Ownership Cost for 2003 Audi A6 (2.7T quattro)
Estimated: $37807 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1657 | $795 | $696 | $630 | $563 | $4341 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2004 | $1019 | $754 | $2291 | $8831 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $452 | $452 | $452 | $452 | $452 | $669 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9113 | $7359 | $6566 | $6463 | $8307 | $37807 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS TRAVELING ON PA ROUTE 476 SOUTHBOUND APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE THERMOMETER IN MY CAR REPORTED AN AMBIENT EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8° F. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS IN THE STANDBY POSITION BUT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS MAINTAINING SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN FACT, WHEN TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH UNTIL I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER REPORTED A CONSTANT ENGINE SPEED OF 2400 RPM WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE SPEED BY ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. I NEXT TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF THIS WOULD DISENGAGE A POTENTIAL CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FREE OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS AND MOVED FREELY UNDER MY FOOT. AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL PLAZA, I REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WITH FULL BRAKE FORCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED BUT THE ENGINE REVVED IN EXCESS OF 6,000 RPM. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE IDLE SPEED WAS NORMAL. THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ICING AND NOW RESOLVED, I CONTINUED INTO PHILADELPHIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON MY RETURN TO ALLENTOWN THE SAME NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM), ALSO ON ROUTE 476, I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE OF A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 3° F AND THE ENGINE SPEED MAINTAINED 1800 ? 2000 RPM WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. AGAIN, IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY TURN OFF THE IGNITION KEY TO AVOID FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. *NM |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTER DISENGAGES AND POWER / RPM SURGE OCCURS. *TR |
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