Ownership Cost for 1998 Audi A4 (2.8 Avant quattro)
Estimated: $23464 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$40
$253
$137
$225
$1038
$1693
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4363
$4379
$4351
$4663
$5707
$23464
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2771
Displacement CI: 169.096794886
Displacement L: 2.771000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 190
Engine KW: 141.6830
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A4
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: 51-St., Emissions Certification Test Group: WADXV02.8324
Other Restraint System Info: Standard Airbags: Airbags - Dr/Pass; Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 2.8 Avant
Trim: quattro
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 AUDI A4 CUSTOMER STATES THAT FAILED BRAKES CAUSED AN ACCIDENT**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES COLLAPSED UPON HIM TRYING TO APPLY THEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE COLLISION MUST HAVE OCCURRED FIRST, AND IN THE COURSE OF THE COLLISION, THE BRACKET IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MOUNTED COLLAPSED, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER). *JB
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL UNIT ON MY 1998 AUDI A4 FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED, IN WHICH I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VIA THE TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWED ME TO DOWNSHIFT, AND FINALLY USING THE EBRAKE...CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN TOTAL BRAKE LOSS IF THE ABS UNIT FAILED, WHICH MADE NO SENSE SINCE THE PUMP WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER MY ENGINE...I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS REPAIR, WHICH RUNS IN THE RANGE OF $2500...THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT SHOULDNT HAVE HAPPENED, AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE ON MY CAR, THEY WERENT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF AUDI OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM...I BELIEVE AUDI SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP, BEFORE OTHER AUDI OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME SCARY ORDEAL I DID ON THE HIGHWAY...THANK YOU.*AK