1985 audi 5000s turbo?

Question

i have a 1985 audi 500s turbo in perfect condition inside and out but the battery light comes on my alternator is fine and my battery is new. i got told it is a electrical problem should i get it fixed or junk it

Answer 1

I had an Audi 5000 back in high school (era 1984). It was a great car until it started to have small problems. I'm using the term "small problems" loosly. If you look at the cost of fixing problems on those 5000's there is never really a small problem. Anything on that car cost at least $200 to fix and that was over 20 years ago.



The "small problems" snowballed to the point that something was always wrong with that car not matter what I did to fix it. I'm not alone on this. My uncle had a 500 as well, and it was a rolling POS too. I think Audi wished they never designed that car in the first place, because that model was probably the cause of Audi ranking very poor in quality for car manufacturers during the time when the 5000's were manufactured.



Long story short..



Take the rims off. Take the Blaupunkt stereo out. Take the plush front seats out. Park the car near the boarder of Mexico, leave the engine running and walk away from it.



Save yourself the grief...

Answer 2

Have an Audi Certified tech. check out the wiring harnesess under the dashboard. the 5000s was known for problems with that.