Ownership Cost for 2003 Audi A4 (3.0 quattro)
Estimated: $23685 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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| 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 | $4404 | $4422 | $4395 | $4708 | $5755 | $23685 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | IN WET CONDITIONS (RAIN OR SLUSH), BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN GRAB NORMALLY. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF CAR. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WET WEATHER BRAKING FORCE REDUCTION. MORE LIKE NO BRAKES AT ALL FOR A FEW SECONDS. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE GETTING WET INTERNALLY DUE TO LACK OF PROPER SHIELDS, BUT DRY THEMSELVES OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE SEVERAL SECOND DELAY FOLLOWED BY NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED ALL BRAKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS TWICE FOR ME AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. LOTS OF OTHER AUDI A4 OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. NO OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED OR DRIVEN HAS BEHAVED LIKE THIS IN WET WEATHER. ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE BRAKING DELAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, PATICULARLY SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DECIDE NOT TO STOP WHEN YOU NEED IT TO! THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES EVERY TEN OR FIFTEEN SECONDS TO K EEP THEM DRY. BUT THAT, TOO, IS DANGEROUS, SINCE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC GOES BANANAS SEEING MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO AUDI OF AMERICA, WHICH CLAIMS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. THEY ARE LYING, BECAUSE I KNOW OTHER A4 DRIVERS WHO HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED BITTERLY TO AUDI OF AMERICA AND THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US! *AK |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS | 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. |
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