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Are Audi A4 Parts a lot more expensive than Toyota parts,etc if something happens with the car?
I don't know enough about Toyota's parts prices to know how they compare to Audi's. I'll just say Audi parts aren't cheap and an Audi is likely to need repairs/replacements more often than a Toyota.
I went 120,000 on my '98 A4 Avant with no major breakdowns but I don't know if it's a good first car for a person of modest means.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I am thinking fuel pump, but all the posts I have read about fuel pump failures seem to imply that it just dies without warning. We have an appointment for the dealer, but the sound is so intermittant that I am concerned it would show up at the dealer. Any ideas?
Good luck and let us know how it works out.
Has anyone seen this problem? Seems to me that it should be covered under the warranty. Any suggestions?
Other than the recently posted noise problem that was quickly resolved by having the fuel filter replaced (under warrantly, no questions) our A4 has been pretty problem free --- so far. Thanks.
Hope we have good luck with this one.
If you have records for all the maintenance for that vehicle I suggest getting it to a dealer immediately to see how bad the sludge may be. I believe there is a recall related to this, but good maintenance records are critical. Mostly I have heard that they 'clean things up' and all is OK, but let them cover the expense if possible.
Any mechanic who is considering gasoline as the potential cause of engine oil sludge is suspect in terms of competence as far as I am concerned.
I tried to search the forums as I am new to this site, but wasn't able to find a similiar post.
I bought a 96 A4 2.6 this summer, and it has been great...though I am having trouble now that winter has actually returned to MN. About a month ago I was exiting the hwy, breaking around the off ramp, when the rpms just dropped to nothing. It completely stalled. Glad the steering wheel still functioned and that there wasn't anyone behind me. The weather changed to 30 degrees to 0 by the end of that day.
Didn't have an issue again, but still took it into a precision tune and the error code showed it was a plug on cylinder 5. They made the repair and everything was fine, until this morning, when it was minus 15 overnight. Actually had to get a jump. Drove fine into work, until I got a few blocks away and was at a stoplight. The RPMs started to hover around 500, it would rev back up to 1K and then finally stalled.
Anyone else experienced this? Cold Temperatures seem to be a factor.
Apologize for the long post, but wanted to give you as much info as possible.
Thanks!
AJ
One month before the end of the lease, I went through the lease termination inspection. Got dinged for $1300 items: a door ding for $125, two scratched wheels at $276 each, and a couple other things I wouldn’t challenge. I live in the city and to me, scratched rims and door dings are normal wear and tear. However, this is not Audi’s position, thus there was no negotiation. It was not a positive experience dealing with Audi Finance. I found them arrogant and ambivalent. I thought that customer retention would matter to them. My misunderstanding.
My car had low miles (27K for 4 y/o car) and was in good condition; no problems to date. It also had a low residual, so I thought that if I were going to have to pay an additional $1,300 to relieve myself of the car, perhaps I should consider purchasing it or at least have someone I know purchase it. It was a good car; good price; made sense.
Very close to the end of the contract, I took the car in for a service inspection to make sure there was nothing glaringly wrong with it before purchase. When I checked in with the service department that day, I was told it was going to be $200 for the inspection. Huh? Then the service rep told me the car was out of warranty. What? The lease isn’t up yet. Yep, the warranty had expired three days prior. Steaming, I told them to go ahead and do the inspection.
Turns out the power steering rack was going out (as well as a couple of less major things) and it was going to be about $2,500 to repair it. Well, clearly, Audi isn’t going to want this car back with such a serious problem. A conversation with the district warranty manager should give us clearance to repair it under warranty. Nope, they wouldn’t do it. That decision was completely illogical to me, regardless of you'd run the numbers. They’d rather take it back, ship it off to auction and drop the car “as is” on some unsuspecting buyer. Again, a warranty department that has no interest in customer retention either.
(So, head’s up if you are a recent purchaser of a dark blue Audi A4 VIN WAULT68E94A011017)
And my sales guy, who I’ve bought two Audis from, was no where to be seen through this process, although I know he was aware of what was happening. He too was completely uninterested in retaining me as a customer. In fact, my comment to the Sales Manager (Ivan Velkov) at University Audi was “across the Audi corporation there is universal disinterest in keeping me as a customer.”
I could provide more details to this story that would better reflect the how silly it all was, but for brevity’s sake, I won’t. Suffice it to say, Audis are selling well these days. Don’t be surprised if you don’t matter to them. I have been a European car owner for over 30 years. They’re great cars. I still have one. However, I did just purchase my first Japanese car. It’s a blast.
-First it's a bad idea to lease unless you're prepared to pay thru the nose for normal wear and tear at the end of the lease.
-Audi could use a more Customer-oriented dealer network. Actually I knew that from my prior experience as an Audi owner. I would urge owners to seek out an independent shop for all non-warranty maintainence and repair work as I did, it's much cheaper. Independent VW specialists can handle most work on Audis as well.
Great cars, so-so dealers.
Turbofan should have been aware that the warranty period is normally determined
by age and mileage, not the length of the lease.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
My naive brain would have thought i might have been able to squeeze close to 200bhp
out of her instead of the current 150,although am under no illusions a few horses will have escaped over the years. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Very little in the way of performance mods was offered for the 2.8. Be aware that any mods, with the possible exception of a free-flowing exhaust system will adversely affect your gas mileage as I understand UK petrol prices are horrendous.
You might try www.audiworld.com, best of luck.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
After lots of searching, I found an excellent deal on a 2001 a4 for relatively low mileage. I'm pretty clueless about cars, and aside from obvious issues during a test drive I'll most likely overlook significant red flags.
How does one go about arranging an evaluation by an audi service center? And how much will it cost me?
Thanks in advance for any clarification.
An independent Audi/VW tech might do it for less, good luck..
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
We plan to drive this car maybe 2-3k miles a year. Its a luxury for us. Hoping to share my experiences with others here! Im on audiworld also and if you know of any other sites for the Audi Cabriolet please do tell!
Tires? Something's wrong my A4 was as stable as anything on icy roads.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I've tried everything, AC on, high heat with full defrost fan, nothing works. (In fact the entire car is like a rainforest whenever the temp drops below +3 deg C, and is often worst around 0 deg C).
Service has changed the filter, checked for leaves in the system, and other obvious fixes – and no fix. They're clueless, no ideas.
I heard something about a broken (puctured) heater core, which would leak anti-freeze and blow a mist of it onto the windshield. But we have plenty of heat, no problem. Any ideas??? Please help, this is dangerous. Thx.
ignition coils--my car towed 5x
fuel pump
wiper transmission, what geshaftsterfuer is responsible for a $700 failure of something as STUUUPIT as a "schtinken"... "viper transmission"
secondary air supply system---check engine light
timing belt ---5 hours and 1500 to replace...vs others at ~500--- I guess audi mechanics and service mgrs are paid to ripp off customers !
engine sludge
glove box door ---$350 to fix a $2.00 plastic hinge part
key fob codes lost for no reason
ABS/ECT lights for vhat reason ??
check engine light ??? why, to sucker customers back to dealer ??
engine cam cover seals
1000's of severe and fatal engine fires ( maybe German [non-permissible content removed] types like to see noxious gas and/or fire engulf and kill people )
OK, AUDI, HOPE I SEE YOU IN COURT, AND IF I DON'T, I YOUR SR MGRS AND THE HEAD GESHAFTSFUER BURN IN HELL !! AS YOU SAT ON YOUR GERMAN FAT KEISTER AND DID NOTHING, KNOWING THAT PEOPLE WERE DYING IN AUDI ENGINE FIRES !
ALL OTHERS ON EDMUNDS OR AUDI FORUMS--- PLEASE CUT AND PASTE TO OTHER BLOGS AND CUSTOMER SITES, AND MAYBE AUDI WILL RESPOND TO ONE OF US VERY DISAPPOINTED OWNERS. and this is the USA, AUDI, where in addition to recalls, we prosecute NTSHA cases when engines catch fire due to oil leaks on the turbo or cat converter ... not only civil but criminal charges will be prosecuted against those in your company who knew of the danger of oil leaks and fatal engine fires and did nothing...remember the sudden acceleration issue in the 80's that almost bankrupted your company --- audi engine fires likely to be as sad and with more fatalities as NHTSA completes it's investigation.
One of the A4s went to 109K with no major repairs.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Nothing, the only thing wrong with it when I swapped it for a BMW 538i was an airbag warning light came on.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Come on! Is this what I can expect from this car going forward!!! I am seriously regretting my decision to purchase an Audi!
It seems to turn over but just kills. It won't start, just shakes and dies. Last week I had a low impact, slow speed collision. I also noticed steam escaping the engine when the cap was removed.
Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you so much. In the meantime, my car will likely spend the night in the blockbuster parking lot :-(