Audi A4 Lower Control Arm Recall
Both tie rodsends and one upper control arm were found to have failed as well.
Audi a4 lower control arm recall. Audi a4 owners have reported 13 problems related to front suspension lower control arm under the suspension category. My 1998 audi a4 tqm has 85k miles onit. Results 1 to 6 of 6. This is a very common occurance among a4 owners.
Audi has refused to replace the right lower control arm after it had begun showing similar problems. Estimate does not include taxes and fees. The average cost for an audi a4 suspension control arm bushings replacement is between 411 and 655. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
It sucks for me since i just had all four of my uppers replaced recently. Both are 18mm and you will also need an m12 triple square. I felt you should be notified. The left lower control arm has been replaced.
While this directly follows the process on the audi b8 a4 it also applies to all of the audi b8s. Labor costs are estimated between 187 and 236 while parts are priced between 224 and 419. It is helpful to have an impact gun for these as they. On most audi models a unique eight 8 control arm system is used with two upper arms and two lower arms per side.
Two bolts need to be removed. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of audi a4 based on all problems reported for the a4. The 98 00 passats just had their lower control arms recalled. These forces can be extreme and cause the rubber bushings to fatigue and crack.
The control arm bushings on your audi receive the most pressure when you are braking or during heavy acceleration. Audi a4 control arm recall applicable to passats. The 1998 audi a4 has 8 nhtsa complaints for the suspension front control arm lower arm at 49 316 miles average. Car complaints car problems and defect information latest news.
2010 2011 audi a4 quattro. View profile view forum posts private message. Passatworld vw passat and the audi a4 are basically the same mechanically has a small control arm faq that is listed on the website there is an active recall on the front lower control arm that will be replaced for free if certain conditions are met found under this post.