Ownership Cost for 1996 Audi A4 2.8
Estimated: $37561 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1477 | $709 | $621 | $561 | $502 | $3870 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2434 | $1143 | $918 | $2291 | $9549 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 | $607 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8811 | $7615 | $6523 | $6465 | $8147 | $37561 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | AUDI A4 QUATRO. I WAS ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. SLOWING TO A STOP WAS HIT FROM THE REAR @ 55MPH BY A FORD TRUCK F550. TRUCK #4 SLAMMED INTO MY REAR CAR #3 WHICH SLAMMED INTO CAR #2 & FINALLY CAR #1. *AK MY TRUNK ENDED UP IN MY BACK SEAT, MY FRONT LOOKED LIKE AN ACORDIAN. THOUGH I AM ALIVE. MY DRIVER AIRBAG & DRIVER CURTAIN DID NOT DEPLOY!! MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK. THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT THAT I BROKE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MY HEAD AND I CONTINUED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEVERE CONCUSION, CAN NOT WORK & OF COURSE HAVE A WONDERFUL CASE OF WHIPLASH! AUDI CONSUMER IS TRYING TO TELL US THAT THE "PASSANGER" AIR BAG WENT OFF BECAUSE THE SEATBELT WAS NOT CLOSED! HOW STUPID! I THOUGHT BEING HIT @ THAT SPEED WITH SUCH A FORCE TO CREATE A CHAIN REACTION INTO THREE CARS..THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED & THE DRIVER SEATBELT SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING MY STERNUM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHICH, BY THE WAY WAS BENT BY MY BODY! ON THE FORCE OF MY CAR HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...I BROKE MY SEAT & WAS IN A PRONE POSITION WHEN THE FIREDEPARTMENT CAME TO CUT ME OUT OF MY CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE @ WHAT SPEED AN AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY! SHOULD THEY NOT DEPLOY WITH BACK HIT, AS WELL AS, A FRONT HIT? EVEN THOUGH I WAS SLOWING TO 5MPH, I HAD AMPLE ROOM BETWEEN MY CAR & THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WWAS HIT @55MPH AND THE FORD F550 DID NOT EVEN BRAKE OR ATTEMPT TO STOP. THUS MY SPEEN BECAME MORE THAN 5MPH. |
| 1996 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | THERE WERE NO CRASHES AND NO INJURIES RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. I PURCHASED A 1996 AUDI A4 QUATTRO, VIN [XXX], USED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2004. ON THE INCIDENT DATE THE INGITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STARTER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR SERVICE DEALER, MIDWESTERN AUTO GROUP, DUBLIN, OHIO WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE INGITION SWITCH HOUSING. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE THAT INITIATED A RECALL CAMPAIGN, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 00V317000 (AUDI CAMPAIGN CODE LE). THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE AUDI DATABASE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2001. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AUDI MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE, TO THE DISPLEASURE OF THE DEALER, HAS DENIED ANY CLAIM ON THIS INCIDENT PERTAINING TO THE RECALL. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT IS AUDI'S POLICY THAT ONCE A RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT HONOR ANY FURTHER CLAIMS EVEN IF THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME. A CALL TO THE AUDI CONSUMER ADVOCATE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THIS POLICY, INCIDENT # [XXX]. TWO ISSUES SURFACE BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THE ADEQUACY OF THE SOLUTION TO THE INITIAL RECALL. THE SECOND ISSUE IS AUDI'S RESPONSE AND POLICY CONCERNING IDENTICAL FAILURES OF COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN.THE PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED AT MY COST AND WILL BE RETAINED ALONG WITH THE SERVICE INVOICE. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
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