Audi engine cutting out

[Le Chat]

Hi All

I hope someone can offer some advice on this.

My A2 has developed a problem whereby the engine will cut out when driving.

The fault occurs at lower revs, usually when the car is slowing to idle. There are no fault warnings on the dash apart from the battery light coming on when the engine cuts out.

To restart, I have to turn the car over in gear to rock it into life and on several occasions, a rasping sound comes from the starter motor.

I have taken the car into a garage who hooked it up to a computer and it does not report any faults.

They have stripped the fuel lines down and found nothing there either.

Our final resort is to take in to the Audi main dealer for inspection.

Has anyone got any experience of this problem? The car is a 51 reg.

[chas2008]

my son-in-law had a Seat with a similiar problem, i work in a garage so i put it on all our test equipment with no fault found, ended up taking it to a Seat main dealer,came up with a faulty speed sensor, problem solved. Im not saying this is your problem just that although it goes against my better judgement the main dealers kit are often far more superior..

[Le Chat]

Thanks Chas. In actual fact the speedo has been erratically swinging about for some time, so you could have something there. Cheers!

[bod75]

could also be either the camshaft position sensor or the crankshaft position sensor by the sound of things. Is it due/over due a timing belt change?

[strikey]

I am having exactly the same problem with my Audi A3 53 reg. It is with audi at the moment it came with no faults so far and i am waiting to hear more