Got my letter last week - going in to Pacific Audi on Monday to see what the deal is. May raise a stink about cutting holes in the car to fix something rather than replacing it. I have a bad low range horn as well and leaking intercoolers so while they have the bumper off to do the horns.... maybe fix the intercoolers? We shall see. This will be the first repair for me on the extended warranty so we will also get to see how fidelity is going to be with repairs.
Keep us posted on how they "fix" your car.
2013 Audi S8
IIRC it's not unusual that car models for the US market have a different fuel tank from EURO models, the US has some specific regulations about fuel tanks that often lead to manufacturing differences. No idea if that's the case for the 6 though.Originally Posted by amanda
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Got my letter on Friday as well , glad that I checked in here to learn about "the fix". Can someone with the ETKA drawings post a few showing what these "nipples" look like and perhaps where they are located in respect to the chassis of the car ? Maybe there is an "off the shelf" brass nipple that could be substituted for the defected part? Thanks, Paul
I am betting that this has less to do with Audi issuing the recall, and more the EPA or DOT telling Audi they have to fix them. They sure could be made different also, but I think the regs are so high here in the US that Audi's hand is being forced.
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It's just that a lot of auto manufacturers are using plastic's in a lot of areas that are critical, and plastics, some more than others get brittle when they age. Without going to a higher quality aerospace appication. Most auto manufacturers using varying quality of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) which the cheaper quality ones brittle at very early ages. The benefits are they are more flexible, don't rust, and much cheaper for the manufacturers to produce as they are blow molded into a pre-formed fuel tank mold. Ours is probably made from the average cheap stuff from VAG and the fitting is most likely unsupported and subject to a bit of vibration which causes it to go brittle faster. They need to make the tanks out of higher quality materials or re-inforce the area (I don't like the idea of cutting into my car though but it is much cheaper for them than removing the tank, and that's what it's all about, getting off easy without a lot of labor or law suits) or replacing the tank with the same replacement every so often, which must be around 6~8 years from the problems we are seeing.
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Nipple in question is part of the fuel tank. I think its more like a plug in the tank with said nipple. Mad Max posted a picture of his tank the last time it was replaced.
Hey, I'm all for a proper fix for the problem. But, in all my limited experience....you cant go rubbing some epoxy over a gas tank plug and expect anything but failure. Why the F... cut holes in our floor for a jackass repair. Sorry for the jackass fans in mourning.
Maybe Yokust can chime in? Doesn't he work for Audi as a tech?
If your tank is leaking I am pretty sure they will replace it. They replaced my tank. I guess the question is are the new tanks any better or do they need to epoxy them as well.
2003 Daytona/Silver RS6
they replaced my tank 2 weeks ago. My was leaking pretty bad when the car was full.
got the letter last week... lame
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Really? Did you see your old tank? They pay 9hrs to replace the tank. It takes 4hrs to epoxy it....look under your car, does it look like the rear end was out and the straps were removed? Just curious. My buddy is an indy Audi tech and sent his wifes old car in for the recall to see. Guess what, I bet you have a hole in your car somewhere? Dealer will NEVER see my car.
2013 Audi S8
They did take the rear end off and the straps. I had my audi tech take pictures. I saw the new tank before they put it in. He showed me on his phone. I will get him to email them to me. They had my car for 3 days work days and the weekend because they had to wait for the tank to come in.
Also got a audi Q5 to drive around for my time.
Nice. I hear there are 3 different sending units in our tanks and some OTHER nipples OTHER than the one that supposedly leaks. This other one can be broken getting the tank out and then 2 will have to be repaired...
2013 Audi S8
Funny you say about a sending unit being broken while taking it out because my car ran great for a few days then misfired and would not run. I changed the 2 spark plugs in Cylinder 1 and 2, next to look at the coils but it seems like a fuel issue.
I will be calling the dealer on Tues. to see what they will do. I only drove the car for the few days and then went out of town, I come back and the car will barely start and now won't run.
As I hear more and more about this, it seems to me that Audi was forced to do the "right thing" with this recall, but the idiotic fix will all but guarantee that no one will take them up on the offer...Friggin genius...like a doctor advertising free implants. but oh, sorry, no anesthetic...
2013 Audi S8
Do recalls have a shelf life? If not, then just keep driving till the damn thing leaks....then you get a new tank and no jackass cuts holes in the floor.
....or the car burns to the ground and you get a new car...
2013 Audi S8
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