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
1994
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THERE IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUDI 94S4, OTHER MODEL YEAR S CARS AND OTHER AUDI CARS WITH THE 100 BODY. WHEN THE PLASTIC PART THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE BODY TO THE THROTTLE CABLE BREAKS, THE ENGINE GOES UP TO 7000 RPM (OVER RED LINE). IF IN HEAVILY CONGESTED TRAFFIC AS I WAS, THE OWNER RISKS HIS LIFE OR HIS ENGINE. SINCE I DECIDED MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY PASSENGERS WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ENGINE, I LET THE ENGINE RACE AND USED THE BRAKE TO CONTROL SPEED UNTIL I COULD SAFELY GET OFF THE BELTWAY AND ONTO A SIDE ROAD. ONCE THERE, I SAW THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD GOTTEN CHERRY RED WITH AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THESE CARS NEED IMMEDIATE RECALL AS A SAFETY MEASURE AND THE PART REPLACED WITH METAL. FAILURE WAS WITHOUT WARNING, CARВїїS SPEED BEGAN TO INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING AND THROTTLE PRESSURE HAD NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. LESS SKILLFUL PERSON WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND CAUSED SEVERE PILE-UP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MANY OTHER AUDI OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM ON THE VARIOUS COMPUTER LISTS AND WEB SITES USED BY AUDI OWNERS. CALL OR WRITE FOR DETAILS. AUDI DEALER WAS UNCONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEM AND PART IS NOT LISTED NOR CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. MUST PURCHASE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY AT COST OF OVER $800. *NM
2013
STEERING
MY STEERING IS UNABLE TO KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE AT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IS IN NOTCHED LIKE A GEAR WOULD BE. MY CAR WILL START MOVING TOWARDS THE LEFT LANE LIKE THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF. WHEN I TRY TO CORRECT THIS THE STEERING MAKES A NON FLUID MOVEMENT TO NEXT LANDING NOTCH TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING OFF TO THE RIGHT LANE. I HAVE TO MOVE BETWEEN THESE TWO LANDING NOTCHES EVERY FEW SECONDS TO REMAIN WITHIN MY LANE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IS VERY CONCERNING! I TODAY STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NEWER AUDI'S BUT NOT FIX IS BEING RELEASED. *TR