2016 Q3 Prestige Turbo failure 63k miles

[ShinyGirl]

Anyone else have the wastegate of the Turbo fail? MIL P0299. Only 63k miles!!!! Dealer quote $4500 and negotiated to $4k with a 12 mos/12k warranty. Our mechanic charged 3k and a lifetime warranty. Contacted AOA and they were absolutely WORTHLESS. So disappointed and disgusted. This will be my last Audi.

[spidey9999]

When we traded in my wife’s 2016 GTi (same engine family) with 80k miles I was asked if the turbo had been replaced and said no. The trade-in value was adjusted to allow for possible replacement by the next owner.

The indy we use says there is a shaft that activates the wastegate and over time it gets corroded and seizes. It is not repairable. The indy lubes the shaft as part of their normal service.

HTH

[S4'ed]

Failure of the wastegate pivot bearing is a common problem with these engines.
They either get excessive play (worn shaft), or they seize.

[spidey9999]

I saw the following in an automotive advice column:

“We have a 2018 Audi Q5 in the shop right now that requires a turbocharger wastegate actuator. Unfortunately, this individual part is not available from Audi Canada and the customer was told they need to have the complete turbocharger replaced at a cost of about $3,000.

The vehicle came in initially for a second opinion and hopefully for us to find a more cost-effective solution. We confirmed the initial diagnosis and were also informed by our local Audi dealer that the part was indeed not available separately. After pricing a remanufactured option from our preferred turbocharger rebuilder, the owner of that business was kind enough to tell us the part is indeed available separately and point us to the original supplier.

Curiosity got the best of me, and we removed just the turbocharger wastegate actuator from the vehicle. Low and behold, printed on the side of the part in question was the Audi part number. We called the dealer and sure enough the part number was a good number, but they did not list it as applicable for the Q5, but just about every other Audi.

We took a chance and ordered it anyways. Upon arrival we quickly discovered why it wasn’t listed as applicable. Despite it also having the same number printed on it, the shaft that actuates the wastegate was shorter and we had to transfer the shaft over from the old unit to the new. This did the trick, and we sent them away happy.”