Lettering coming off Start/Stop button!

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SBJ

Discussion Starter · Jun 20, 2008

On the Start/Stop button is the word "ENGINE" and on both 'N's, the lower part of the N has comeoff. It came off one of the N's to start with, then one day when starting the car, the other N came off, imbedding itself in my thumb and drew blood! The metal lettering on the button flaked off.

It's not so noticable as both the lower bits of N's are now missing, so its symmetrical. Not sure I want the center console removed and potentially damaged at the dealer to replace the button, but this isn't Audi quality. I question which letter is going to flake of next.

Have I been unlucky or are your eNgiNe letters flakey to?

Simon

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Blade

· #2 · Jun 20, 2008

o, othi g wro g with mi e.

RGBArgee

· #3 · Jun 20, 2008 (Edited)

Blade said:
o, othi g wro g with mi e.

LOL

ice to k ow you have a se se of humour.

Should we do a i terpretatio for our frie ds over the po d?

TT
RG

Ingenieur

· #4 · Jun 20, 2008

I would seriously just go back to the dealer and say it's flaked off and drew blood! That actually sounds like a hazard and design fault to me. I'm sure they're replace the button.

Paul.

Blade

· #5 · Jun 20, 2008

Yeah seriously though get it changed under warranty, that not right..

TuffLittleUnit

· #6 · Jun 20, 2008

Blade said:
o, othi g wro g with mi e.

PML .. excellent

sashko

· #7 · Jun 20, 2008

Funny you said this, mine did the same, it's not all the way, but I think it will get there, one N is already missing the bottom part

crespo

· #8 · Jun 20, 2008

um, how hard are you pressing the button??

loc

· #9 · Jun 20, 2008

Hate to say this, but if that is really a common problem then any spare parts they might add would probably have the same flaw...

It might be best to ask Audi if they know of this problem and have released new parts without the flaw before letting a maintenance shop tear the car open for this (just so that it can happen again soon)?

SBJ

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 21, 2008

sashko said:
Funny you said this, mine did the same, it's not all the way, but I think it will get there, one N is already missing the bottom part

So there's two of us with missing N's and like you said, its the bottom part thats come off.

ccompton

· #11 · Jun 22, 2008

RGBArgee said:
LOL

ice to k ow you have a se se of humour.

Should we do a i terpretatio for our frie ds over the po d?

TT
RG

I do 't k ow what you mea about "i terpretatio", I ca read it just fi e??

(sou ds like warra ty issue to me)

doubledoom

· #12 · Jun 24, 2008

Its strange how the lettering is coming off as my stop/start button has the lettering engraved into the button.

SBJ

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 24, 2008 (Edited)

doubledoom said:
Its strange how the lettering is coming off as my stop/start button has the lettering engraved into the button.

Ok, it's not lettering as such, its part of the engraving thats flaked off.

Look at the N's...

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doubledoom

· #14 · Jun 24, 2008

thanks for the pic. I get what you mean now.

Blacky3.2

· #15 · Jun 24, 2008 (Edited)

I guess you'll have a just one big, glowing button one day. You could then tell your passenger that it's the missile launcher.

Navin

· #16 · Jun 25, 2008

Now, thats why I didnt order the advanced key!

G8OFA

· #17 · Jun 25, 2008

Had the same thing on the ESP button of my previous A4: was replaced FOC and problem did not recur.

glopez62

· #18 · Jun 25, 2008

Anyone thing about putting a laminate or protectant shield on the button

doubledoom

· #19 · Jun 25, 2008

glopez62 said:
Anyone thing about putting a laminate or protectant shield on the button

No. The chances of it happening on your button is remote and because the lettering is engraved (and then backlit) any shield/covering on it will be obvious.

deak

· #20 · Dec 27, 2009

Mine's doing it now too

Now I've got the peeling letters. I wonder how frequent this is?

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