While driving at night there was a flash flood on a known flood road. After proceeding through what was maybe 6"-12" of water, vehicle's amber steering defective warning light appeared with the notification stating that the vehicle was safe to drive. The next day while driving, the amber steering defective light turned red with a notification stating not to drive the vehicle. Upon this happening, the vehicle lost all power steering, tpms fault, stabilization fault, and acc braking guard fault appeared. Thankfully,...
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I was not driving to work that morning and was going less than 30mph rather than 70mph. Audi service advisor states that there isn't a way that this was caused due to water damage. I disagree. I believe water entered the steering module (even though this is supposed to be a sealed unit) and caused an electrical short to the module. Due to the fact that the service advisor relayed his supposed findings to the insurance adjuster. I am currently liable for the repairs on the vehicle.