2001 A6 2.8 vibrating
 

Hi - am new to this group. Bought a certified preowned 2001 A6 2.8
last fall. At that time the car vibrated at and above 65 mph. They
fixed this with a front end alignment. In Feb. I blew a tire on a
pothole, resulting in a bent rim on what is now my spare tire. Got a
new tire, all tires were balanced, front end re-aligned, no problem.
Then a couple of months ago the car started vibrating at 65 mph again.
Took it back to Audi a week ago, got a tire balance, no problems. Then
ONE week later, it started to vibrate again at 65 mph. Obviously
something's going on to make the car vibrate again - and it's not like
I'm off-roading with the car or anything! I'm just driving it on
normal highways. Any suggestions of what I can make sure Audi checks
out? TIA!

Re: 2001 A6 2.8 vibrating
 

I have a 2007 A4 and have had the same problem. I have now brought it to the dealership 3 times and they are now telling me this is normal and ice/snow/dirt builds up and I have to bring it in to them so they can remove the wheels and scrape off the ice/dirt. They charge you for their time and to rebalance if needed everytime. I am quite upset about it and did not know that I had purchased a summer car. If it is a summer car, why to I need the quattro?????

Re: 2001 A6 2.8 vibrating
 

"Marie Audrey" <Marie.Audrey.34tl9a@no-mx.audiforum.ca> wrote in message
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> I have a 2007 A4 and have had the same problem. I have now brought it
> to the dealership 3 times and they are now telling me this is normal and
> ice/snow/dirt builds up and I have to bring it in to them so they can
> remove the wheels and scrape off the ice/dirt. They charge you for
> their time and to rebalance if needed everytime. I am quite upset about
> it and did not know that I had purchased a summer car. If it is a
> summer car, why to I need the quattro?????
>
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you take it to a dealership to get the rims jet blasted...........wow, is ye
a milyonair.

Re: 2001 A6 2.8 vibrating
 

Are either of you running aftermarket wheels and tires?

Re: 2001 A6 2.8 vibrating
 

In article <Marie.Audrey.34tl9a@no-mx.audiforum.ca>,
Marie Audrey <Marie.Audrey.34tl9a@no-mx.audiforum.ca> wrote:

> I have a 2007 A4 and have had the same problem. I have now brought it
> to the dealership 3 times and they are now telling me this is normal and
> ice/snow/dirt builds up and I have to bring it in to them so they can
> remove the wheels and scrape off the ice/dirt. They charge you for
> their time and to rebalance if needed everytime. I am quite upset about
> it and did not know that I had purchased a summer car. If it is a
> summer car, why to I need the quattro?????

The 2007 rims suck. I have the same problem on a 2007 A3. The rims
also stick out beyond the protection ring on the tires so they scrape
the curb.

Why the dealership? Don't you have access to a garden hose?

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