2008 Audi A4: excessive oil consumption

Filed May 20, 2016 · Engine · 86,000 miles · CA

Engine consumes oil

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Engine · NV

I have an audi a4 2008 that has a long standing oil consumption problem. The audi dealership in las vegas assures me it is normal for the audi turbo engines to require additional oil 'top offs' between the regular oil change intervals. I have owned several other (non audi) turbo engine automobiles, and I know this is not 'normal'. I have read many online forums on this topic, where the audi a4 owner was eventually informed the engine seals were bad, causing the oil consumption problem, but audi would not cover any costs to repair such on the 2008 a4 model. This vehicle has always used synthetic oil, which should only need oil replacing twice a year. But every 4 weeks the 'low oil' dashboard light illuminates, and I need to add another quart or two quarts. There is an audi design flaw on the a4 engine, otherwise it would not be burning through excessive oil the way it does.

Filed Oct 26, 2015 · Fuel system, Lights · 105,000 miles · CA

I have had repeated issues with oil consumption. Oil overconsumption has been the subject of a class action lawsuit for 2009-2011 a4s. For some reason the 2008 was not included in the lawsuit. I have had to top my oil off every 3,000 miles, at a minimum, for the entire life of the vehicle. This has been a safety issue numerous times where I was not close to any facility that sold oil and was forced to drive the car on low oil a long distance in order to top it off. I have also had issues with the headlights being dipped -- also a known problem for this year and model. The headlights go out way inadvance of a normal life expectancy. Audi gives excuses on how it can be fixed (the prices and repairs were inconsistent between the two headlights). One of them they quoted me $1300! When I read the service information they had only replaced a bulb!

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Lights · 12,000 miles · VA

Shortly after purchased car, I complained that car was burning oil. I was assured this was normal and nothing to worry about. Continued more and more. I asked who was supposed to cover this added expense. They gave me oil for awhile, but that ended. In 2913 I was informed the seals were bad that is why it was using oil. They lied and denied an oil leak for over 3 years. Will not cover any costs to repair. More recent my headlight went out and they will not cover this expense either. This is the second audi with headlight issue. I was never sent notice about the first headlight in which audi agreed to reimburse. They will not pay me because they claim I did not file in time. Now my current audi headlight went out. I called audi and will not pay or acknowledge it is a problem.

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Engine · 59,000 miles · NY

The vehicle had a long standing oil consumption problem commonly known on this model and year vehicle which audi acknowledged by authorizing a repair. As a result, audi of america and schmitt's audi in bowmansville, ny agreed to replace the engine piston rings to address this problem. Although I reported the problem multiple times during the warranty period, audi did not agree to perform the repairs until after the warranty expired. The engine was taken apart by schmitt's in october 2013 at just under 57k miles, the timing belt was removed and the piston rings were replaced. However, approx. 3,000 miles later, on june 30th, while driving 60 MPH on I-90 the timing belt snapped without notice, causing bent valves and major engine failure. The car came to a stop in the middle of the highway split with rte. 219 which was a very dangerous situation. The police had to come to provide protection from traffic. Schmitt's was the last to touch the engine but denied responsibility for the belt failure and stated that the timing belt was defective. Audi of america denied that the belt was defective, even though according to the 2008 audi maintenance schedule the belt was not due to be changed until 110k miles. The belt broke at roughly half the mileage it was recommended to be changed at. Audi denied all responsibility for the $4200 engine repair cost and stated I was out of warranty therefore no coverage was available. I had extensive communications with audi president [xxx] office and with schmitt's audi over a 6+ week period trying to resolve the issue, to no avail. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 10, 2011 · Engine · 37,000 miles · CA

I recently purchased a 2008 audi a4 2.0 with approximately 37,000 miles on it. I've driven the car less than 3000 miles and had to add 1 quart of oil every month of ownership (3). Audi dealership says this is normal. Like the previous complaint listed on this topic, I too have see a number of blogs on the subject of the 2008 a4's having issues with excessive oil consumption. I've also seen mention of a technical service bulletin being issued by audi on this but I've yet to find it.

Filed Jul 20, 2011 · Engine · 20,000 miles · DE

I purchased the a4 used with only 19k miles on it. I noticed that after driving 1,000 miles, 1 quart of oil was gone. I filled it back up and drove another 1,000 miles. The same thing. I have a family relative who owns a vw passat with the same engine and her car burned oil too. Audi says that this is a common problem and that it's something the owner will have to get used to. This is not normal, something is wrong with the engines. There are so many forums and sites dedicated to the vw/audi 2.0t engines consuming oil.

Filed Jan 18, 2010 · Engine · MD

Purchased 2008 audi a4 new from dealership in october 2007. Two months after purchase, notice oil consumption problem at 1qt every 1,000 miles. Dealership says this is normal but my mechanic said it is not. With the help of a pro-bono attorney, contacted audi and demanded repair at 12,000 miles. Audi replaced rings and car was fine for 24,000 miles. At 36,000 miles, low oil light came on - 1 qt low again. Had oil changed by my mechanic and two days later a new problem - low oil pressure light comes on. Had car towed to dealership and they found nothing wrong with car (no codes, drives fine). I demand through audi an oil pressure test. Test came back normal. They told me to drive the car and that there is nothing wrong with it. The low oil pressure light is still coming on every 20 minutes of driving. The car goes back in the shop again this week. Car is obviously defective and I am concerned about major engine damage.

Filed May 18, 2009 · Engine · 500 miles · MN

Since we leased our 08 audi a4 quattro 2.0t we have had issues with the car seeming to loose power and jerk usually when driving between 60 and 70mph. We have complained to the dealer and they have replaced or repaired the following under warranty: two diverter valves (first at 500 miles and the second at 1200 miles) the car would shake violently when cold as if running on 2cyl, removed an air filter pre-screen (at 5000 miles scheduled service), replaced the turbo charger and battery power cable (8500 miles). Un-fortunately the vehicle continues with the problem at 13,880 miles. Additionally, the vehicle consumes oil and now only gives us 15-17mpg in the city, which we have been told are both normal by maplewood audi. I can say that if we had know about the vehicles oil consumption, poor fuel mileage (especially for a 4cyl engine) and the engine jerk we would have never leased this vehicle.