Bought car from Dealership in November of 2007. Has 45k on it. Now has 55k and the motor is blown? I don't beat cars and it is always services at the dealership. They told me I had a dud? HELP

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KWL

Plain and simple Audi sucks. AOA will do nothing for me, it's a 4000.00 repair and the warranty just ran out. To top it off they don't know when the car will be fixed because they need to order a cylinder from Germany. AND MY FAVORITE PART. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER. Going back to Infiniti.

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KWL

Sorry to hear that, but did they tell you what caused that?

Sorry to hear that, I would be curious to know what caused it as well.

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05 A4 3.0Q6MT

They haven't given me much information. Coolant was leaking into the number 3 cylinder which inturn caused the cylinder to crack? My last two cars were Maximas then I bought a G35x. I live in Maine so one night a friend of mine let me try his audi in the snow I was amazed. I had to have one. Unfortunately this has put a very bad taste in my mouth and I will be selling the car in the next few months. The money isn't what bothers me, it is the complete and total lack of customer service.

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KWL

You need to get more info, sometimes dealers disinform customers what really happened cause then they would have to repair that. If it is a common problem they will have to fix that, get more info.

or and if u find some independent euro shop that would cost u much less

sorry to hear your misfortune, unfortunately the 3.0 was one of the worst engines audi has ever made, it was only it production for a few years... many people with 1.8t's are trouble free for many many miles (me being one of them)

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APR 1+ Stasis StreetSports/Center Diff Neuspeed Exhaust/TP Podi w/ VEI Digital Gauge JHM Short Shifter Southbend FE SS Racetec FMIC Apikol Snub 6000k HIDs

2004 AUDI A4 1.8T UltraSport

So this is what I was told today. Coolant was leaking into the cylinders which in turn cracked a cylinder head. What I can't get over is that this is nothing that I did and the car only has 50k on it. They need to have a cylinder made in germany as there are none available in the US. They still can't give me any sort of a timeline on when I will see the car and the dealership is still refusing a loaner. At this point I have rented a car on my own and I just can't begin to describe how sick I am of hearing sorry for your misfortune but this isn't typical of our cars.It's to bad that the lack of service and accountability is the reason that I will never again buy an Audi. I love the car but the company behind the name is a joke.

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KWL

i agree, my audi dealer is also shit, i would never buy one unless i could do most of the work myself or had a reputable/reasonable german auto tech nearby


this could easily happen with any manufacturer not just audi... if my samsung lcd died a week after my warrranty im sure they wouldnt cover it (although i would be pretty pissed as im sure you are)

you could also look at it in the sense that no other car has the 50k warranty they are all 36k


did u post on audizine about finding an engine? i wouldnt have the dealer do it, you might can ask around in the regional forums and find a good local german shop

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APR 1+ Stasis StreetSports/Center Diff Neuspeed Exhaust/TP Podi w/ VEI Digital Gauge JHM Short Shifter Southbend FE SS Racetec FMIC Apikol Snub 6000k HIDs

2004 AUDI A4 1.8T UltraSport