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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #15 on: 20 September 2011, 19:49:47 »
the missus has a A3 1.6tdi
stop/start it has had a egr and oil feed and return pipes changed under warranty ,its only 1 year old :o
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #16 on: 20 September 2011, 22:14:27 »
My mate is an independant mechanic, and he recons he has more problems with newish VAG cars than anything else!  :-/

IIRC Merc went the same way a few years ago. Someone high up decided they were over-engineering their cars, so did a bit of cost saving and the reliability went south in a big way!!  ::)
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #17 on: 22 September 2011, 20:02:03 »
have you noticed how the A3 looks quite like an N reg Astra ?. OK the audi is not as streamlined at the front, but ......

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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #18 on: 20 October 2011, 21:07:30 »
This issue with my son's car (A3) continues - they have given him a loner of an 11 plate A4 3.0 diesel - new cylinder head fitted now but they will not release the car as it is sluggish and not starting well. Looking to give him an extra year's warranty or swap out but price offered is crap. It has been in Audi for weeks now tthis year as well as weeks last year re gearbox problem.

I bet turbo boost has failed
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #19 on: 31 October 2011, 17:53:05 »
A3 Still at Audi - he still has A4 V6 - now in 7th week of this spell in dealership - now it won't start well from cold so they are messing with glo plugs. Unbelievable but he is putting 800 miles per week (some weeks) on their loaner so that is a small result I suppose.
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #20 on: 31 October 2011, 18:29:00 »
Get Tb down there with vag com, he'll sort it. ;D
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #21 on: 31 October 2011, 18:33:50 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 31 October 2011, 18:29:00
Get Tb down there with vag com, he'll sort it. ;D
Sod VAGCOM, I'll take Sammy - win-win ;)
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Re: Beware Audis - update
« Reply #22 on: 23 November 2011, 19:12:28 »
A3 is still at Audi - he was given A4 loan car with 5300 miles on clock it is now 9300.

They phoned today to say they think it is the EGR valve and will fit a new one - hope to have it ready for weekend.

How can an EGR fault take so long to be detected?

This is madness.
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Re: Beware Audis - update
« Reply #23 on: 23 November 2011, 19:14:19 »
Quote from: pscocoa on 23 November 2011, 19:12:28
How can an EGR fault take so long to be detected?

This is madness.
They are stupid, thus rely on what computer says. Suspect the computer say nothing, thus in a replace and hope mindset...
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #24 on: 23 November 2011, 19:59:48 »
They(dealers) don't usually use diagnostic computer ime, even though its sat there doing nout, as they know everything already. Oh, yes new gear box, ah, cylinder head then, er change ecu, no...?  hmm, where's the diagnostic computer.  (sigh)

Then after all that you've got to get passed "interpreting" the computer info.

Gone are the days of the skilled mechanic. Although there are a few about still. :)
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #25 on: 23 November 2011, 21:21:52 »
vorsprung sloppyfit technik
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #26 on: 23 November 2011, 21:29:30 »
The frightening stories of VAG DSG auto boxes continue then.  'trouble is that almost all makes are heading to that sort of over-complex automatic as they pursue better CO2 figures.  And the alternative is a SIX-speed manual now; you'd get less exercise walking! >:(
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #27 on: 02 December 2011, 17:49:28 »
Update - they fitted EGR valve last friday and rang to say it started (hip hip hooray).

They were to try it Monday morning and report back but all has gone quiet since.

Son still has the loan A4 and even the service light has now come on on this.

I do not know what to say - how can you operate a business like this? The Audi UK margins must be huge.
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #28 on: 02 December 2011, 19:00:11 »
I know why Audi drivers drive like they do now. They are either trying to get the most out of it before it breaks again - or it's someone else's car. ;)

Does sound like a total farce, though. How long has this be going on? Must be a year by now?
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Re: Beware Audis
« Reply #29 on: 02 December 2011, 20:23:44 »
Gear box fiasco last year was about 3 months off road and he had the A5 as a loan car.

Various issues again about 3 months this year continuously off road - may be more - have lost track.

Next week he will need a replacement car for the replacement car as service light is on the A4 now.
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