Ownership Cost for 2011 Audi A4 (2.0T Premium quattro)
Estimated: $46426 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3671
$1762
$1542
$1395
$1248
$9618
Insurance
$1888
$1954
$2022
$2093
$2166
$10123
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$1995
$1257
$1525
$2291
$9831
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1369
$1369
$1369
$1369
$1369
$2028
Total Ownership Costs
$12228
$8612
$7981
$8287
$9317
$46426
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 211.00
Engine KW: 157.342700
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A4
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: BADXJ02.03UB
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag
Plant City: Neckarsulm
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Premium Plus Quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS (INCIDENT OCCURED APPROX. 8:00 PM), I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. I ALSO NOTIICED THAT MY CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, WARNING/INDICATOR LIGHTS (LIGHTS DURING NORMAL START-UP), OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE GAUGE, DOOR LOCKS, AND MY TURN SIGNALS WERE ALL INOPERABLE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF MY ENGINE TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEMS WHEN I FOUND THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION (TO THE OFF POSITION). I VERIFIED THAT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION SHIFTER WAS IN PARK "P". THE ENGINE WAS FINALLY SHUT (1.5 HRS LATER) DOWN BY PULLING FUEL PUMP FUZE. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH (# VWN 4AO 905 849 B), THIS CORRECTED ALL PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SIMULAR TO THE 1994/1995 AUDI 90 RECALL (ID #96V017000) OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN FEB. 1996 WHICH IS TWO MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAST RECALLED AUDI 90 (MFD. RECALL JAN 94 TO DEC 95). AUDI INC . WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS REPAIR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE: THIS PART (IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE 90 AND A4 APPEAR TO BE THE SAME: I VERIFIED THIS AT ONE DEALER) CAUSES VERY SIMILIAR MALFUNCTIONS IN THE A4 AS THE AUDI 90 HAD IN 1994/1995 VEHICLES. NOTE: SOME AUDI A4 OWNERS MAY NOT HAVE REPORTED TO NHTSA BECAUSE WARRANTY COVERS PART UP TO 50,000 MILES. PLEASE VERIFY HOW MANY IGNITION SWITCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE A4 VIA DEALERS. IF THIS ISSUE PROMPTED A RECALL OF THE AUDI 90 (RECALL: 1996) , MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHERS HAS JUST EXPERIENCED A SIMILIAR IF NOT WORSE PROBLEM (CAN NOT SHUT OF ENGINE, NO HEADLIGHT/TAIL LIGHTS ETC. USING NORMAL TECHNIQUE, ENGINE ALSO BEGAN TO OVERHEAT). THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I FORTUNATELY HAD THE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION SAFELY, BUT ALL A4 OWNERS ARE NOT TECHNICALLY INCLINED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION/CLARIFICATION.
2011
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2011 AUDI A4 2.0T THAT CONTINUES TO CONSUME OIL WHICH LEAD TO A MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION @ 25K; 26K & NOW @36K THE ENGINE SEIZED ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AS OF 10/31/13 I HAVE OVER A YEARS WORTH OF INVESTIGATION NOTES ABOUT AUDI'S PROCEDURES TO DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS. USING MYSELF AS TEST SUBJECT TO ENDURE THE MISDIRECTION AND LIES TO PERPETUATE THIS COVER-UP THERE ARE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED FOR THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO YOUR ENGINE SEIZING UP AT HIGH SPEEDS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/AUDI-A4/T532RVB94D9DR4EI0/P7 AUDI OF AMERICA REFUSES TO HANDLE THIS DANGERS DEFECT IN THEIR AUDI 2.0T ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS COST ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE AUDI A4 MODEL 2009-2012. COMBINED WITH THE ALREADY COURT MANDATED RECALL OF 2002-2006 AUDI 1.8T ENGINES. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS FROM MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO AUDI MOST RECENTLY RUSHING TO REPLACE MY COMPLETE ENGINE AT 36,000 MILES TO AVOID A 15DAY CLAUSE IN CALIFORNIA TO CLASSIFY A VEHICLE AS A LEMON THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MORE 46+ DAYS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN LINK BELOW. I FIND IT QUITE APPAULING THAT NHTSA HAS YET TO FORCE A RECALL FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. AT 25,055 MILES, ON NOVEMBER 26, 2012, THE AUDI A4 BEGAN EXPERIENCING SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE COUPLED WITH A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT. THIS LEFT THE VEHICLE IN A DEBILITATED STATE. AFTER 4 DAYS AT THE DEALER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CONCLUDE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING BUT INSTEAD MADE WHAT SEEMED LIKE MAKESHIFT REPAIRS TO THE CYLINDERS, INJECTION, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE SAGA CONTINUES FOR 1000 OTHER CONSUMERS: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F20FF85 & HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/AUDI-A4/T532RVB94D9DR4EI0/P7 PLEASE REVIEW & HELP. *TR