warranty about to go - help!

[Rocky Mullin]

At 6:53 PM -0500 1/14/03, Dave Hord wrote:
>Front suspension!
>
>Upper and lower ball joints, and the suspension bushings are known to be
>terrible.  "I hear a squeak when..." is pretty much all you need to do to have
>them inspected.  Keep complaining about it...and eventually they get replaced.
>
>2) Engine covers lose their emblems...

	perhaps i should peel mine off ;)

>3) The plastic 'engine shield' (ha!) breaks when you back up in snow
>(more a VW
>problem...but happens on the A4)

	oh yeah, mine gont mangled.  one on the back end, too.  i replaced
it with the heavy-duty one.

>
>4) CD players go in them

	i had early radio problems but they seem sorted - my AM reception
has always been fuxxored though, and i get a high squeal out of it some of
the time when i put the brake on.  less so if i turn off the LED display
in the dash.

>5) Radios are flaky
>5) MAF sensors are great...or horrible...can't remember which (you'll know
>though by how many you've replaced so far)

	MAF...?

>6) Those engines eat faulty spark plugs like mad...or is it that they create
>faulty spark plugs?  No one will ever know...but pay attention for that
>slight 'miss' when you put the gas down and when it's idling.

	wow, that could be happening but i have no idea.  i'll give that to
them as feedback.  i chalked it up to slow throttle response from the DBW
system.  my service tech is really cool and accommodating, maybe he'll
order up some replacements just to set me out on new stuff.

>7) the power mirror switches are an oft-replaced item.

	noted.

>8) while we're on the power mirror's...I've seen the glass fall out
>quite a few
>times on 99+ VAG products...don't know if your model is effected...

	mine's been great, in fact the mirror and all its parts survived
being mashed by my girlfriend in a rental truck with aplomb.

	your input is very appreciated!!

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