2009 Audi A4 Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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MY AUDI 2009 A4 IS GOING THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 150 MILES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN HARD. THE MORE I RESEARCH THE MORE PEOPLE I FIND WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. DREAM CAR HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE. *TR
SINCE HITTING 100K MILES, BURNING UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL. EVERY 700 MILES HAVE TO ADD 1 QT?? MILEAGE IS NOW AT 107K AND NOT SURE WHERE OIL IS GOING. *TR
I OWNED THE 2009 AUDI A4 QUATTOR. MY CAR HAS A SERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AROUND 350 MILES PER QT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE. ALSO, WHEN I TYPE AUDI A4 2009, THEN I CAN FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. AND I DID RESEARCH FROM MY FRIENDS WHO OWN THE A4 AND ASK ABOUT SOME INFORMATION. I KNOW MANY, MANY THE SAME ISSUES ALSO IN CHINA, TAIWAN, GERMAN AND USA. THEREFORE, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CAR DID NOT RECALL!!! OR HELP US WHO OWNED THE A4. I GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM TWO DIFFERENT CAR SHOP. THE DATA SHOWS AUDI A4 AND S5 BETWEEN 2009-2011 HAVE A LOT OF ISSUE ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IN THE USA. I KNOW THE CAR IS NOT RECALL, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY CAN HELP THE AUDI OWNER TO KEEP THIS CAR? *TR
I OWN A 2009 AUDI A4 WITH 63,000 MILES. THE AUDI DEALER CHANGE THE PISTONS AND RINGS IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM TWO WEEKS AGO. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR IS IDLING UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY WHEN AT A STAND STILL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED INTERNALLY AND WANTS TO CHARGE $935 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR. UNDER SECOND OPINION I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A PART IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO FAIL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITH THE PISTON REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEM FINE. CONTACTED AUDI USA TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP, I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF AUDI FOR 13 YEARS. *TR
JUST BROUGHT THE CAR AT 111,000 MILES.JUST PAID $170 DOLLARS FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 111,000 MILES. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT 111,500 MILES. ONE QUART LOW ON OIL. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. OWN A 2005 AUDI A4. AND WILL SELL MY CAR NOW AND NEVER BUY A JUNK [XXX] AUDI AGAIN. FIX YOUR JUNK! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THE CAR BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. ITS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 A4 2.0T MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE BURNING GALLONS OF OIL IN THESE CARS. ITS A SHAME THAT AUDI IS SWEEPING THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG. THESE CARS NEED RECALLED. *TR
USED OIL, 1 QUART PER 450 MILES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS LEAKING AND BURNING OIL CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD 72K MILES. I WAS TOLD AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THIS CAR. *JS
WHEN I CALLED THE NEAREST DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR 55000 MILES, I WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL INVOLVING THE CAMSHAFT. BY PHONE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THIS WORK AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS. I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE AT 8 AM AND AT 11 AM I RECEIVED A CALL. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BEGIN THE RECALL WORK, BUT IT WAS A RECALL THAT INVOLVED THE 50000 MILE WARRANTY. I WAS NEARING 55000 MILES, BUT THEY WOULD DUE THE WORK UNDER WARRANTY. AT 2 PM, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY COMPLETED THE WORK. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE??? THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE CAMSHAFT PROBLEM WENT OUT IN JUNE 2011. THAT WAS ONE MONTH AFTER THE MAINE DEALER PERFORMED MY 35000 MILE MAINTENANCE!!! THE POINT IS THAT THE LONGER I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED. THEY SAID THAT EVENTUALLY, I WOULD LOOSE THE ENGINE. *TR
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The 2009 Audi A4 has 33 Engine complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.