Hi all - I have just bought a 2007 Phantom Black RS4. Only 14K miles on the clock so not been really used by the 1 previous owner.
LOVE the car, BUT, unfortunately having owned it 1 month it hasn't run properly. First issued occurred when due to a faulty fuel gauge sensor I ran out of fuel. Put fuel in but had an EPC light o, fuel consumption was appalling and it would rev over about 3.5K and very lumpy.
Took car back under the warranty I got with the car and they replaced everything apparently (injectors etc). Although I'm not exactly useful when it comes to these things but I do know I had to wait 7 days for part and fitting etc. Within 2 hours of getting car back EPC light comes back on with exact same problem.
Take car back AGAIN and the vagcom it but cant really find the problem. They swap out the spark plugs etc and apparently (as I was away on business while work going on) ran the car for 3 days with no problems before I picked it up. Get car back and again run for a few hours no problem (and I'm delighted) before EPC light comes back on and I'm back to square 1.
Fault was originally intermittent, would sometime be fine on start up then come on within an hour or so, or come straight on from start up then stay on before clearing. However, now its got worse and is just on constantly.
Spoke to garage again and issue is they are not an audi approved dealer so have to use the ONLY dealer here in Jersey (UK) who from previous experience with them from cars bought directly from them (BMW, VW and AUDI) do not seem to be exactly top of their game.
The dealer is saying they want to do a software update to solve the problem but are worried they will wipe original data and don't have the code to back it up IF it doesn't fix the problem and want £1000 from the garage I bought the car from in case they need to re-install the original settings.
Frankly, having searched the forums tirelessly over last couple of weeks I'm VERY VERY far from convinced the software update will solve the problem and think I'm swimming in a world of B*** and they have NO clue what the problem is and don't care because the car is 8 years old and they didn't sell it.
I guess I'm looking for any clues you guys on the forum may have as to what the most likely issues causing these problems and indeed if anyone has had a similar issue and resolved it?
BTW I'm not being lazy I have looked through various forums seeking an answer and can find posts on similar issues but they don't seem to match the issues I have?
Any help appreciated as I REALLY love this car, when its running right, and have wanted to won one since they were launched. So although I could just throw it back at the garage who sold it to me and walk away I'm very unlikely to find another RS4 in the same condition (fault notwithstanding) with such low miles and at this price and with spec (colour etc) that I want.
LOVE the car, BUT, unfortunately having owned it 1 month it hasn't run properly. First issued occurred when due to a faulty fuel gauge sensor I ran out of fuel. Put fuel in but had an EPC light o, fuel consumption was appalling and it would rev over about 3.5K and very lumpy.
Took car back under the warranty I got with the car and they replaced everything apparently (injectors etc). Although I'm not exactly useful when it comes to these things but I do know I had to wait 7 days for part and fitting etc. Within 2 hours of getting car back EPC light comes back on with exact same problem.
Take car back AGAIN and the vagcom it but cant really find the problem. They swap out the spark plugs etc and apparently (as I was away on business while work going on) ran the car for 3 days with no problems before I picked it up. Get car back and again run for a few hours no problem (and I'm delighted) before EPC light comes back on and I'm back to square 1.
Fault was originally intermittent, would sometime be fine on start up then come on within an hour or so, or come straight on from start up then stay on before clearing. However, now its got worse and is just on constantly.
Spoke to garage again and issue is they are not an audi approved dealer so have to use the ONLY dealer here in Jersey (UK) who from previous experience with them from cars bought directly from them (BMW, VW and AUDI) do not seem to be exactly top of their game.
The dealer is saying they want to do a software update to solve the problem but are worried they will wipe original data and don't have the code to back it up IF it doesn't fix the problem and want £1000 from the garage I bought the car from in case they need to re-install the original settings.
Frankly, having searched the forums tirelessly over last couple of weeks I'm VERY VERY far from convinced the software update will solve the problem and think I'm swimming in a world of B*** and they have NO clue what the problem is and don't care because the car is 8 years old and they didn't sell it.
I guess I'm looking for any clues you guys on the forum may have as to what the most likely issues causing these problems and indeed if anyone has had a similar issue and resolved it?
BTW I'm not being lazy I have looked through various forums seeking an answer and can find posts on similar issues but they don't seem to match the issues I have?
Any help appreciated as I REALLY love this car, when its running right, and have wanted to won one since they were launched. So although I could just throw it back at the garage who sold it to me and walk away I'm very unlikely to find another RS4 in the same condition (fault notwithstanding) with such low miles and at this price and with spec (colour etc) that I want.
