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#787 of 1402 Audi A6 2006 shutdown by dragana

Aug 31, 2006 (6:03 pm)

Bought a brand new Audi A6 2006 quattro less than a month ago. After 2 weeks EPS lit up so I checked the tire pressure and added some air. The following morning while driving in the parking with the EPS light still on the car suddenly shut down completely and stopped in the middle of the ride. Dealer's service kept it for 5 days and told me that had happened off and on in the service too but they couldn't figure out what was wrong. I was told to pick it up and return if something else went wrong which I adamantly refused. Don't feel like having a shutdown in the midst of HWY ride. They put a critical alert to the field manager and I am waiting for the resolution. Anybody had similar experience or suggestions?? I like the car but I do have some concerns with too much electronics. Txs!!!

#788 of 1402 Re: Audi CPO Nightmare [tb1013] by drloman

Sep 22, 2006 (8:49 am)

Replying to: tb1013 (Nov 17, 2004 7:55 pm)
here is the discussion i just started....and why i find your's so interesting...
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i'm hoping someone might be able to help me out. i was sold a 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo with 5K miles as a CPO car in Jan 2006. the car has had several mechanical issues that date back to the purchase date, including a shimmy in the rear, malfunction gauges, and alignment issues. these were essentially disregarded on repeat service calls (blame was placed on tire PSI, road crown, etc) until this July when the dealership began to take me seriously. 4 alignments later and replacement of upper struts, verification that the frame is intact by an independent body shop, etc, and now the car apparently drives straight (i have been without the car for about 6 weeks and refuse to even touch it since the most recent work so i don't get blamed for any 'new problems'...all this while i pay $55/day to finance it and pay for a rental car myself in the meantime!). in the process of going thru this service mess, my disappointment led me to pry into the files at the selling dealership where it turns out that no CPO checklist was performed on the car before selling it to me. despite this, the dealership still stands by its commmitment that this is a CPO car and will not take the car back and refund my money. Porsche corporate customer commitment (anything but) has failed to answer my fundamental questions:
1. is the dealership OBLIGATED to submit the checklist to Porsche before Porsche grants a CPO warranty (which this car has per the Porsche computers)?
2. is the dealership OBLIGATED to reveal this list to the customer and have the customer (me) sign at the bottom of the form where it says "Customer Signature and DAte" thus verifying that i purchased a car with either no mechanical faults or with faults that have been repaired as documented within the checklist (i was never shown the checklist and to this day the dealership "cannot find it")?
3. what recourse does a customer have when multiple repairs are to be done on the CPO vehicle if the dealership continues to do the work without submitting warranty claims to Porsche (this is, apparently, why i cannot pursue this case as a lemon law case against the manufacturer, or so i have been told by the lemon law attorneys that have been following this for me)?
 
i am at the end of my rope. i cannot tolerate anymore the non-answers and run around i get from porsche corporate asking who is somehow unable to tell me the answers to these questions. they have no one, apparently, that is in charge of verifying that the CPO checklists have been done before they grant CPO warranties, a fact that i have a hard time getting my mind around.
 
what i know is that i purchased a car with so many problems that indicate that no one did a CPO check on it before they sold me it and now i seem to have no other recourse but to sue the dealership over fraud, for selling me a multi-owner car (yet another issue that i won't go into hear..that the car fax they gave me was from 2004!) that was never CPO'd.
 
PLEASE. ANY HELP WOULD BE A BLESSING.
 
david

#789 of 1402 Re: Audi CPO Nightmare [drloman] by drloman

Sep 22, 2006 (8:49 am)

Replying to: drloman (Sep 22, 2006 8:49 am)
so, what have you found out about suing over misrepresentation of a CPO car?

#790 of 1402 Re: Audi CPO Nightmare [drloman] by liferules

Sep 22, 2006 (4:45 pm)

Replying to: drloman (Sep 22, 2006 8:49 am)
Am I missing something? Why are you posting about your Porsche problem in the A6 problems forum?
 
I personally don't have experience with Porsche problems, but you may have better luck on the Porsche forum...

#791 of 1402 Re: Audi CPO Nightmare [drloman] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 22, 2006 (8:27 pm)

Replying to: drloman (Sep 22, 2006 8:49 am)
Try a cut and paste and re-post here:
 
Porsche 911 topic
 
Host

#792 of 1402 Tire size 2005 A6 4.2 by kgary

Sep 24, 2006 (4:30 am)

My 2005 A6 4.2 came with 245/40/18 tires, I am thinking of going with a 255/40/18 replacement tire. The OD on the OEM tire is 25.7, the OD on the replacement tire is 26.0. I am concerned that the larger tire may rub or cause a problem with the Quattro system. Does anyone have any experience with the larger tire size? Does it rub? Should I be concerned about the impact on the Quattro system? Can I stick with the OEM rims?
 
Kevin

#793 of 1402 Re: Audi CPO Nightmare [liferules] by drloman

Sep 25, 2006 (5:57 am)

Replying to: liferules (Sep 22, 2006 4:45 pm)
i was searching for others, regardless of make of the car, that had any experience handling CPO fraud. as it turns out, the only one i could find was an audi...but thanks for your help.

#794 of 1402 Re: 2001 A6 MIL is on [gbman] by g_henrys

Oct 10, 2006 (10:32 am)

Replying to: gbman (Aug 30, 2006 8:15 am)
Thanks for the info gbman, and the others who have responded to my post. Here is my update... I took my A6 to a dealer for a diagnostic and the results were possible defective mass air flow sensor or two defective oxygen sensors (the same codes as my home scanner). It turns out the MAF was under warranty (who knew?) so I had them replace that. The MIL went out for a day but eventually came back on. It still goes out occasionally but always comes back on. So now I am looking at replacing the sensors. It is mucho $$ through the dealer so if anyone has done this (driver and passenger side sensors, pre-cat) please give me a few tips and part numbers if you have them.
 
On another note, I found a local company in the SF Bay Area that can convert the in-dash casette to accept a hard-wired iPod or other MP3/satellite device. You can run the wire anywhere you like - I am thinking of having it in the center armrest console so my iPod is completely out of sight. I'll post a new thread after I have this done to let you all know how it turned out.

#795 of 1402 06 A6 CVT Reverse gear problem! anyone? by seanshin

Oct 24, 2006 (12:19 pm)

i got 06 A6 CVT on April at S. California..
 
one day i noticed that when i put the gear on Reverse,
 
my car doesnt move to back for a while. about 4~5 sec.
 
sometimes when i try to reverse on the slope my car going
 
forward 1 meter until the reverse gear works.
 
i always feel it's very dangerous. so i asked dealer
 
about this problem. the answer was coz of CVT. 2 wheel
 
drive. but i can not accept it problem... i've driven
 
other front wheel cars. i never feel like this...
 
anyone who drives A6 CVT has ideas?

#796 of 1402 engine lite by mlonerga

Oct 31, 2006 (11:55 am)

i bought an '03 audi A6 3.0 quattro this summer with 37,000 miles on it certified from the audi dealer. i love this car, but....for the 3rd time in 3 mos the check engine light has come on. the 1st time it was the gas cap not sealed correctly (i noticed an abundant gas smell and thought ok). 2nd time, light came on and over time it got tougher to start, wouldn't turn over and then died. was told the key codes were mixed up and it was causing auto shutdown. still notice gas smell after fill ups. 3rd time, light came on i went straight to the dealer and advised them of noticeable gas smell after fill up. now am told gas distribution sensor was sending too much gas to engine, getting tank and sensor replaced. all of this, for now is under warranty for a short while longer, then i have the certified extended warranty. i have told the dealer i love the car, but would rather it spend more time with me than with them. any thoughts out there and do i have "hope" that it is fixed? this car was bought by the dealer at auction and certified locally, but was not a local car.
 
thx.

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