a4 wagon

Lost a coil pack on a Sunday AM. Big hassle finding an open car rental place on a Sunday since the dealer was closed. They had the car a week.



please add this to the pile. thanks.


QUESTIONNAIRE:


1. Car?
____a. 2002 A4 1.8T
__x__b. 2002 A4 3.0 Avant
____c. 2003 A4 1.8T
____d. 2003 A4 3.0
____e. Other (describe)

2. Where were you when you first noticed the symptoms?
a. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ On the road
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Just after starting your car
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)

3. What symptoms did you experience (check all that are applicable)?
a. 1st__x__2nd____3rd____ Shaking or excess vibration
b. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ Engine warning light
c. 1st__x__2nd____3rd____ Rough idle
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Bad smell
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Excessively hot exhaust manifold
f. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ Loss of power
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)

4. What did you do when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car to the closest Audi dealer
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car home then had it flatbedded to the dealer
c. 1st__x__2nd____3rd____ Parked it and had it flatbedded to the dealer from there
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove it for a while until secondary symptoms made you park it and have it flatbedded to the dealer
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (explain)

5. Was safety a factor when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Yes
b. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ No
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ If Yes, explain briefly

6. What was the weather like when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and humid
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and dry
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild with precipitation
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold with precipitation
f. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ Cold but above freezing
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold and below freezing.
h. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)

7. What was your geographic location when the failure occurred (London, Phoenix, Taos Ski Basin, etc)?
1st. __downtown Atlanta______________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________

8. In what month and year did the failure occur?
1st. _____11/02___________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________

9. What did the dealer do?
a. 1st_x___2nd____3rd____ Replaced the failed ignition coil
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Replaced all of the ignition coils
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the latest rev coil(s)
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the same rev coil
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of failed coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of new coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
g. 1st_#2___2nd____3rd____ Coil that failed (#1, #5, etc)

10. What is your typical driving style?
____a. Gentle
__x__b. Moderate
____c. Aggressive
____d. Other (explain)

11. How many ignition coil failures have you experienced?
__x__a. One
____b. Two
____c. Three

12. Have you noticed any secondary effects since having the coil(s) replaced?
__x__a. Yes
____b. No
____c. If Yes please describe

Less trust in my car.

13. Production date of car (inside drivers side door pillar): ____________________

14. Miles driven before failure:
1st. ___7500_____________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________

PlacitasNM (aka Ken)

can become a little tiring.