Nov 17 2017 on my way to work , i got a flat tired so i had to pull over .. right at the intersection of on clairemont going north on the 805. the
Engineering flaw lead to extraordinary expense replacing the entire steering column instead of just the module that failed. doing some reviews on-line - seems to be a well known and common problem but audi does not want to do anything about it - http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-s6-c6-platform-discussion-58/transponder-steering-column-2834070/ millage listed as approx since car is in the shop now.