New gearbox at 55,000 miles!!!! £4k !!!!!

[AudiA4CabDriver]

Just had a cal from my Audi dealer to say that the 'whining' noise I've been experiencing requires a brand new gearbox - total cost £3861 inc Parts+Labour+VAT. Unbelievable!!! They said it's bearings in the gearbox that have worn - but it'd be at least £2k labour to start stripping it down, and not really worth it... I told them to get some money from Audi UK, and they've come back and said Audi will pay 50%, but I still hjave to find £2k. It's an A4 can 3.0 Qauattro sport, I've had it from brand new (04 plate) - so just 5 years old... but only 55,000 miles. And I've treated the car so well - loved it to bits, so treated it with kid gloves. Any ideas anyone? Is this common?
PS New to the forum - apologies for the rubbish username!

 

[white.akita]

multitronic ?

 

[yendall24]

the first thing i would do is get a second oppinion and even a third you cant be too trusting these days

 

[T0m]

If it helps i bought my A4 avant with 46k on the clock a year ago....i noticed that when i got the bite point it was juddering so i sent it into audi and they said it was the cluch plate so they replaced it that didnt work. They wanted silly money from me.

I found out that there is a common problem with gearboxes or the fly wheels that cause problems when i mentioned this to them they went quite and I went on my way.

Im not sure its the same problem but id have them for it.

Check the honest john website that is where i found the info regarding the problem...

Tis only a stab in the dark but anything is worth a look.

Tom

 

[aragorn]

probably worth looking at a second hand box, and getting a specialist to install it. Save you a LOT of cash.

 

[Macduff]

Just had a cal from my Audi dealer to say that the 'whining' noise I've been experiencing requires a brand new gearbox - total cost £3861 inc Parts+Labour+VAT. Unbelievable!!! They said it's bearings in the gearbox that have worn - but it'd be at least £2k labour to start stripping it down, and not really worth it... I told them to get some money from Audi UK, and they've come back and said Audi will pay 50%, but I still hjave to find £2k. It's an A4 can 3.0 Qauattro sport, I've had it from brand new (04 plate) - so just 5 years old... but only 55,000 miles. And I've treated the car so well - loved it to bits, so treated it with kid gloves. Any ideas anyone? Is this common?

That's probably the most you'll get from Audi. It's worth looking into consumer law. The law covers you for a period of time regardless of manufacturers warranty (6 years in England, 5 in Scotland IIRC) from purchase if you can reasonably prove that you'd expect the item to last longer than it has. The problem you'd have is proving it as a car could have had a lot of abuse in 55k and your driving style may have contributed to the failure. TBH, I think 50% is pretty good going.

multitronic ?

Not on a Quattro.

the first thing i would do is get a second oppinion and even a third you cant be too trusting these days

I'd second that!