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EPC light came on while driving on the highway...

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Old 02-06-2008, 05:24 PM
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Default EPC light came on while driving on the highway...

immediately started getting poor response with the acceleration. The RPM's started revving extremely high as well. Got onto local streets and seemed like the Q wasn't able to regulate the acceleration at all. High RPM's but no acceleration. Was able to drive back home using Tiptronic as that was the only way I was able to get the car to shift from gear to gear properly. Hopefully can get into Audi service in the next day or so (they require appointments!!!). Anyone else experience this?
Old 02-07-2008, 05:53 AM
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Default Re: EPC light came on while driving on the highway...

Had the exact same problem the day after we drove the car off the lot. They ended up needing 12 days to fix it due to specialties tools needed to replace the cam sensors. Everything seems good now.
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Default Is that a different warning light to CEL?

or do you get a display telling you which fault?
Old 02-07-2008, 10:31 AM
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Default Re: Is that a different warning light to CEL?

Don't know. Unfortunately my wife was driving. Good thing was she was a block away from the dealer when it happened.
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Default Same thing happened to me

Driving along at 80mph, towing a motorcycle trailer, and for no apparent reason, the car dove down to 70mph... nothing I could do. Limped 40 miles back home. Called Audi, and the technician said the car's governor comes on if the control system thinks something else is wrong with the engine. Long story short, had the car towed (flatbed) into the local dealership and they fixed it in 1 hour with a "simple" software upgrade.

2007 3.6 Q7
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