- VIN: WAUAF68E05A43****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2005
Ownership Cost for 2005 Audi A4 2.0T
Estimated: $37290 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1863 |
$894 |
$782 |
$708 |
$633 |
$4880 |
Insurance |
$1525 |
$1578 |
$1634 |
$1691 |
$1750 |
$8178 |
Fuel |
$1529 |
$1575 |
$1630 |
$1696 |
$1772 |
$8202 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1928 |
$1021 |
$806 |
$2291 |
$8809 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$514 |
$514 |
$514 |
$514 |
$514 |
$761 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$9171 |
$7173 |
$6440 |
$6365 |
$8140 |
$37290 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows, 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Destination Market: U.S. Displacement CC: 1984 Displacement CI: 121.071108283 Displacement L: 1.984000 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 200.00 Engine KW: 149.140000 Engine Manufacturer: Audi Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: AUDI Manufacturer: AUDI Manufacturer Id: 1149 Model: A4 Model Year: 2005 Note: Note: New A4 Model Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 5ADXV02.0352 Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt., Advanced Front AirBag Plant City: Ingolstadt Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1996 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
1996 AUDI A4 - AUDI A4 FRONT CONTROL ARMS ALL FAIL AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. ALL 8 OF MINE WERE REPLACED. AUDI SENT OUT A TSB FOR 2 OF THE 8 CONTROL ARMS AND ARE JERKING PEOPLE AROUND WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO PROVE THAT ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS DONE, YET THE PARTS IN QUESTION ARE NOT REPAIRABLE OR SERVICEABLE. ACCORDING TO MY AUDI DEALER, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER, EVEN WITH THE LATEST MODELS. THESE COST BETWEEN $300 - $500 EACH TO REPLACE FOR A TOTAL OF $3000 FOR ALL 8. THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COLLECTING ON THIS AND THIS SHOULD COVER ALL 8, SINCE ALL 8 FAIL INSTEAD OF ONLY 2. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LETTER AND PAPERWORK THAT I PROVIDED TO THEM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OVER 6 MONTHS AGO. EVERY AUDI A4 HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AUDI SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER FOR THE POOR DESIGN AND THE BOGUS TSB LETTER THAT THEY SENT TO OWNERS. |
2005 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
MY AUDI A4 CURRENTLY HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. WHEN I TURN IT ON, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL START FLICKERING AND THEN DIP, GETTING A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT SPECIFIES THE HEADLIGHT HAS DIPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND TENDS TO HAPPEN EARLY AFTER DRIVING, USUALLY WHEN ROADS ARE UNEVEN OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED REPLACING THE BULBS AT THE COST OF OVER $700. THEY DID NOT GAURANTEE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT. APPARENTLY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY AND HAZARD ISSUE AS IT OCCURS WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF YOU TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN IT BACK ON, THEY WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON BUT MORE OFTEN WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE VS. WEAR AND TEAR AND WOULD LIKE AUDI TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TT |
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