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Water pump failed suddenly at 56,000 miles while on vacation trip. Car immediately overheated, and was not drivable without risk of serious damage to engine. Occurred several hundred miles from nearest Audi dealer. Cost to replace over $600 plus $400 for hotel & food for two nights (work performed by local VW dealer becuase nearest Audi dealer several hundred miles away; had to wait overnight for parts to come from Audi dealer; Audi usa will not warrany VW's Canada's work, only parts, even though Audi is a subsidiary of VW). Numerous reports of same problem (water pump failure at low miles) at Audi owners site www.audiworld.com; Audi owners manual suggest water pump service at 90,000 miles. Car serviced per Audi's recommended schedule & usually by dealer.
- Portland, OR, USA
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- Portland, OR, USA