Crankshaft main seal failed soaking the clutch with oil. Required clutch replacement. Repaired under warranty.
Rear hatch misaligned from factory. Repaired under warranty.
Alignment required adjustment on delivery of vehicle. Repaired under warranty.
Headlight washer pump failed. Repaired under warranty.
Handbrake handle fell off, 3 times. Repaired under warranty, 3 times. Currently broken again.
Driver's seat rocks back and forth. Dealer claims this is "normal".
Warped front brake rotors. Replaced under warranty.
Rattle in dashboard. Dealer has repeatedly attempted to repair. Still rattling.
Highlights:
The car is beautiful inside and out.
The engine has wonderful torque and power.
All-wheel-drive grip is phenomenal.
Steering feedback is excellent.
Safe and secure.
Driven at 8/10ths the car provides absolutely effortless speed.
Lowlights:
Dealer service is awful.
Long term quality is horrible.
Suspension is soft and squishy. The car wallows and bounces. Understeer is terrible.
Transmission shifter throw is about as long as a bus, and less precise.
Brakes are overboosted, grabby, and soft.
Seats are too wide and not securely mounted.
The car is very heavy, and feels like it.
I bought a yellow 2000 S4 Avant with 90,000kms (60,000 miles) and have had a list a mile long of problems.
1. Gearbox (replaced under car dealer warranty - $18,000AU (that's australian $$) - think of them as Canadian $$)
2. LCD Display had pixels missing - still arguing that this should be replaced under warranty
3. Drive Shaft replaced
4. Flywheel caused engine to rattle when turning off - relpaced
5. Clutch was slipping.
Either the car was thrashed to death or I got a lemon. Feels like I'm driving a 2 tonne car!
Previous car Subaru WRX.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A BLACK 2000 AUDIO S4. Since buying it, I have spent over $5k fixing the timing belts and water pump and alternator. I love the looks of the car, but the reliabilty is not that good. I had the car break down on the freeway and had to get it towed home. The reason that time was the alternator. Before owning this car, I had a Chevy Silverado with very little to no problems. I am currently trying to sell the car and will never buy a used Audi again.
Note: A Comments RSS Feed 
is available. New comments appear in the Members Area before the main site