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Sedans Audi A4 Audi A4 Ignition Coil Problems
26 messages, Last post on Oct 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM
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Replying to: chocolate_bill (Sep 08, 2008 6:34 am) |
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| ive just bought a 1996 a4 1.9td, with the air mass meter connected it smokes and has a bad flat spot but is fine when it is disconnected just lacks a bit of power, i put a new one on and it was fine for a couple of minutes and then seemed to burn the new one out and i was left with exactly the same problem but over £100 out of pocket. anyone got any ideas please | |
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Replying to: chocolate_bill (Sep 08, 2008 6:34 am) I will never, never buy an Audi again. I hope you have better luck!!! |
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BEWARE: Audi, a car company dedicated to "Truth in Engineering" cannot even get coils right. Just a winding of wires that has been around since the 1920's Audi technical experts just cannot come up with a long lasting performing coils for many of their motors leaving owners holding the expensive bag for repairs when out of guarantee.. I hop you got Bosh coils as they are a better produced car part. DO NOT OWN AN AUDI WITHOUT A GUARANTEE. It will drive you to the poor house. Audi's reputation is not as solid as they pretend it is. Eventually this will bite them in the sales department as, already, the rate of repeat buyers is low for a car company that barely sells 100,000 vehicles a year in the world's larget car market. You did well by not taking the car to an Audi dealer. Just call as ask for an estimate on coil replacement. Good luck.
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Replying to: chocolate_bill (Sep 08, 2008 6:34 am) |
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Replying to: paulg1946 (Oct 28, 2008 1:30 pm) I wonder why a company that positions itself in the luxury category cannot make cars that are a little more reliable? These are problems with parts that have been around for a long time. Buy AUDI only with warranty... you can take mine... still have 2 months 
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Replying to: ramonc (Oct 21, 2008 10:04 am) Low and behold, two weeks later (11/02/08) i was driving home one evening and i lost power and my car started to shake. Thank god, I know people in the industry. I have a friend who has a speed shop, hooked my car up to the computer and it indicated coils 2 and 4 are bad. I love it when a car can tell you what's wrong. The coil replacement is easy...pop off and pop back in. The coils cost about $40.00 each. So its not that bad. I was worried that it may be something more serious. Its not that bad. Audi makes wonderful cars. As with all cars, you need to try to get to know your car, and be able to attempt to do simple repairs on it. Now, I know that this will be a problem in about 20,000 miles again, but is no big deal. My car takes care of me and I will take care of it.
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| My '06 A4 2.0T, Q just got a new igintion coil today. The car only has 18K miles, I think this beats all of the above. This happened 3 days after I got my early 25K service and 15 miles later I started the car and it started to shake violently and then the check engine light started flashing and stayed on permanently. It took my dealer all day to find the problem although the computer said there was a problem in cylinder 4 right away. Good thing its a lease, this thing is going back as soon as the lease is over. And I don't think I will be getting another Audi soon. This was my 2nd one. Love the cars, too many problems. Although, I must say service has been very good, but it gets annoying to visit the dealer every other month. | |
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Replying to: sdsun (Nov 06, 2008 11:35 am) I already had 1 ignition coil go a year ago. Is this probably another? If it is, my dad is a mechanic and wants to fix this himself instead of me paying an arm and a leg to have audi do it. You make it sound easy to complete yourself... Can you message me or email me the directions on how you did yours? |
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Replying to: AudiA404 (Dec 02, 2008 7:10 am) Sorry to hear about your coil problem. I would be more than happy to assist you. I have a great mechanic who works on Audi Porsche and VW. Don't go to the dealer. they are idiots. The coils are easy to fix. They pop in and out. So easy I could do it. Much easier than changing a tire. Get back to me and we can figure out how to connect.
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