a full system re-set. Also the gearbox oil was replaced.
The car has covered 10K miles since then.
Tomorrow its being transported to a really good technician I know, he is a boffin with all the diagnostic gear. Must be some thing electronic? If it was gearbox internal mechanicals I would have noises.
The odd thing is the message on the dash says there is a gearbox malfunction you CAN drive the car? I wish I could, the recovery guy is charging £150.
The car has covered 10K miles since then.
Tomorrow its being transported to a really good technician I know, he is a boffin with all the diagnostic gear. Must be some thing electronic? If it was gearbox internal mechanicals I would have noises.
The odd thing is the message on the dash says there is a gearbox malfunction you CAN drive the car? I wish I could, the recovery guy is charging £150.
Could it be this?
https://youtu.be/wvyk_-mFe1M
Which is a 'park position lock switch'. I only ask because Mrs NDA's Audi A3 had this issue.
ETA - Probably what Dr G has indicated above, not sure.
https://youtu.be/wvyk_-mFe1M
Which is a 'park position lock switch'. I only ask because Mrs NDA's Audi A3 had this issue.
ETA - Probably what Dr G has indicated above, not sure.
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