Mmm, its getting worse with this car, it seems too many of us are having issues...
Firstly i would point out that forums of this sort are notorious for "highlighting issues" and should be taken in context.A handful of members who "report faults" and quite often the same small number of members who constantly keep these forums going are not to be taken as inherent faults and problems.Yes of course its helpful to relay day to day experiences with our cars but lets not get carried away.Audi have already sold thousands of these worldwide so you have to take things reported by a small number in context overall.Forum members do have a habit of starting threads about the slightest of things,myself included sometimes.
A lot of "problems" and "faults" listed here are owners not correctly operating controls or understanding how things work.The A4 manual takes some digesting and the car has so much very clever technology that your always finding out why this and that happens.
Sometimes things go wrong despite the worlds best quality control.
My neighbour was across the other day having a look at my A4.He then proceeded to tell me of the "problems" his son is having with his brand new C class Merc. Within a few hundred miles he discovered a flood of oil on his drive way,after recovering from the shock of this called Mercedes who supplied a technician .He discovered an oil pipe that was not properly tight which caused the leak.
He advised the car would be ready shortly after everything was tightened up........leaving the technician to complete the work.My neighbour went inside to have a cup of tea while waiting...........................
within 10 minutes the technician came in looking rather ashen faced and said that he would have to call for a recovery truck .....................................
the car had fallen off the jack and was lying on the ground with burst side skirts among other damage.
This whole episode highlights not a built in "issue or fault"with the car but human error at the factory and by the gentleman from Mercedes who attended.
I dont think its fair to suggest the A4 has a" growing" list of "problems" and "issues" based on a handful of comments etc listed here....... Anything as complex as modern cars are and in particular the A4 are little short of miracles of engineering .........................................................................................................Forums can become a bit of an addiction and you start to worry that your car will inherit all manner of things,forums are best visited occasionally or you will constantly worry about everything.....