2001 A4 suspension squeak

[jmcelroy]

> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:48:23 -0500
> From: Duncan Thomson <duncan at systemcontrols.co.nz>
> Subject: 2001 A4 suspension squeak
> To: "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <423CE477.6090705 at systemcontrols.co.nz>
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> Hi guys,
>
> I have a colleague who has just bought a 2001 A4 1.8TQ here in Toronto,
> and it has an irritating squeak in the LF strut area. What are the
> likely culprits? Is this the control arm failure I have heard about? If
> so, how is this remedied, just bushing replacement or is there more
> involved?
>
> TIA
> Duncan

I have replaced every control arm, front, and rear on my wife's 99.5 A4 
Avant and Audi never had any recall on them. I contacted the dealer, and 
Audi of America, and was told of no recalled at that time. That was last 
year.
The car had an erratic idle two weeks ago, just a fault code, so she took it 
to the dealers to have it checked out. When they called up our vehicle 
history, we were informed that they would have to check the lower control 
arms due to a service bulletin. Ya right. Must be one of those  quit 
recalls. I used aftermarket parts.

Jim McElroy