| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004024197 | Incident Date: Dec, 26 2004 |
| Consumer's City: RYE | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUCB88DXVA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 19 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Audi (97 a4 quattro) has issued a safety recall related to control arms - offering free replacement. they further state that if the control arms have already been replaced, they will reimburse all costs. i have my car maintained faithfully, usually by a dealer, but i did not have the formal 90k mile check done. since i did not follow their formal process, they are refusing to pay for the repair. (this is not a "maintainable part", so the only fix, if indicated at 90k miles, would have been replacement). audi's position seems unreasonable, given the "unrepairability factor". |
