[s-cars] 95 S6 Ignition Switch Recall

[Jack Walker]

Greg,

 

Did you already have the fuel lines replaced? I called my local dealer about
the fuel line replacement and they said it had already been done on my car.
But everything I have seen such as before and after images says it hasn't
been done!

Did you show Audi the required replacement documents?

I can't seem to get to them for some reason. Is it a PDF?

What was the VIN range on the switch replacement?

"I did some research and my car is within the VIN range for the recall.  I
found all kind of documentation on the NHTSA site.  Shows the steps to make
the repair, stated that the owner shall be given a loaner car, Audi shall
make the repair no matter how much time has past, etc."

 

Jack Walker

 

 

Subject: Re: [s-cars] 95 S6 Ignition Switch Recall

To: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>

Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com

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Right, Dave.  The past participle of the word you're looking for is "scrod".

 

A replacement starter isn't, as you suggested, a HUGE expense neither is a
replacement switch.  Under $40 IIRC.

 

At 02:50 PM 3/22/2007, Dave Forgie wrote:

>*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) 

>Pro* Hmmm... in retrospect, I guess you *might* have done a recall 

>check on the S6 cars in general from NHTSA and then gotten a recall 

>compliance check on your specific car from Audi to see if they had all been
done.

>That would have showed up the "missing" ignition switch replacement - 

>and saved you the quagmire you are in now.  But that is in the past.

> 

>For now, you can certainly try to get Audi to replace both the ignition 

>switch and the starter.  However,  my guess is that they will say they 

>will do the switch but it was not their fault that you failed to 

>disengage the starter soon enough (that resulted in the starter being

>spun at engine speed).   And that would be your point of debate. Ad

>nausem.

> 

>Starters are not that expensive, e.g. FAP99 has them for about $120

>(rebuilt)

> 

>http://www.fap99.com/epcvsoapimc.epc?cookieID=21M0VNVYA21M0VOCNE
<http://www.fap99.com/epcvsoapimc.epc?cookieID=21M0VNVYA21M0VOCNE&drilli>
&drilli

>d=8&subcatid=801082@@Starter&clientid=fap99

> 

>You can try to get a starter out of Audi but, in the end, I imagine 

>that you are just going to have to suck it up and replace it yourself.

>Live and learn.

> 

>Dave F.