Thomas G. Marshall

2000 a4 quat.

Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.

It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while it
retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.

Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for a
million component dismemberment project on this one?

Thanks!

Dennis Bernabe

Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to take
the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped. And then
they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part in so that I'll
have to come back and pay for some more of their lovely labour charges.
Nice.

"Thomas G. Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com>
wrote in message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>
> 2000 a4 quat.
>
> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>
> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while it
> retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>
> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for a
> million component dismemberment project on this one?
>
> Thanks!
>
>

I

"Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:

If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
with pictures and everything.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml

check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and parts
they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.

Hope it helps


> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>
> "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>
>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>
>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>
>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>
>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
>

I

"Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:

If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
with pictures and everything.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml

check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and parts
they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.

Hope it helps


> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>
> "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>
>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>
>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>
>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>
>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
>

I

"Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:

If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
with pictures and everything.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml

check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and parts
they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.

Hope it helps


> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>
> "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>
>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>
>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>
>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>
>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
>

I

"Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:

If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
with pictures and everything.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml

check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and parts
they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.

Hope it helps


> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>
> "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>
>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>
>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>
>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>
>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
>

Thomas G. Marshall

As with all things audi, this seems like a hellish pain in the ***.

Sigh. Basically, if I can just keep my 2000 a4 1.8 out of the shop, I'll be
able to recommend the model + manufacturer. Until then, if the rest of the
audi line is of this quality and longevity, then I'm just going to tell
folks to stay away.

Thank you /very/ much for the how-to.


I coughed up:
> "Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:
>
> If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
> with pictures and everything.
>
> http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml
>
> check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and
> parts they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.
>
> Hope it helps
>
>
>> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
>> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
>> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
>> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
>> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>>
>> "Thomas G. Marshall"
>> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
>> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>>
>>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>>
>>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>>
>>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>>
>>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>>
>>> Thanks!



--
"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity!
Two weeks from everywhere!"

Thomas G. Marshall

As with all things audi, this seems like a hellish pain in the ***.

Sigh. Basically, if I can just keep my 2000 a4 1.8 out of the shop, I'll be
able to recommend the model + manufacturer. Until then, if the rest of the
audi line is of this quality and longevity, then I'm just going to tell
folks to stay away.

Thank you /very/ much for the how-to.


I coughed up:
> "Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:
>
> If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
> with pictures and everything.
>
> http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml
>
> check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and
> parts they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.
>
> Hope it helps
>
>
>> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
>> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
>> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
>> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
>> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>>
>> "Thomas G. Marshall"
>> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
>> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>>
>>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>>
>>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>>
>>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>>
>>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>>
>>> Thanks!



--
"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity!
Two weeks from everywhere!"

Thomas G. Marshall

As with all things audi, this seems like a hellish pain in the ***.

Sigh. Basically, if I can just keep my 2000 a4 1.8 out of the shop, I'll be
able to recommend the model + manufacturer. Until then, if the rest of the
audi line is of this quality and longevity, then I'm just going to tell
folks to stay away.

Thank you /very/ much for the how-to.


I coughed up:
> "Dennis Bernabe" <dbernabe@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:YoiMa.9330$fG.4306@sccrnsc01:
>
> If you want you can do it yourself. Here is a link to a great write-up
> with pictures and everything.
>
> http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int49.shtml
>
> check it out...trust me because then you know how much labour and
> parts they should charge you. Its about a 30 min job for AUDI.
>
> Hope it helps
>
>
>> Yep you did, I did the same thing a few months ago, the dealer had to
>> take the door panel off just to tell me that the door lever snapped.
>> And then they had the nerve to tell me that they don't have the part
>> in so that I'll have to come back and pay for some more of their
>> lovely labour charges. Nice.
>>
>> "Thomas G. Marshall"
>> <tgm2tothe10thpower@hotmail.replaceTextWithNumber. com> wrote in
>> message news:TB2Ma.23$2Q3.1@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>>>
>>> 2000 a4 quat.
>>>
>>> Just yesterday the driver's inner door handle got loose.
>>>
>>> It still works fine, but it sort of hangs down a 1/4 inch, and while
>>> it retracts after pulling on it, it doesn't snap firmly into place.
>>>
>>> Did I bust a spring or something easily fixed by me? Or am I up for
>>> a million component dismemberment project on this one?
>>>
>>> Thanks!



--
"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity!
Two weeks from everywhere!"