B7 S4 Won't Start After Bumper Ripped Off

[N Parmelee]

Hey there all, I'm in a bit of a pickle.

This is my first thread ever, and I'm not particularly versed in mechanical terms, so bear with me.

Last Saturday I pulled into the parking lot at work, ran inside real quick, and then went to go get some breakfast. Unfortunately for me, I made a rookie mistake and pulled my car a little too forward, and the bumper ripped off when I quickly reversed out. This ripped one of the wires that connects into the bumper.

http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...m/IMG_5946.jpg

A wire ripped out of the harness that has two smaller wires in it. The other connecter in the bumper has three larger wires, all intact.

I kinda just shoved it back into place with no screws securely holding it in place and made do. The next morning, I got in my car to head to the airport for a week-long vacation, and my car wouldn't start; hitched a ride to the airport.

Now I'm back and have to deal with this issue. My 2006 Audi S4 won't start. The engine will turn over repeatedly, but won't fire up. I'm wondering if one of the cords connected to the bumper could have something to do with that, because, as far as I can tell, there was no other damage. I tried pulling a code with my OBD-II the first morning, and it came up with an issue of running to rich or something along the likes. Now there are no codes whatsoever, but still the same problems. Any thoughts?

Noah

[miA4]

Hey there all, I'm in a bit of a pickle.

This is my first thread ever, and I'm not particularly versed in mechanical terms, so bear with me.

Last Saturday I pulled into the parking lot at work, ran inside real quick, and then went to go get some breakfast. Unfortunately for me, I made a rookie mistake and pulled my car a little too forward, and the bumper ripped off when I quickly reversed out. This ripped one of the wires that connects into the bumper.

http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...m/IMG_5946.jpg

A wire ripped out of the harness that has two smaller wires in it. The other connecter in the bumper has three larger wires, all intact.

I kinda just shoved it back into place with no screws securely holding it in place and made do. The next morning, I got in my car to head to the airport for a week-long vacation, and my car wouldn't start; hitched a ride to the airport.

Now I'm back and have to deal with this issue. My 2006 Audi S4 won't start. The engine will turn over repeatedly, but won't fire up. I'm wondering if one of the cords connected to the bumper could have something to do with that, because, as far as I can tell, there was no other damage. I tried pulling a code with my OBD-II the first morning, and it came up with an issue of running to rich or something along the likes. Now there are no codes whatsoever, but still the same problems. Any thoughts?

Noah

I'm assuming since it ripped out, it may have shorted somewhere and blown a fuse. have you checked those yet?

[N Parmelee]

I'm assuming since it ripped out, it may have shorted somewhere and blown a fuse. have you checked those yet?

I haven't checked any fuses. Which fuses might have caused an issue? I went out and took another look at the wires ripped; they seem to be the two wires connected to the HomeLink box (Black w/ red stripe & Green w/ white stripe). That wouldn't cause any startup issues, would it?

[N Parmelee]

I'm a little more convinced that the wires being ripped off don't have anything to do with the car not starting. I removed the bumper completely and stripped it of the wiring harness and fog lights. The day I ripped my bumper off, it started up and ran just fine on a few occasions that day alone. It wasn't until after the car sat in the garage overnight that it decided to not start, and crank. Could these be 2 completely unrelated problems?

[Clun9]

It could be simply your starter failing... that jolt of getting your bumper ripped off might have contributed to it though since the starter is at the bottom of the car.