Ownership Cost for 1998 Audi A4 2.8
Estimated: $49979 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $4531 | $2175 | $1903 | $1722 | $1540 | $11871 |
| Insurance | $1605 | $1661 | $1719 | $1779 | $1842 | $8606 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1732 | $2236 | $2291 | $11934 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1738 | $1738 | $1738 | $1738 | $1738 | $2575 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $13205 | $9723 | $8601 | $9080 | $9369 | $49979 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | AFFECTED VEHICLE: 2003 AUDI A4 SEDAN. AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT REMAINED ON, NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR EVENT THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. HAD PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY AUDI DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY AIRBAG IGNITER IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IGNITER REPLACED WITH A NEW PART FROM AUDI BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. TRANSPORT CANADA HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME VEHICLE, 2003 AUDI A4. TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL # IS 2002221 AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON: (HTTP://WWW.TC.GC.CA/ROADSAFETY/RECALLS/RECALL_E.ASP?RECNO=10276&). TRANSPORT CANADA REPORTS THAT CANADIAN AUDI DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIRBAG UNITS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. NHTSA HAS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THE 2003 AUDI A6 AND THE NHTSA RECALL ID IS 02V275000 AND DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON: (HTTP://WWW.AUTOMALLUSA.NET/2003/AUDI/A6/RECALLS.HTML). NHTSA REPORTS THAT AUDI USA DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAGS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *JB |
| 1998 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | AUDI CURRENTLY HAS RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH/SPRING PART ON 96-97 MODEL YEAR A4'S. SUSPECT EARLY 98 MODELS HAVE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. PROBLEM IS CAR ACCESSORIES WILL NOT FUNCTION SUCH AS LIGHTS, A/C, ETC, AND ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES "SHUFF OFF" WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OTHER EARLY 98 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE IGINITION SWITCH REPLACED.. REPAIR COST WAS OVER $300. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AUDI REQUEST RECALL OF 98 MODELS AND PROVIDE REFUND TO OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.*AK |
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