Ownership Cost for 2010 Audi S4 (Premium Plus quattro)
Estimated: $50858 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4523
$2171
$1900
$1719
$1538
$11851
Insurance
$1901
$1968
$2037
$2108
$2182
$10196
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$2254
$1396
$1787
$2291
$10491
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1734
$1734
$1734
$1734
$1734
$2568
Total Ownership Costs
$13632
$9514
$8729
$9113
$9870
$50858
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2967
Displacement CI: 181.057448729
Displacement L: 2.967000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 299.00
Engine KW: 222.964300
Engine Model: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: S4
Model Year: 2010
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std. Emissions Certification Test Group: AADXV03.03UF.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag
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
2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 AUDI S4 THAT HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT ONLY 40,000 MILES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WHERE A TENSIONER I AM TOLD ALLOWS THE MOTOR TO REV UP EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS, MOST WERE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS PART FAILS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, IN SOME CASES UNDER 100 MILES. NOT ONLY DOES THIS CAUSE UN SAFE SITUATIONS FOR THE DRIVER AS THE ENGINE CAN HAVE THIS REV UP HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILS, IT ALSO CAUSES REPAIRS THAT ARE VERY VERY COSTLY AND NOT WORTH WHILE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS NEEDING TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO DEFECTIVE METALS USED IN THE SYNCROS IS WHAT I AM TOLD. AUDI HAS NO DESIRE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ADMITTED NONE OF THE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO ABUSE BUT RATHER WEAK PARTS. EVEN THOUGH I AM OUT OF WARRANTY THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY OF THE SAME EXACT CASES REPAIRED TO DATE. MY KBB VALUE IS 23,500 AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE AROUND $17,500. *TR
2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE WATERPUMP USED IN THE 2010 AUDI S4 3.0T. SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A WATERPUMP FAILURE WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE HAVE HAD THEIR 'BLACK PLASTIC' WATERPUMPS REPLACED WITH A REVISED 'ALUMINUM WATERPUMP'. SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS ENTHUSIAST FORUMS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE WATERPUMP IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SO INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 1) LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 2) SUBJECT TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING, OR 3) AT RISK DUE TO AN OVERHEATING VEHICLE. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT NHTSA WILL WORK WITH AUDI TO ISSUE A PROMPT RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS. I DO HAVE THE OLD REVISION OF THE WATERPUMP ('BLACK PLASTIC') ON MY VEHICLE AND I AM WORRIED THAT I MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME POSTS ON VARIOUS ENTHUSIAST BOARDS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/382525-ANOTHER-WATERPUMP-BITES-IT...?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/317505-B8-S4-WATER-PUMP-FAILURE?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/352343-PROBLEMS-SO-FAR...-TODAY-THE-WATER-PUMP-BLEW?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/349318-MY-COOLANT-BROKE!!?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2789310&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2789742&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2774524&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2773666&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP. *TR