Yea so this is a pretty beat thing to have happen to a new car. I got my 8 in November of '03, and during the summer of '04 I took it in to get the windows tinted. When I picked it up (I doubt it had anything to do with the people who did the tints) the button on the climate control to turn the A/C on and off and the button for the rear defrost didnt work. When I pushed them, it wouldn't even beep and i had the A/C stuck off for a while. I tried it every day to see if it would work and about once every 2 weeks it would work once, then not work anymore. I didn't try to get it fixed until this past summer because I didnt have my car with me at college last year, so the dealership finally figured out what I wanted them to fix after calling me numerous times and me explaining it over and over, and they replaced the entire climate control electrical system. So when I went and picked up my car, not only did the A/C and rear defrost buttons not work, but now the **** to control the temperature, air recycle and air intake button, vent mode button, the regular defrost button, and even the caution lights would not turn on. Has anyone experienced anything even remotely like this? It kind of irritates me because it's a 30,000 dollar car thats not even two years old and I didn't do anything to it that could have caused it to happen. I took it to a different dealership near my college, and they ordered a different part that they are going to install friday to try and fix it. Also, my tire pressure sensor warning light has been blinking for some time now. When it first started I thought it may have been a nail in my tire (again) because my house is still under construction, but the tire pressure is normal and they can't find anything in the tire, and no leaks. So after taking it in twice i looked in the manual to find that when the light is blinking it means that there is a problem with the sensor itself, not the tire. I told the dealership this and they can't (or won't) fix it. Anybody know whats going on here? I know its nothing real serious but it's still kind of aggravating to be taking my car to get fixed all the time, to no avail.

 

dude where are you taking your car that this dealer wont fix it?.....these bugs should all be covered and fixed no questions asked.....you have a warantee still i assume?

 

I have a warranty and I've taken it to the dealership near my house and the one near my college. It's not that they won't fix it, they willingly without argument try to fix it, they just haven't. I think it's more a lack of communication between the person who I explained the problem to and the mechanic doing the actual repairs. Last time i told them that it was the tire pressure sensor itself that was the problem, and when I got my car back the receipt or labor report, whatever u call it, just said that they checked the tire pressure, so they didn't look for what they were supposed to.

 

then you may need to talk to a more competant person so the directions could be followed.....either that or fina another dealer