1999 Audi A4 Quattro from North America - Comments

24th May 2003, 03:29

"A good near-luxury sport seden if you don't mind fixing it up the whole time."

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Driver side air bag unit went dead. (Replaced the whole airbag unit)

Both tie-rod gone bad.

Failed head light washer (both side).

Burnt out heated mirror (both side).

Trip computer display faded (Replaced the whole instrument cluster).

Broken sunroof switch.

Broken automatic shifting lever (bad spring).

CV boot busted.

Several rattles here and there.

Leaky sunroof. (out of warranty by then, too late to get them fixed)

General comments?

Great car when everything works.

Very good value when comparing to other premium brands (MB, BMW, Cadillac...)

Very good sound on the stock stereo.

So-so fit and finish. (VW/Audi's aren't that good, trust me)

Needs more power.

Buzzing engine, not very refined.

Long waiting list on scheduling the service (about 10 days wait).

Very poor dealer service. (Technician tried to steal my Mobil 1 oil by putting dealer supplied oil into my car, got caught because I was standing outside watching him the whole time).


23rd Nov 2004, 16:12

I agree with the comment about service. Have had ever-worsening service from an Audi dealer in Sacramento, CA. As the warranty expired the service was worse and worse. Have just spent $1,000+ on new timing belt and check-engine light is still on. Ugh!

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