[A4] A4 Digest, Vol 35, Issue 4

[Wilfried Link]

Just had my ABS module remanufactured for that problem
by these guys last month: http://modulemaster.com/ 

5 year warranty; fixed. Great service and inexpensive.

Wil
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>    1. Maintenance nightmare .... (Venkat
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>    2. Re: Maintenance nightmare .... (Brian J White)
>    3. Re: Maintenance nightmare .... (Jon)
>    4. Inflation Pressures vs handling (Allen
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:00:05 +0000
> From: "Venkat Venkataratnam" <venkat14 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [A4] Maintenance nightmare ....
> To: a4 at audifans.com
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> Hello,
> 
> I recently had the ABS and Brakes come up on my
> dashboard. I took it to Audi 
> and they said the ABS control unit needs to be
> replaced along with one other 
> part. Net is .... a damage of $1300.
> 
> I have a 1998 A4 2.4 Quattro (115K miles) and like
> it when it does not have 
> problems.
> 
> I seem to incur about $1500 to $2000 every year over
> the last 3 years. In 
> fact, when I took my car for service in June, the
> Audi service rep. 
> mentioned various parts that needed to be replaced
> all for about $2500. This 
> didn't include the ABS/brake stuff. I didn't want
> him to fix anything then.
> 
> My question to you all is: Is it normal to incur
> around $2000 every year? My 
> car I bet is not worth more than $9000.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Venkat
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:13:40 -0700
> From: Brian J White <brian at bjwhite.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] Maintenance nightmare ....
> To: "Venkat Venkataratnam"
> <venkat14 at hotmail.com>,a4 at audifans.com
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> Not exactly 'normal' but heck, you can do an ABS
> control unit 
> replacement by yourself for cheaper.  Find a used
> one and sped a 
> Saturday morning replacing it.
> 
> I'd say...start working on the car yourself and you
> won't have $2000 
> bills every year.
> 
> At 10:00 2006-09-05, Venkat Venkataratnam wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I recently had the ABS and Brakes come up on my
> dashboard. I took it to Audi
> >and they said the ABS control unit needs to be
> replaced along with one other
> >part. Net is .... a damage of $1300.
> >
> >I have a 1998 A4 2.4 Quattro (115K miles) and like
> it when it does not have
> >problems.
> >
> >I seem to incur about $1500 to $2000 every year
> over the last 3 years. In
> >fact, when I took my car for service in June, the
> Audi service rep.
> >mentioned various parts that needed to be replaced
> all for about $2500. This
> >didn't include the ABS/brake stuff. I didn't want
> him to fix anything then.
> >
> >My question to you all is: Is it normal to incur
> around $2000 every year? My
> >car I bet is not worth more than $9000.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Venkat
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:40:17 -0400
> From: Jon <delta9 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [A4] Maintenance nightmare ....
> To: "Venkat Venkataratnam" <venkat14 at hotmail.com>,
> a4 at audifans.com
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> I can say that I have saved at least $500 by having
> VAG-COM so I can
> do a little diagnosing  on my own before I take it
> into the shop.  I
> had a CEL recently, replaced my Bailey BPV with a
> 710N valve and
> noticed that a vacuum line had rotted and fallen
> off.  Total cost to
> get the CEL to go away was about $45.  I can
> guarantee that would've
> been a $300 trip to the shop (minimum).
> 
> On 9/5/06, Brian J White <brian at bjwhite.net> wrote:
> > Not exactly 'normal' but heck, you can do an ABS
> control unit
> > replacement by yourself for cheaper.  Find a used
> one and sped a
> > Saturday morning replacing it.
> >
> > I'd say...start working on the car yourself and
> you won't have $2000
> > bills every year.
> >
> > At 10:00 2006-09-05, Venkat Venkataratnam wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >I recently had the ABS and Brakes come up on my
> dashboard. I took it to Audi
> > >and they said the ABS control unit needs to be
> replaced along with one other
> > >part. Net is .... a damage of $1300.
> > >
> > >I have a 1998 A4 2.4 Quattro (115K miles) and
> like it when it does not have
> > >problems.
> > >
> > >I seem to incur about $1500 to $2000 every year
> over the last 3 years. In
> > >fact, when I took my car for service in June, the
> Audi service rep.
> > >mentioned various parts that needed to be
> replaced all for about $2500. This
> > >didn't include the ABS/brake stuff. I didn't want
> him to fix anything then.
> > >
> 
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