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Chart based on 46 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Low speed shudder and high speed vibration. Power steering hose was replaced and new control arms were installed. Four wheel balance performed.
21700 mi
After having the control arms replaced via the TSB at Audi Raleigh, the highway vibration is still there. Considered trading on a new Q5 2.0T but residual value was terrible on Q5 and trade-in value on A4 horrific. No clue what to do now!
98580 mi
C $550
Left wheel bearing fail
93000 mi
US $700
replace ball joints
145000 mi
US $560
Wheel bearing replaced
11780 mi
Low speed steering shudder on slick surfaces. Power steering hoses were replaced on TSB. Problem corrected.
7200 mi
Service Recal for Faulty power steering hose
48000 mi
US $1700
Hub bearing
15100 mi
High speed shimmy in steering wheel. Remedied by road force balancing the wheels and installing updated control arms. Low speed shudder in steering wheel at parking lot speeds. Remedied by a new-style power steering hose.
Got my control arms and power steering hose replaced due to vibration issues. Covered under warranty.
1000 mi
vibration felt at highway speeds. vibration problem resolved. vehicle drives smooth.
25000 mi
Had known issues with 2009 a4 taken care of shudder at low speed and shudder at highway speeds under warranty. Lower control arms and power steering hose replaced. Now care drives perfect, no more shudder.
15000 mi
Power steering hose design was defective - replaced with redesigned power steering hose.
car shuddered badly at slow speeds. dealer replaced a hose and it's 90% bettter
31300 mi
Steering shudder
111 mi
C $300
Left Rear wheel bearing replacement
30900 mi
Low speed stutter in steering. Hose replaced.
18000 mi
Slight vibration at low speeds from steering wheel column. Power steering hose replaced according to the TSB
41000 mi
It feels like the vehicle is not driving smooth. You can feel some annoying vibration coming in to the cabin at 55+mph on smooth roads.
5000 mi
US $87
Steering wheel shimmy. Re-balanced tires, but that did not solve the problem. Problem may be caused by bad bushings in front control arms.
11800 mi
Replace hose on power steering pump to stop low-speed vibration. replaced hose on steering pump to stop low-speed shudder
11800 mi
The shimmy was still there when I traded the A4, although the dealer had road forced balanced the wheels twice. We were at the point where he was going to request replacement control arms for the fix.
51000 mi
Replace lower control arm bushings, shimmy at high speeds
52000 mi
US $85
Low speed shudder while turning. power steering hose replaced via TSB.
25000 mi
Steering vibration when turning wheel at slow speeds
29000 mi
Lower control arms (finally) replaced
134000 mi
US $500
Rear shock was leaking. Also damage repair from prior accident.
118000 mi
US $745
Wheel bearing was rusted on and shot. Oil change.
32000 mi
Steering wheel shudder/judder at low speeds when backing out of a parking spot. Steering wheel vibration at highway speeds. Dealer could not duplicate the problem. This is now the 4th time the car has been in for this problem
18000 mi
Rear suspension bushing making noise
11000 mi
Like many 2009 Audi A-4's, mine has a steering wheel vibration at 65-75 mph. Factory knows about this. (See Edmund's site). New lower control arms and bushings are on order.
13000 mi
Exactly as Edmunds described it. Vibration in steering wheel at 65-75 mph. If TTAC would spend less time worrying about General Motors, and more on nuts and bolts problems like this and ones many others are experiencing, it wouldn't be such a bad thing.
14000 mi
The lower control arms were replaced, the wheels were hard road balanced, and the car, so far at least, feels perfect. Problem appears to be resolved.
1200 mi
known issuee on all B8 Steering wheel Vibrations
1800 mi
steering wheel vibration, 3 tires were replaced but no fix. So new control arm has been ordered, and has not yet arrived to install. shimmy steering wheel at 60-70 mph. (two trips to dealership and the problem still exits)
6000 mi
new control arms were installed, but they do not eliminate the steering wheel vibration completely.
25700 mi
New hose is replaced to eliminate the steering wheel vibration during parking maneuver
3500 mi
In warranty tire replacement to alleviate vibration. Control arms ordered and will be installed in about a month. In-warranty tire replacement to alleviate vibration. Control arms ordered and will be installed in about a month.
7000 mi
Control arms replaced. Control arms replaced. Air conditioner exhibited strange smells. filter was wet, A/C cleaned and filter replaced by dealer.
7000 mi
Steering wheel vibration at high speeds. Unresolved.
5000 mi
Tires were never adjusted from shipping pressure of 50 psi.
6000 mi
Suspension fault in dashboard. Repaired wire harness for sensors. Steering shimmy - roadforce balanced wheels as per TSB. Suspension fault. Wire harness replaced due to defective wire. Lower control arms replaced as per TSB
32860 mi
The steering was very noisy when turning the wheels left and right, the dealer order the part to fix it, they said it was a known problem but I can't find the paper explaining the exact problem.
14000 mi
Shudder in steering repaired with new power steering hose as per tsb.
17360 mi
Vibration in the steering when turning the wheels at idle (no speed)
Power steering pump replaced
26040 mi
Low speed steering vibration Installed new power steering hose per TSB
Left tie rod end loose, causing vibration at 65-80 mph. I had both tie rods ends replaced as a precaution, $500. Right front upper control arm bushing noted to be ripped. Both sides (upper) preventatively replaced, $700.
37200 mi
Front wheel bearing was replaced
57040 mi
C $500
Replaced front left bearing. front was replaced at ~50k km
76260 mi
C $1400
wheel bearings,
57500 mi
US $1000
Failed aftermarket front coilover - internal component failure required replacement from manufacturer.
18000 mi
low speed shudder issue resolved by replacement of power steering hose.
33000 mi
control arms replaced to resolve high speed vibration issue
front end suspension "creaked" when going over bumps in the road. Mechanic recommended suspension work and replaced upper and lower control arms on both left and right sides.
110000 mi
US $6000
Control arm replacement, battery replaced.
6000 mi
Steering wheel vibrates at highway speed, starts at 65-75mph and disappears or smoothens at 80mph and above. Update: I've talked to Audi about this problem and they have told me that they are redesigning a new power steering hose, available Jan 2010.
15300 mi
Control arms were replaced per TSB of high speed steering wheel shimmy, also, Power steering hose replaced per TSB of low speed steering wheel shimmy.
26000 mi
replaced with new power steering hoses to eliminate low speed shudder on steering wheel
Terrible wheel shudder between 55-65 MPH. Steering wheel literally shook in your hands. Tried to balance tires and did nothing. Consulting with Audi on issue.
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