quattro digest, Vol 1 #3763 -

[Larry C Leung]

Heather,

Congrats on your new purchase. Although it seems albit early,
the noise could be a rear subframe bushing if you are lucky,
if not, it could be the lower control arm bushing issue that
occasionally crops up in A4's. As I am a type 44 (5000/200)
owner, I am not totally familiar with the issue, but it has been
in the archives at Audifans.com.  Hope that helps.

LL - NY

> From: "Heather Wicht (Hyttinen)" <hwicht at netlibrary.com>
> To: "'quattro at audifans.com'" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: 99 A4 Q Creak
> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:44:42 -0600
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently purchased a 1999 A4 1.8T Q with about 60k miles.  I am
> noticing a
> persistent creak that seems to originate down near the gas/break
> pedals when
> travelling at low speeds (<25mph).  It gives one big creak when
> coming to a
> stop, otherwise it does not seem to be related to any particular
> action or
> to bumps in the road.
>
> Any ideas?  I too am hesitant to undergo an expensive
> troubleshooting with
> the mechanic.
>
> Thanks,
> Heather
>