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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:20 PM
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Just curious to see how many others have had their ignition switch fail on them.... Mine went bye bye friday evening. My A4 2.8QM has 72k miles.. $300 for the repair through Audi Charlotte
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:21 PM
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Isn't there a recall on the ign switch?
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:25 PM
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sure is
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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There was a recall on my car. Ask the dealer or call AoA to see if your car is included.
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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Thanks Guys I'm checking into it!
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:39 PM
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Mine failed once...only problem I've had....
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:39 PM
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a thing to remember...never rely on your dealership to voluntarily give you recall info
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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Default Re: a thing to remember...never rely on your dealership to voluntarily give you recall info

Is there somewhere on the Audiworld site where recalls are posted?
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Old Jul 1, 2002 | 12:46 PM
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.alldata.com/recalls/#">http://www.alldata.com/recalls/#</a</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/index.cfm">NHTSA</a></li></ul>
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