Ownership Cost for 2006 Audi A4 (3.0 quattro)
Estimated: $41245 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2311 | $1109 | $971 | $878 | $786 | $6055 |
| Insurance | $1613 | $1669 | $1728 | $1788 | $1851 | $8649 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2050 | $1132 | $1076 | $2291 | $9312 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $704 | $704 | $704 | $704 | $704 | $1043 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10182 | $7916 | $7164 | $7236 | $8748 | $41245 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | (1)I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (LE RECALL) FROM AUDI OF AMERICA ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 1997 A4 SEDAN. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON 1/29/03. AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN PERFORMING CORRECTLY FOR 59 MONTHS BUT I HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE OF AUDI'S RECOMMENDATION; NOT BECAUSE IT HAD A MALFUNCTION. (2)IN JULY OF 2004 THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS OF SERVICE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS VISITING ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. I NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK IN TO THE TOWN OF ST. AUGUSTINE I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN FOUND THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUDI DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND THEN RENTED A CAR TO GET BACK HOME TO TAMPA, FLORIDA. THE BILL FROM THE JACKSONVILLE DEALERSHIP WAS $1758 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE STARTER MOTOR. I ALSO INCURRED A $150 TOWING FEE AND APPROX $70 RENTAL CAR FEE. (3)AFTER THE REPAIRS I CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA BUT THEY SAID THEY ONLY WARRANTY REPLACED PARTS FOR 12 MONTHS. SINCE THIS SWITCH LASTED 18 MONTHS IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I CONTEND THAT AUDI OF AMERICA DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, IN FACT, THEY MADE IT CONSIDERABLY WORSE. VIN OF 1997 A4 IS [XXX](4) PLEASE NOTE: I AM ALSO THE OWNER OF A 1996 A4 SEDAN. I WILL OPEN ANOTHER INCIDENT REPORT FOR THAT AUTOMOBILE. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
| 2006 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF TURNING HEADLIGHTS ON, HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. MOST APPARENT AT NIGHT SINCE THERE IS A LOSS OF VISION WHEN HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION. MALFUNCTION OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. FLICKERING OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. ON OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF AFTER FLICKERING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. BOTH FAILURES APPEAR TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHT TURNING OFF ON ITS OWN, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH BOARD STATING "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE FULL VISION OF OUTSIDE SURROUNDINGS AT NIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING IN POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. FLICKERING ALSO CAUSES A DISTRACTION TO ON-COMING VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TRAVELING AHEAD IN THE SAME LANE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT INVOLUNTARILY SHUTS OFF, THE PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A SOLUTION TO THE FLICKERING HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE MALFUNCTIONS TO DETERMINE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS IDENTIFIED PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO THE FLICKERING AND HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEMS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE COMMON AMONGST AUDI A4 OWNERS (2005 AND 2006 MODELS). OTHER OWNERS HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT IGNITER OR BALLASTS. *TR |
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