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Alright everyone, I need some help. A few months ago I drove the car for the first time in awhile and got the ESP Fault and EPC light, went into limp mode, and had a horrible idle. Towed it to a shop that specializes in European cars and has a certified Lambo technician thinking they would get it done right, they apparently cleaned the connectors on the MAF Sensors and said it was good, said they drove it and didn't have the issue after that. Drove it home, then next time I drove it about a week later, same thing happened.
Took it back to the shop, they said one throttle body was bad and needed to be replaced but recommended just doing both due to the mileage (56,000) for $3000 and said that was 100% what the problem was, sounded weird to me but had them do it. Also had them repair the oil pump leak and timing cover leak all for a total of $7000. They said they drove it and the problem was resolved. I drove the car home and it was fine.
Then I hadn't driven it in awhile again due to CO weather and the battery died. Jumped the car, drove it around for about 5 minutes to get the battery charged, got the same ESP Fault again and limp mode so I decided to change the battery. I remember seeing a thread that a bad battery can cause those faults so I figured what the hell, $300 for a battery I'll do it. Put in the new battery today drove it around for about 15 minutes, then got ESP Fault and limp mode with the rough idle again.
I'm at a loss for what to do. With the battery I'm over $7500 deep into repairs trying to track down this issue, and I'm reluctant to bring it somewhere and have them keep replacing things that may not be the real issue. I don't wat to take it somewhere else and spend more when I may be able to take it back to that shop and have some work warrantied, but I also don't know if I trust them to fix the problem.
So to wrap this up, does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? If so, should I just take it to an Audi dealership, or take it back to that shop so they can fix their mistakes and hope they actually fix it this time.
Took it back to the shop, they said one throttle body was bad and needed to be replaced but recommended just doing both due to the mileage (56,000) for $3000 and said that was 100% what the problem was, sounded weird to me but had them do it. Also had them repair the oil pump leak and timing cover leak all for a total of $7000. They said they drove it and the problem was resolved. I drove the car home and it was fine.
Then I hadn't driven it in awhile again due to CO weather and the battery died. Jumped the car, drove it around for about 5 minutes to get the battery charged, got the same ESP Fault again and limp mode so I decided to change the battery. I remember seeing a thread that a bad battery can cause those faults so I figured what the hell, $300 for a battery I'll do it. Put in the new battery today drove it around for about 15 minutes, then got ESP Fault and limp mode with the rough idle again.
I'm at a loss for what to do. With the battery I'm over $7500 deep into repairs trying to track down this issue, and I'm reluctant to bring it somewhere and have them keep replacing things that may not be the real issue. I don't wat to take it somewhere else and spend more when I may be able to take it back to that shop and have some work warrantied, but I also don't know if I trust them to fix the problem.
So to wrap this up, does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? If so, should I just take it to an Audi dealership, or take it back to that shop so they can fix their mistakes and hope they actually fix it this time.