rks838
August 22nd, 2006, 02:23
So I drove the RS6 up to Lake Placid, NY from Washington, DC earlier this August. One day, we pulled into a pharmacy lot to get some water. Although the 600 mile or so trip up went fine, we came back out, and the Beast wouldn't start. It would ignite, but then die down. We realized the instrument panel was dead - stuck on 1200 RPM and about 5-10 MPH. We called Audi Roadside Assistance, which has pretty bad operators, and then Langam Audi in Latham, NY. A tow truck picked up the car, and soon we were told that the immobilizer had somehow activated and that we needed a new instrument panel. By then it was Monday, and we were told the car would be ready Thursday. Oddly enough, they called Tuesday evening and said the car was on a flatbed and headed back to us.
It was disappointing that the immobilizer randomly activated itself, but the service that came from the core of Audi was very fast and helpful. The fringes need help - Roadside Assistance operators were stupid, as was the driver of Langam Audi's preferred towing company who called the wrong number when he reached Lake Placid, got no answer, forgot to call the second cell number we gave him, and turned around to go back to Latham. Thoughts? Has anybody else had a hyperactive immobilizer?
It was disappointing that the immobilizer randomly activated itself, but the service that came from the core of Audi was very fast and helpful. The fringes need help - Roadside Assistance operators were stupid, as was the driver of Langam Audi's preferred towing company who called the wrong number when he reached Lake Placid, got no answer, forgot to call the second cell number we gave him, and turned around to go back to Latham. Thoughts? Has anybody else had a hyperactive immobilizer?