u/mrkingtonynz

I have had a 2014 A6 for about three years.
The car is wonderful to drive - or WAS until a recent Friday afternoon.
Fast lane.
Surrounded by traffic.
A transmission full of neutrals
A dashboard of warning lights and messages.

How I managed to get to the hard shoulder, I’m not sure, but I did. And then had to organise a flatbed to get home.
Car is now with the transmission experts, and the diagnosis is a transmission computer replacement to the tune of $7500, which may blossom to $9k if there’s any clutch damage.

Is there any feedback from anyone about similar issues? Or, more accurately, can anyone steer me in the direction of a solution that’s not going to bankrupt me?

I have a 2014 Audi A6, 3-litre diesel. Really lovely car to drive, but one that drives me nuts.
I have already had a major transmission issue which required a new transmech unit (?) - a $4000 ‘investment’ after the previous one failed.
Since then, no issues until recently.
A month ago, I went to start it, and it couldn’t manage more than one pitiful little attempt to crank it over, and the entire dashboard lit up with ‘system failure’ for pretty much everything.
I got a local mechanic to come out. Hooked up to his system and jumped it, and everything went back to normal. I assumed a one-off rayher than a battery problem.
Again, no issues until yesterday when it did it again, so I jumped it again, and away I went - for about 15mins - and then it completely shat itself on the motorway.
This time, it was a flatbed journey home where it’s now sitting there mocking me.
I’ve kicked the wheel. Nothing
I’ve sworn at it. Nothing
I’ve told it that I prefer BMW. Nothing
I even said that Audi was lucky to win at Le Mans in 2014. Oh yes, I played dirty. But nothing worked.
So, maybe a battery change …but it’s bloody Audi ffs. Nothing’s easy. A simple battery change then needs a re-calibration of almost everything by a computer module I don’t have.

Any suggestions? Anyone?