Hello all. I'll keep this short for now and expand if questions arise.

Eight months ago I purchased a 2011 A4 Avant CPO with 43,000 miles and all was good. On about the sixth month, while hand washing the car, I noticed the tow eye cover paint was blistered and about to peel, this was not good, but thought it would be a fairly easy fix since it was isolated to just that small plastic cover. Well, about a week later, after a Spring interstate ride home at dusk I noticed about 20-30 small chips where bugs had made contact with the front bump cover. Two days later, after driving home from work through a rain storm, the chips had turned to 1/4"-1/2" diameter paint voids. So, I contacted Audi of America (AoA) and explained the issue and asked how best to proceed with a warranty claim. Long story short, I was referred to my local dealer, back to AoA, back to the out of state dealer I purchased from, back to my local dealer, and full circle back to AoA. I asked to bring the car in for examination, sent photos (without there requesting any), and after a few weeks was told via email from my local dealer's Service Manager (with AoA Cced), that my claim was denied because this issue did not fall under the corrosion and perforation warranty. They expanded by stating it was a plastic part and could not corrode, blah, blah, blah. So, I am here to inform all readers of this case. I have also made the choice to not repaint the car (for $1,420, as quoted by an authorized Audi collision center) until after I complete stage II oil consumption and prepare it for sale. In the mean time, I added a European tag to the front of the car the reads "AUDIPAINTFAIL". Yeah, I'm pissed!

Are there any other forum members that have experienced similar A4 B8 paint issues? If so, what was your outcome? Thanks for reading, and I assure you this is really the short version.

 

My A4 had some normal chips that either the PO or dealer touched up, but not many for 99k miles. I use bras on all my good cars to avoid this kind of damage. For a datapoint, I was able to get a Chrysler Crossfire front bumper re-painted on the car (no removal) for $250 at the same time I was repairing some door damage the included more extensive work. I suspect that a reputable body shop can repair your bumper for $400-500. I had my daughter's A4 hood repainted (black; it had been keyed) for less than $350 just recently.