Ownership Cost for 2008 Audi A3 2.0T
Estimated: $40566 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2471 | $1186 | $1038 | $939 | $840 | $6474 |
| Insurance | $1688 | $1747 | $1808 | $1872 | $1937 | $9052 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1941 | $1118 | $1105 | $2291 | $9218 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $785 | $785 | $785 | $785 | $785 | $1162 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10213 | $7677 | $7006 | $7101 | $8569 | $40566 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK ON A LOCAL BOULEVARD AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN OUR AUDI A3 TDI. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP "EXPLODED" AND QUIT WORKING. THIS FAILURE CIRCULATED METAL PARTICLES THROUGH THE VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING WITH THE AUDI, BUT DEALER SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER TDI NOT LONG AGO AND AUDI HAD THEM REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE INJECTORS. VEHICLE IS STALL AT DEALER WAITING ON PARTS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD HAVE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *TR |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2008 AUDI A3 WITH 2.0 ENGINE AND 6-SPD AUTO DSG GEARBOX. DURING SUMMER OF 2009 STARTED HAVING PROBLEM IN WHICH FROM A STOP (RED LIGHT, ETC.), WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE AND GIVING IT GAS IT WOULD HESITATE FOR 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY JERKING OR LURCHING (SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY) INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WOULD JERK TWICE. ALSO THE DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST IS SOMEWHAT ROUGH. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT BUT NOT AS BAD, HOWEVER IT SEEMED THERE WAS A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW HOT IT WAS OUTSIDE AND THE SYMPTOMS BEING WORSE. TOOK IT TO CUTRUBUS AUDI IN LAYTON, UT AT END OF SUMMER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THAT HOW IT WAS SHIFTING WAS NORMAL FOR THE DSG. JUST GOT A LETTER FROM AUDI OF AMERICA THAT THEY ARE DEVELOPING A WAY TO DIAGNOSE FAULTY MECHATRONIC UNITS (WHICH CAUSES JERKING) IN LATE SPRING OF 2010, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT THAT LONG TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. WILL BE TRYING A DIFFERENT DEALER SOON. *TR |
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