07-08 RS4 Recalls

[Avus RS4]

I'm curious if there's been any recalls on the RS4, the 2007 in particular, if that matters.
I've got my 2007 RS4 for a few weeks now, and I'm trying to get up to speed on these cars.
Which ones have been honored by the dealer?
TIA.

[RSFourMe]

DRC (suspension) and coilpacks.

Call a dealer with your VIN and they'll let you know the status; would be very surprised if you found one of these cars without the recall being performed.

[Avus RS4]

DRC (suspension) and coilpacks.

Call a dealer with your VIN and they'll let you know the status; would be very surprised if you found one of these cars without the recall being performed.

What's involved?
Would they replace the coil packs and the DRC system regarless whether it's working fine or not?

[WinterRunner]

There was a battery brace recall too right?

[SpoolBus]

PM me your vin, I work for Audi and can check it in the AM (I'm off today)

[badbluers4]

PM me your vin, I work for Audi and can check it in the AM (I'm off today)

Great day to be off :)

[RSFourMe]

What's involved?
Would they replace the coil packs and the DRC system regarless whether it's working fine or not?

Yup....for free too! But seriously....most likely already done.

[PetrolDave]

What's involved?
Would they replace the coil packs and the DRC system regardless whether it's working fine or not?

You guys don't know how lucky you are to get a full DRC recall, all we got in the UK was a "goodwill extension" of the warranty on DRC to 5 years or 75k miles (provided you had a FASH).

And Audi UK are now in full denial that the same leakage problem affects the B8 RS4, despite many owners repeatedly having it re-pressurised - they just get told "it's a characteristic of the system and is normal".

[wednesday]

I actually just PM'd spoolbus as well and then ran into this site.. maybe spoolbus could confirm if this is valid or not..

http://web.audiusa.com/recall/#

Can we validate this somehow? If this works, then I think this site would definitely be a good candidate for sticky as well.

[JDillon15]

Audi of America can look those up for you too..

[Avus RS4]

PM me your vin, I work for Audi and can check it in the AM (I'm off today)

Thank you.
I'll do that later this afternoon....

[dolby2thx]

If I am correct DRC warranty work had to be completed by June 29th 2012.

[Cicatrix]

Entered my VIN and here is what I got

"Recalls
This vehicle does not have an open recall OR a recall was issued more than 15 years ago.

Service Campaigns
This vehicle does not have an open service campaign OR a service campaign was issued more than 15 years ago."

[Avus RS4]

PM me your vin, I work for Audi and can check it in the AM (I'm off today)

PM sent
Thanks!

[Avus RS4]

I actually just PM'd spoolbus as well and then ran into this site.. maybe spoolbus could confirm if this is valid or not..

http://web.audiusa.com/recall/#

Can we validate this somehow? If this works, then I think this site would definitely be a good candidate for sticky as well.

I entered my VIN and this is what comes up:

Vehicle Identification NumberLast Updated Date: Saturday, Apr 18, 2015
Submit >>


Please note that the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) does not use the letters "O", "I", or "Q".


Results for your

2007RS 4 4.2 SEDAN 4-DR 6-SPD QUATTRO
We could not find recall/service campaign information about this vehicle because:
This vehicle does not have an open recall/service campaign; A recall/service campaign was issued more than 15 years ago; ORThere was an internal server error.
Please verify that the number you entered is correct, or contact Audi Customer Experience for assistance.

Recalls
This vehicle does not have an open recall OR a recall was issued more than 15 years ago.

[Avus RS4]

I've got a response from SpoolBus. Thank you so much!
The Coil Pack recall has been done, but not the DRC.
Now my question is, what actually triggered the recall?
My car drives fantastic, but I don't know anything about why the DRC has been recalled.
Is this a must do?
What would they be replacing/fixing, etc...?
Your input as always will be greatly appreciated.

[AvusPdx]

I remember reading a sticky on another forum about the DRC failure registry. People on the forum will chime in at what mile/how long they had the car when the DRC failed. It was a staggering amount, and the failure timing was all over the place from 100 miles to 50k miles and up. They also had the list of people chiming in for the registry as non-failures, and the list was much much smaller. I would say 20% non failure, 80% failure rate according to that registry.

[PetrolDave]

I've got a response from SpoolBus. Thank you so much!
The Coil Pack recall has been done, but not the DRC.
Now my question is, what actually triggered the recall?
My car drives fantastic, but I don't know anything about why the DRC has been recalled.
Is this a must do?
What would they be replacing/fixing, etc...?
Your input as always will be greatly appreciated.

The DRC failure was that the dampers would leak, slowly at first but get worse and if left too long the pressure in the DRC system would drop so low that the valve block became damaged (and that's >$1500 to replace).
The dampers were replaced with updated ones (often called Gen3) which seem to be much more reliable.

I've had two original factory dampers fail and be replaced under the Audi UK goodwill warranty, but have had to pay for the other two and the valve block when that failed just outside the period of the goodwill warranty.

The first signs of DRC failure are loose handling and knocking when going over bumps or ridges in the road.

[xalfa]

100k on recalled DRC and still tight.

[SpoolBus]

I've got a response from SpoolBus. Thank you so much!
The Coil Pack recall has been done, but not the DRC.
Now my question is, what actually triggered the recall?
My car drives fantastic, but I don't know anything about why the DRC has been recalled.
Is this a must do?
What would they be replacing/fixing, etc...?
Your input as always will be greatly appreciated.

Yours was done under warranty on 2010-09-01

Understand if your DRC was replaced under warranty (most were) it would not have shown up on recall.

[bluebull]

You guys don't know how lucky you are to get a full DRC recall, all we got in the UK was a "goodwill extension" of the warranty on DRC to 5 years or 75k miles (provided you had a FASH).

And Audi UK are now in full denial that the same leakage problem affects the B8 RS4, despite many owners repeatedly having it re-pressurised - they just get told "it's a characteristic of the system and is normal".

Put a diaper on...shit in it... and then leave it on their front porch. Tell them its characteristic of getting screwed.

[cotmfk]

Great day to be off :)

Every day is a great day to be off!

[Datadatum]

^ Lucky you!