Defective 2004 AudiA8 L(emon)
08-06-2003, 04:45 PM
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Re: Defective 2004 AudiA8 L(emon)
"David deForrest" <buybeach@buybeach.com> wrote in message news:<oWUVa.422$GN6.27@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com>...
>
(Snipped facts of headlight sensor failures.)
It sounds to me like you have *one* problem with this car and it's
questionable in my mind whether it would even satisfy your state's (or
any state's) 'Lemon Law' requirements. I know it wouldn't here. I
find myself wondering why you let a perfectly serviceable vehicle sit
in a dealership while waiting for parts. Can you not drive it only
during the day? If you must drive it at night, can the dealer not set
the lights in a 'failure mode' that won't glare into oncoming drivers'
eyes? Did you even ask? Failing that, I'd probably have slapped a
couple strips of strategically-placed duct tape (The Handyman's
Friend) on the lenses to block the offending rays while allowing
sufficient light to drive at night. At least that way, you can
explain your tale of woe to many more others, as they ask.
> Picked up my 2004 Audi A8 L(emon) this afternoon at Prestige Motors
> afternoon of 7/29/03.
>
> As dropped off, tank full, 531 miles.
>
> As returned, tank empty (the out-of-gas light came on within a block of the
> dealership) and 723 miles. That's a heck of a test drive. 192 miles!
I'd certainly ask what the hell they were doing. Headlights and
adjustment sensors could be tested sitting in the shop (well, with a
little bouncing on the bumpers ...).
> So what do I do? Is anyone interested? It is almost impossible to manage to
> actually bring this car to Prestige Motors and demonstrate this behavior as
> one has no knowledge as to whether this will happen at any given instance of
> turning this bug-infested vehicle off.
You know, if a problem can't be reproduced, it's damn hard to analyze
how it's happening. Think about it.
> In any case, this is not an encouraging omen. It is, in fact, exactly what I
> had anticipated: more nuisance, more frustration, more fruitless trips to
> dealer etc. I like the ride and comfort of the car when it is operating
> properly, but I cannot live indefinitely with a different failure or "issue"
> on what seems to be a daily basis.
Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but non-adjusting headlights that have
to be manually turned off ain't exactly the end of the world. There
are still people in the world who do that stuff manually!
--
C.R. Krieger
(The Jag's lights work ...)
>
(Snipped facts of headlight sensor failures.)
It sounds to me like you have *one* problem with this car and it's
questionable in my mind whether it would even satisfy your state's (or
any state's) 'Lemon Law' requirements. I know it wouldn't here. I
find myself wondering why you let a perfectly serviceable vehicle sit
in a dealership while waiting for parts. Can you not drive it only
during the day? If you must drive it at night, can the dealer not set
the lights in a 'failure mode' that won't glare into oncoming drivers'
eyes? Did you even ask? Failing that, I'd probably have slapped a
couple strips of strategically-placed duct tape (The Handyman's
Friend) on the lenses to block the offending rays while allowing
sufficient light to drive at night. At least that way, you can
explain your tale of woe to many more others, as they ask.
> Picked up my 2004 Audi A8 L(emon) this afternoon at Prestige Motors
> afternoon of 7/29/03.
>
> As dropped off, tank full, 531 miles.
>
> As returned, tank empty (the out-of-gas light came on within a block of the
> dealership) and 723 miles. That's a heck of a test drive. 192 miles!
I'd certainly ask what the hell they were doing. Headlights and
adjustment sensors could be tested sitting in the shop (well, with a
little bouncing on the bumpers ...).
> So what do I do? Is anyone interested? It is almost impossible to manage to
> actually bring this car to Prestige Motors and demonstrate this behavior as
> one has no knowledge as to whether this will happen at any given instance of
> turning this bug-infested vehicle off.
You know, if a problem can't be reproduced, it's damn hard to analyze
how it's happening. Think about it.
> In any case, this is not an encouraging omen. It is, in fact, exactly what I
> had anticipated: more nuisance, more frustration, more fruitless trips to
> dealer etc. I like the ride and comfort of the car when it is operating
> properly, but I cannot live indefinitely with a different failure or "issue"
> on what seems to be a daily basis.
Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but non-adjusting headlights that have
to be manually turned off ain't exactly the end of the world. There
are still people in the world who do that stuff manually!
--
C.R. Krieger
(The Jag's lights work ...)
08-07-2003, 02:50 AM
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Re: Defective 2004 AudiA8 L(emon)
> Failing that, I'd probably have slapped a
> couple strips of strategically-placed duct tape (The Handyman's
> Friend) on the lenses to block the offending rays while allowing
> sufficient light to drive at night.
lol, you don't seriously expect him to drive a 2004 A8L with duct tape
on his lights, do you??
--
Dave (who'd swap his TTQ with working auto adjusting lights for an A8
with defective ones anytime
> couple strips of strategically-placed duct tape (The Handyman's
> Friend) on the lenses to block the offending rays while allowing
> sufficient light to drive at night.
lol, you don't seriously expect him to drive a 2004 A8L with duct tape
on his lights, do you??
--
Dave (who'd swap his TTQ with working auto adjusting lights for an A8
with defective ones anytime
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