Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

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Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by CP » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:10 am

My RS6 went into total meltdown yesterday in the middle of a very busy merseyside junction after a faultless 120 mile journey from north yorkshire....
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Meltdown started with a snatched gearchange and loss of drive then dashboard lit up like a council house at christmas!Audi assistance took nearly 2 hours to get an RAC man out and he found a code fault that RAC tech support had no match for!!!Recovered after 6 hours back to Harrogate Audi.
Anyone had same problem???
Oh and to cap off my experience...Audi assistance put me in a loan car...a Merc!!! :x
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RE: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by sonny » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:46 am

Sorry to hear that, I know how you feel, I broke down once at Calais while boarding a very busy Euro Tunnel. very embarrassing...

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RE: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by CP » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:55 am

bummer... :oops:
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Re: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by Sims » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:56 am

CP wrote: Oh and to cap off my experience...Audi assistance put me in a loan car...a Merc!!! :x
silver lining and all that, you will appreciate the RS6 so much more when you get it back :lol:
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RE: Re: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by CP » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:05 am

Thanks for that....too right!....just hope its days and not weeks. :(
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Post by alphamail » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:04 pm

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Hey CP, mine did the same, only fortunately it happened outside my house. All the lights went ballistic and it just died.

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... 1&start=15



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Re: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by gdavison » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:04 pm

CP wrote: Oh and to cap off my experience...Audi assistance put me in a loan car...a Merc!!! :x
yeah they seem to do that .. when Reading Audi tore a coolant hose on my old 2.7 biturbo A6 .. Audi Assist put me in a Merc .. I think its a "reminder" thing :)
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Re: RE: Re: Hero to Zero....My RS6 Breakdown!

Post by mc3744 » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:10 am

CP wrote:Thanks for that....too right!....just hope its days and not weeks. :(
Hey, keep us posted. I'd really like to know how long they take to fix it.

Good luck!
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UPDATE!!!

Post by CP » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:21 am

:?Bad news... Have been informed by Harrogate Audi that my RS6 requires a new ECU that has to come from Germany and is specced and built for each car... will be at least 2 weeks on order!
Good news...Merc has gone and replaced with a TTRS Roadster...bit gay looking but cracking engine.
So RS6 has now been off the road for 10 days and counting!!! :roll:
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RE: UPDATE!!!

Post by mc3744 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:48 am

It shouldn't be so bad trying a TTRS ;)
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Re: RE: UPDATE!!!

Post by Sims » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:33 am

mc3744 wrote:It shouldn't be so bad trying a TTRS ;)
:thumbs: Especially one that you don't own, somehow you find that the limits are so much higher...
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Post by alphamail » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:18 pm

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I had two ECUs replaced, they took about five days to arrive at the dealers, The work took a total of two weeks but was delayed because of an admin error on part of couriers.

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Post by CP » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:34 am

Hey Alpha did they give you an explanation into why both ECUs failed...they now tell me that i need both replacing!!!
Meanwhile the TTRS is proving to be a little cracker and i'm loving the sport button(Reminds me of those heady RS4 days) and had the top down yesterday on the way to Silverstone.
Spotted 3 RS6 Avants Yesterday....Filthy Mugello at the circuit and 1 Ibis white and 1 Sepang both going south on the M1.
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Post by alphamail » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:19 pm

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Hi CP,

Good news and bad news.

Good news first.....they did tell me what it was.

Bad news...... It was so technical, I'm a luddite and can't remember! :roll:

I can find out if you wish?

James

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Post by CP » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:45 pm

No problem James....all good now and no after effects?
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