2.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
48,000 miles

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2011 Audi A4 engine problems

engine problem

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2011 Audi A4 Owner Comments

problem #7

Jul 142024

A4

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Engine oil consumption, timing chain. This is a massive problem among Audi vehicles across the board. Engine oil consumption is abnormal and if unnoticed leads to engine dying in the middle of the road which is dangerous and I-??ve personally had this happen to me on multiple occasions. The engines timing chain goes bad and causes the entire engine to need to be replaced which consumers have to pay for out of pocket. Damage from timing chain, rough idle, sluggish engine performance, rattling, engine failure. There are large amounts of consumers experiencing the exact same issues. Something needs to be done it-??s not safe at all and Audi should be held responsible and liable to fix these issues. The engines are deteriorating at an abnormal and accelerated rate.

- Fort Riley, KS, USA

problem #6

Jul 282023

A4

  • miles
So there have already been recalls on some audis for oil consumption. I have a 2011 Audi A4 quattro and it goes through oil like crazy. It's ridiculous I believe it's because of faulty piston rings which led to faulty head gasket witch leads to the spark plugs, and coils.

- Pelzer , SC, USA

problem #5

Jun 152023

A4

  • miles
Vehicle has horrible oil consumption due to piston rings being defective upon manufacture. Vehicle will have slew of problems, including stopping in the middle of the street, risking the lives of everyone in the car. Audi Dealer knows of the problem with the model from this year (B8) and they refuse to fix.

- Northville, MI, USA

problem #4

Nov 242020

A4

  • 111,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Apparently Audi had. Are all for this car because of a bad cylinder state forced Audi to do a recall on the car I just payed 7K for this car and the cylinder is bad Audi doesn't wanna help me unless I pay but it's an issue straight from Audi which is not fair of Audi to do that to their customers even if I didn't buy the car from Audi it is still a problem from their end even the government forced them to do the recall but the time frame of the recall is over now and I don't know what I can do do I just lose 7K down the drain

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #3

Nov 202019

A4

  • miles
The engine burns too much oil from the pistols. I took it to the mechanic and it didn't have any leaks outside the engine so it they told me it burns the oil from inside the engine. And they cant fix the problem.

- Columbiana, AL, USA

problem #2

May 152019

A4

  • 125,000 miles
Oil consumption really high. Burning too much oil, causing my engine to run on low oil, and ruining the engine.

- Mary Esther, FL, USA

problem #1

Jan 012020

A4

  • 100,000 miles
Leaking oil 4 cylinders had oil sitting on top of pistons and oil was leaking down cylinders walls passes pistons rings no good and damage on cylinder walls

- Columbiana, AL, USA

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