2.0TFSI Oil Consumption
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Mr Taxpayer said:
Bought an 2011 2.0TFSI A4 Avant last week with 54k on the clock and FSH from Slough Audi. 300 miles in and the oil level warning light came on. I'm going ot be monitoring oil consumption for the next 500miles and see...
I'd ask for a refund personally, now! Or at the very least tell them & follow it up in writing.
A mate bought one, and they refused to take the car back, within about three weeks of picking it up, clearly a known issue from at minimum the previous owner.
Yes they repaired it, but when you've literally just bought a car!
acme said:
I'd ask for a refund personally, now! Or at the very least tell them & follow it up in writing.
A mate bought one, and they refused to take the car back, within about three weeks of picking it up, clearly a known issue from at minimum the previous owner.
Yes they repaired it, but when you've literally just bought a car!
Free engine rebuild (and substantial betterment) of a 6 year old car? Yes please!
Take the loan car, get it fixed, enjoy.
t he had to go through you wouldn't say that. Mr Taxpayer said:
Bought an 2011 2.0TFSI A4 Avant last week with 54k on the clock and FSH from Slough Audi. 300 miles in and the oil level warning light came on. I'm going to be monitoring oil consumption for the next 500miles and see...
That's more than just annoying. I'd bet it will need pistons/rods/etc. The good news is that in buying from a main dealer they don't really have any grounds to refuse this, AND it will be done with the proper parts and hopefully by a senior tech that's done the job a couple of dozen times already. In fairness to the dealer, it's not something you could check for without taking it on a 500 mile test drive. And if you'd bought it privately you'd have a world of expensive pain
Cracking cars, though. Loved mine, despite it's drinking habit
silentbrown said:
partybob said:
These guys deal with BMW N47 timing chains which have snapped and also claims about Audis which burn too much oil.. they might be able to help out..
http://www.candcsolicitors.co.uk/accident-claims-s...
Interesting. I'm usually wary of ambulance-chasing lawyers like this, though...http://www.candcsolicitors.co.uk/accident-claims-s...
I'd missed the "You and Yours" item on BBC Radio om this topic. That could help get things moving too.
A certain "David Smith" was on the program (who came over very well, btw
)'09 A4 TFSI, 62000 miles, oil usage 1400 miles/l and rising
This is a situation where multiple 'individuals' get fobbed off by the large manufacturer, even though there is clear evidence of a major issue.
Individually, the car owners are fairly powerless against the large manufacturer, but together they carry a lot more weight. (I wish there was more of this in the UK).
BMW had similar with their alloy wheels - anyone remember this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4YTc6NwLDY
silentbrown said:
monthefish said:
I don't think these guys are 'ambulance chasers' at all.
You're rather late to the party! Audi have been rebuilding affected engines FOC for a long time now. Mine was done almost three years ago.monthefish said:
Presumably with conditions such as 'must be below 40,000 miles, must be below 5 years old, must have full dealer service history etc etc?
Mine was done at about 65K miles, over 6 years old. It did have full dealer history. This particular problem only affected certain models (2009-2011) so an 'age limit' makes no sense. Audi UK dragged their heels badly on this at the start, with goodwill payments being a total lottery, but after the BBC Watchdog piece they got their act together and addressed it pretty satisfactorily. Owners who'd had to pay (or part pay) for rebuild costs were reimbursed.
Full service history (even if not all main dealer) was required - but I'd say that's acceptable.
Plenty of threads on audi-sport.net if you're interested. http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/2-0-tfsi-know...
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