Ownership Cost for 2001 Audi allroad quattro Base
Estimated: $39399 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1518 | $728 | $637 | $577 | $516 | $3976 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2103 | $1035 | $752 | $2291 | $8944 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $418 | $418 | $418 | $418 | $418 | $620 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9293 | $7751 | $6895 | $6796 | $8664 | $39399 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | OUR AUDI WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. OVERNIGHT THERE WAS A MODERATELY HEAVY RAIN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING AFTER STARTING THE CAR WE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT COULD NOT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPORTED THAT WATER ENTERED THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION AND SHORTED IT OUT. RAINWATER ALSO ENTERED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER THOUGH A VENT HOLE. PARTS COST WILL BE IN THE $4400 RANGE AND LABOR $3-4000. WHILE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOW-TRUCK OPERATOR, THE CAR RENTAL AGENCY NEXT TO AUDI, THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AS WELL AS CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS INDICATE THIS ?FLOODING? PROBLEM IS COMMON TO AUDI A4/A6 VEHICLES. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE FRIGHTENING! WE IMAGINE THE TRANSMISSION CEASING TO OPERATE AND /OR THE BRAKES FAILING WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED I-95 BECAUSE OF RAINWATER CASCADING OFF THE COWLING?. CARS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE RAIN WATER WHILE STANDING IN A DRIVEWAY .. OR ANY TYPE OF MOVING CONDITION. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS AUDI HEADQUARTERS. AUDI MAINTAINS THERE IS NO PROBLEM; IN FACT THEY ASSERT THAT WE FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE COWLING AREA FREE FROM LEAVES, DEBRIS, ETC. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEIR SKILLED MECHANIC IS ALLOTTED TWO HOURS TO CLEAR THE COWLING DRAINS; THAT IS NOT REASONABLE TO EXPECT OF THE ORDINARY MOTORIST. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THERE IS NO SECONDARY COWLING DRAINAGE MECHANISM TO PROVIDE FOR OVERFLOWING WATER. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS LOCATED WHERE WATER CAN ENTER IT AND ALSO THAT IT IS NOT SEALED TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING. IT IS UNIMAGINABLE THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAS A VENT HOLE LOCATED SUCH THAT WATER DRAINING OFF THE HOOD CAN ENTER AND COMPROMISE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STANDING STILL. WE NEED YOUR INVOLVEMENT TO HAVE AUDI RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE AN ENGINEERING FIX TO RECTIFY THESE PROBLEMS. *TR |
| 2001 | EQUIPMENT | 2001 AUDI A6 ALLROAD HAS HAD A BRAKE/THROTTLE LAG ISSUE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE ALLROAD AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR DID NOT "GO" AS SHE EXPECTED IT TOO, BASED ON HER THROTTLE INPUTS. AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION SHE LIFTED HER FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, REAPPLIED THE GAS AND THIS TIME THE CAR WENT SO FAST THAT SHE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER AT THE UPCOMING INTERSECTION. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS ALMOST CRYING BECAUSE "I DID NOT TELL HER THE CAR 'DROVE LIKE THAT!'" THE PROBLEMS ARE: 1). AOA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DATED SEPTEMBER 9TH OF 2004 ON THIS ISUE., NOT A RECALL. 2) I COMPLAINED FOR OVER 1 YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE ECU WAS REPLACED ON MAY 15TH OF 2004. (I HAVE COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO AUDI) 3) THE NEW CONTROL UNIT PUT IN THE CAR IN MAY OF 2004 DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY EITHER, BY REASONABLE SPECIFICATIONS, OR ELSE MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. 4) A "JUDDER HAPPENS WHEN TURING SLOWLY AND GIVING THE CAR GAS, TOO. THIS MAY BE THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION, TOO, FROM THE ELECTRICAL MISCOMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE ECU AND THE TRANSMISSION. 5) THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT BY AOA AS WELL AS UNDER A NATIONAL RECALL CAMPAIGN. 6) AUDI TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE CAR IS "PERFORMING TO SPECS," WHICH IS A LIE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 100 DOCUMENTED TIMES, BUT AOA JUST SAYS, "WE ARE SURE THE CAR CAN BE REAPAIRED UNDER YOUR NEW CAR/CERTIFIED USED CAR WARRANTY, THANK YOU!" |
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