Ownership Cost for 2013 Audi S4 (Prestige quattro)
Estimated: $57273 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$6341
$3044
$2663
$2410
$2156
$16614
Insurance
$2071
$2144
$2219
$2297
$2377
$11108
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2579
$2132
$1428
$2003
$2206
$10348
Repairs
$941
$1105
$1259
$1379
$1586
$6270
Taxes & Fees
$2456
$2456
$2456
$2456
$2456
$3636
Total Ownership Costs
$16121
$10490
$9774
$10238
$10651
$57273
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2995
Displacement CI: 183
Displacement L: 2.998832712
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 333
Engine KW: 248.3181
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: S4
Model Year: 2013
Other Engine Info: Fuel: Gas (50-States); Emissions Certification Test Group: DADXJ03.03UF; Federal/California Emission Standard: ULEV II / Bin 5
Other Restraint System Info: Side Guard Air Curtain, Advanced Front Airbags - Active Restraints for Driver and Passenger
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Prestige quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR LOCKS AND ALARM SYSTEM FAILED WHEN MY CAR WAS STOLEN FROM THE IKEA PARKING LOT IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. THIEVES PUNCHED OR DRILLED A HOLE IN THE DRIVER DOOR BETWEEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND DOOR LOCK AND WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND DISABLE THE ALARM SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER BREAKING THE STEERING COLUMN, STARTING THE CAR, AND OUTRUNNING POLICE, THE CAR WAS RECOVERED VIA LOJACK WITH ALL MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS GONE. AUDI SHOULD ADRESS THIS ISSUE BY MAKING NEW CARS WITH AN IMPROVED SECURITY SYSTEM AND BY DOING SOMETHING FOR EXISTING OWNERS TO FIX THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. OTHER AUDI OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY NEW 2013 AUDI S4 FAILED WHILE DRIVING 4 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND NEEDED LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN IT. I LUCKILY MANAGED TO GET BACK HOME. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION SHOWED UP ON CONSOLE WHEN I WAS GOING AT 35MPH AND I PANICKED BUT MANAGED TO CONTROL THE CAR. I COULDN'T EVEN PARK THE CAR.AS I TOOK THE CAR FROM A DEALER WHO IS 40MILES AWAY FROM MY PLACE I HAD TO CALL THEM BUT THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY CANT TOW THE CAR 40MILES AND GAVE A NEARBY SERVICE ADDRESS. WHEN I CALLED THE NEARBY SERVICE THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LOANERS AND CANT HELP. MY PURCHASE DEALER FINALLY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND I HAD TO GO ALONG WITH THEM AT 9 PM TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND EVEN THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY DON?T HAVE LOANERS AVAILABLE. LUCKILY A LADY THEN JUST DROPPED HER LOANER CAR WHICH WAS GIVEN TO ME. THE SERVICE CENTER MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE STEERING FAILURE ON A 4 DAYS OLD AUDI I CLEARLY MENTIONED THE DEALER THAT I WONT BE TAKING THE OLD CAR AND ASKED FOR A NEW ONE. ITS BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK AND THE AUDI RESPONSE WAS SOO SICK THEY CANT FIND A SIMILAR CAR FOR ME. IF THE COLOR MATCHES THEN THE OPTIONS I PREFERRED WOULDN'T OR IF THEY MATCH THE COLOR WOULDN'T. I AM SOO FRUSTRATED THAT EVEN THE SO CALLED PREMIUM BRAND CANT EVEN SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMER WITH WHAT THEY WANT? THEY DECIDED WHAT CAR I SHOULD BE TAKING BY GIVING ME VERY FEW OPTIONS WHICH DOESN?T SATISFY WHAT I WANT EVEN AFTER SPENDING A LOT. THE STEERING FAILURE IS SUCH A LIFE HAZARD AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SOME SERIOUS ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ON THIS BUT DON'T KNOW WHOM TO CONTACT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY REGION WISE HEAD FOR AUDI WITH WHOM I DEFINITELY WANT TO TALK BUT THE ADVOCATE SAYS THAT THEY CANT HELP. THIS IS THE MOST SCARED AND FRUSTRATED EXPERIENCE OF OWNING A PREMIUM BRAND LIKE AUDI. *TR