08-31-2008, 07:31 PM
So....
In the last couple weeks I noticed that sometimes I could remove the key without turning all the circuits off. I noticed this because the car was beeping at me as if I had left the key in the ignition switch. Then I would reinsert the key and turn it counter clockwise with a bit more force, evidently this turned the cylinder farther so that the switch was all the way off.
A few days ago the tiptronic stick got very lumpy, meaning it didn't move smoothly anymore. Almost like a cable inside the sheath was breaking up, or I though perhaps some dirt feel down into the mechanism where the shifter is. Or maybe a sticky shift lock solenoid.
Then yesterday, I put the car in park, and the ignition I couldn't turn the key all the way to stop. (left it in the car for a quick jump into a store).
Then when I got home, this stuff appears to have turned into a mess. At first I couldn't turn the key to remove it. Then I tried to jiggle here and there and finally got it out. But again the cylinder is in the first power position, where it powers the radio, etc. And then the tiptronic shifter is now harder to move, like dirt stuck in some bushings, or maybe the cable thing. Funny thing is now I can move it back and forth without the key being in the car. And now when I insert the key, the ignitions switch won't turn at all!
Been trying to study this section on the workshop manual, starting on page 37-205 and the next few pages. Talks about some solenoids for the shifter and the ignition switch, and a cable back to the trans. Here is a graphic of the control system connections.
Anybody been in this ground before? Any insights or suggestions? And wondering if this is really a better job for the shop than me. Thanks!
Roland
Hmmm.... Wonder if there are some fuses or relays involved. Think I'll study that as well, but since it degraded rather than hard failure I didn't think of this at first.
In the last couple weeks I noticed that sometimes I could remove the key without turning all the circuits off. I noticed this because the car was beeping at me as if I had left the key in the ignition switch. Then I would reinsert the key and turn it counter clockwise with a bit more force, evidently this turned the cylinder farther so that the switch was all the way off.
A few days ago the tiptronic stick got very lumpy, meaning it didn't move smoothly anymore. Almost like a cable inside the sheath was breaking up, or I though perhaps some dirt feel down into the mechanism where the shifter is. Or maybe a sticky shift lock solenoid.
Then yesterday, I put the car in park, and the ignition I couldn't turn the key all the way to stop. (left it in the car for a quick jump into a store).
Then when I got home, this stuff appears to have turned into a mess. At first I couldn't turn the key to remove it. Then I tried to jiggle here and there and finally got it out. But again the cylinder is in the first power position, where it powers the radio, etc. And then the tiptronic shifter is now harder to move, like dirt stuck in some bushings, or maybe the cable thing. Funny thing is now I can move it back and forth without the key being in the car. And now when I insert the key, the ignitions switch won't turn at all!
Been trying to study this section on the workshop manual, starting on page 37-205 and the next few pages. Talks about some solenoids for the shifter and the ignition switch, and a cable back to the trans. Here is a graphic of the control system connections.
Anybody been in this ground before? Any insights or suggestions? And wondering if this is really a better job for the shop than me. Thanks!
Roland
Hmmm.... Wonder if there are some fuses or relays involved. Think I'll study that as well, but since it degraded rather than hard failure I didn't think of this at first.
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2008, 07:38 PM by 968Syncro.)
