Last two weeks the A3 tdi has been cutting out now n then at junctions, then the glow plug light started flashing on our way to skegness last saturday, so il pulled over, turned engine off. Tried to start it, it sounded like a tractor Tried again fired up as normal, off we went, no toruble. Tuesday Lindsay rings, the glow plug light is on again and another one So next day she rings Audi, who decide to send someone out as it may not be safe for Lindsay to drive - fair enough Bloke puts it on tester and says 'ah, have you changed the left brake bulb recently?' Lindsay says well my husband did yes. Bloke said thats your problem, its still registering a fault with the brake light, which registers a fault with the braking system and reduces power etc...So she says so what do we have to do when a bulb goes? Get us out or take it to Audi he says Sorry, but thats just a joke! Glad im going back to the blue oval on 2nd sept Or are all new cars like this now?

 

They want you to take it to a dealer to change a light bulb? ive heard it all now

Ill stick with my 10+ year old cars thanks

 

Daft aint it, not to change the bulb, i can do that, but need to go to them or get them out to reset the ECU. Luckily its still under warranty but even so!

 

I wonder how much labour they'd charge to change the bulb and clear the fault code so it doesnt self destruct again!?!?!

Thats just ridiculous!

 

Bloody hell, I've heard it all now!!!
That's not real!

Most over active traction control I've ever experienced was on an Audi A2.... throw it into a bend and it virtually kills all power until you totally straighten up again
I'll stick to 70s and 80s cars thanks, 90s at a push but I'm never buying anything newer, ever!

 

newest car i've owned was an x reg rover 75, it had a light on the dash to tell me i've got a bulb out, bloody rediculous

 

shizzer I have a break light out on the a3, luckily my mate is the rac specialst for Audi

 

ford do it too, new ka's need that to be done!!

my mate keeps getting recalls on cars he serviced cos he forgets to do it lol

 

Isn't it silly though that when one bulb goes out another one comes on.

 

thats what i thought, i mena they're going to need all kinds of relays and shit to make that work so why not just not bother? it came up as a bode on the ecu too when the bulbs went, how thick do you need to be to have to draw a code to fix a bulb?

 

I understand the logic of a warning light coming on when one of your bulbs has failed, thats a good idea, but that is just shite

 

i allways gound that waiting to get pulled for it worked fine lol, i got pulled outside my local motorfactors for having a bulb out, changed it there and then, the copper was fucking praising me lol

 

The other one they hate is when you give the lense a tap and it comes back on!

 

I'm sure that getting smashed up your arse works fine too if both your brake light bulbs fail the same day

 

yeah but come on, what are the chances? lol have you ever checked your lights except at mot time?

 

my mate autobiography range rover tells you when a bulbs gone but you dont need to reset the ecu just give u a warning message when u fire her up even tells u if the trailer you have on has a bulb out which i think is good but if i get told ive got 1 out on the st i change it asap as i may be leaving the pub after a few and it gives them an excuse to pull me

 

you shouldnt be doing that anyway, daft idea

 

whats a daft idea

 

Drink driving

 

its only daft if you get caught

 

Or kill someone! Wanker!

 

try living in the sticks where you need a car to get absolutly anywhere

 

a 19 year old girl got killed up here the other day, i wouldnt say i knew her but i hung round with her a few times, really drills home the fact that she's gone and isnt coming back

her new drunk boyfriend drove her car into a fence, hes still critical

 

I can see this turning out good.

 

Sapphires/Sierras/Cavaliers and i'm sure many many more had bulb out indicators years ago, you didn't need to rest any ECUs when replacing a bulb on them did you??

Step backwards possibly?

 

So that makes it ok then?

 

Yes, Just like its ok to pork your sister out there

 

look stop worrying as i aint got a car on the road atm my st is out of mot needs 4 tyres and a steering pump and the escort well its been on the farm for 6 months or more i aint driven for yonks

 

drink at home then simples
cheeRS gary
AKA shrek

 

The Ex's mother had a Mk5 Golf, am sure when her rear brake light out it said it was a dealer job due to the seal

Either way it's just money for the car makers to try an get back through dealers. Piss take but true

 

You have to when yours doesn't start

 

 

At least BMW don't need to offer the service of resetting your ECU if you change a bulb

 

One of the most idiotic comments ive ever read, tosser

 

how about getting a taxi like the rest of us do?

 

lol - that is one of the daftest statements I have read in a while (approximately a day going by PF standards). So, it is a BAD thing that a car tells u, u have a light out? Would u rather u waited till u got pulled, they then give u a 7 day ticket and u have to pay an MOT station to stamp it and then return it to the cop station... or would u rather the car told u, u got the bulb fixed in quick time and it costs you 50p for the bulb...

ADE: I like modern cars, far more reliable, especially a good feeling if they are under warranty still, I'd not trade my new M3 for an 90's car unless it was a macca f1, however I appreciate that they become hard to maintain if u are wanting to do home mechanics on a budget.

Cheers
RW

 

not at all. all lights are controlled by the central ecu via the CANbus

 

Having had to tell one of my soldiers parents that her son had just died because of drink driving is something I would not wish on my worst enemy...he was 19. Your attitude stinks and the above comment is spot on....it's twats like you that will kill someone else and walk away unscathed....oh and then of course it won't be your fault......obviously.


Regards Stebbo

 

Um yeah actually, I do about once a week, reverse onto the drive and shine them up against the garage door is an easy way to do it!

 

read about that mate on the wigan eveing post website,i,m from wigan,bamfurlong to be exact,didnt know he was pissed