Car shuts off or restarts, ABS and ESP lights turn on?

2007 AUDI A6
300,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • TURBO • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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NDERIMZZ
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My vehicle shuts off or restarts when i corner "only" left, i can go straight and flick my steering wheel to the left and it would basically shut off and restart, ABS and ESP comes on, the gearbox starts flashing red PRNDS and i have to restart the car so i can drive again!
Aug 6, 2023 at 10:27 AM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like you have a spiral wire that is shorting out. I would run the codes to see what comes up, you can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is how to change the spiral wire out in case a code comes up for it. Here is a generic guide to help you step by step with instructions in the diagrams below to show you how on your car:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/steering-wheel-clock-spring-removal


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Aug 7, 2023 at 11:32 AM
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Anything?
May 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM