You all should have a look at this thread...

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ss-action.html

CW

 

Sorry to hear.

 

My car just went into the shop for it's first service and an oil leak (oil level sensor seal). They found RF DRC leaking. Do they replace all of them now or just the leaky one?

 

I don't know about anyone else but from what I understand the dealer can't fill them with enough pressure because the machine does not go high enough.

With that said if I could do it all over again I would leave the leaky ones on. Its much better then the clunking sound that came from my new dealer installed ones

 

Are you kidding me, leave the leaky ones on??? You are driving an $80K car that is supposed to handle like a demon possessed, you cannot settle for things like this!!!

Having gone through 6 shocks, inclulding a complete overhaul last time (4 shocks, 2 central valves, full draining, refill, vacuum, re-pressurization of system), I can tell you this:

1. There are new part numbers (same part number as old but ending with a "-b" extension, allegedly an improvement over the old ones - time will tell)
2. Replacing a leaking shock wiith a new one most likely will not lead to any improvements and you will be back for new ones sooner that you think (in my case - less than the mileage needed to exhaust a gas tank!)
3. AofA has been replacing the full system on most cars that have come in over the last 2-3 months (since new part # was released), even if there was only 1 leak
4. The DRC system often fails because of pressure falling below specs. Replacing a DRC shock with a new one and not re-pressurizing properly will not solve the problem (e.g. my clunking never disappeared after both front ones were replaced - why: because later dealer found the Bar pressure on all 4 corners was below specs, which prompted a full monty repair).

I can go on and on, but basically go back to your dealer, insist he check the full system and pressurization, and push them to do a full replacement (4 shocks, 2 central accumilators [aka valves], hydraulic oil, screws and nuts). A $6,500 job that AofA has beeen absorbing quite a lot lately. You figure it was better for them to give us 1/2 of that for a Stasis install!

 

I 100% agree that this is not acceptable on any car let alone a $80k one. I have also asked my dealer to pay for Stasis but AofA has not agreed.

I am just saying with the leak and no clunk i was a lot happier then getting the new set up and having a clunk within 15 miles of install. I don't want to go to the dealer every month to get it charged, it takes 2 days of driving a POS enterprise rental car that I don't enjoy.

We should not all be spending this much time at the shop.

 

Sorry to hear of your issues. I am almost willing to bet my devalued house that your clunking is a result of lower than spec pressure in the system. Def have them check it on all 4 corners. Also, have a regional tech come over and do the inspection, you will be surprised how little dealerrs know about the RS4...

 

Folks,

RS6 Owners are now receiving the attached letter about the re-designed system. The new system is being discussed ad nauseum over on rs6.com and Audiworld.com in the RS6 forums. I imagine that this fix will be tested out on RS6s first, and then, if RS4 owners scream loudly enough, on their cars.

The re-designed system replaces the entire existing system and there is a new re-pressurization tool for the dealer. So, maybe this will work. We'll see. Only one car has had it done here. No reports on whether it's holding up, yet.

Also, the parts won't even be available until later this year. According to Audi, August. So, no installs until after that time.

The repairs are free of charge, and reportedly will have a 12 month/12K warranty.

AoA is also in the process of figuring out reimbursement for owners that bought aftermarket suspensions.

CW

 

Would be interesting to see with the latter: reimbursing owners who opted for aftermarket. Would be surprised if they get anything material (actually even anything)... Would def follow the developments, hell, if I know I am getting reimbursed for Stasis (which is superior even if DRC had no fails) I would do the install tomorrow!

 

There is a form that was sent with the letter, I understand. I don't know what %age of any outlays would be reimbursed. There was, however, the threat of a class action against Ingolstadt. I'm not asking for anything other than a working suspension, as I still have DRC (100% replaced once). So, I'm honestly not very concerned about the reimbursement.

CW

 

+1 Me too!

How do you request AoA to pay for Stasis, is it as simple as a phone call? Is Stasis supported (as an aftermarket company) by AoA. Sounds like from what I'm hearing, it's more cost effective to replace everyones DRC with Stasis.


What is everyone's opinion about my dealership NOT fixing the leak right now, will it result in a catastrophic failure? Should I wait until the updated parts are available?

Quite frankly, I didn't even know there was anything wrong prior to going into the dealer. No clunk, no leak, nothing...

 

Mine failed after 12½k miles!

 

There was a Re-Call on that... Luckily my lil bro replaced his OEM Suspension with KW Variant 3 .. after finding out about all the problems.

 

No, there has been no formal recall on the RS4. Only on the RS6.

With that said, Audi is replacing the shocks with ones that have a new part number ('-b' extension, otherwise same part #). Allegedly those are improved. There are dozens and dozens of owners riding on those (myself included) that have no repeated leaks, seems to be the fix, hopefully!

 

Mine failed at 4800 miles...