15 Feb 2003
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Audi A4 Ignition Coils Horribly Broken
So I get in the A4 today to take the dog trail running and find that the car is firing on only 2 or 3 cylinders and that the MIL or check engine light has begun blinking. The car sounds like a Harley V-twin - a new racket to impress my neighbors. I come back in the house and sit down at the laptop and head over to Audi World and search on "MIL".
Indeed, there's a long thread about owner experiences with ignition coil failures. I guess I'll be at the dealer monday morning picking up a loaner while they replace the coils. Sigh. It turns out that Audi has decided to issue a recall but I had not been notified.
Perhaps someone would like to explain to Audi marketing that NEVER FOLLOW™ is quite difficult to do when the car has half it's normal horsepower and torque. Caveat Emptor.
Update: It's kind of funny, even new car articles, like this one on boston.com are pointing out the problem.
Update: mylemon.com has exhaustive coverage of the 1.8T ignition coil problem.
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