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2009 Audi A4 engine problems

49 complaints (41% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 79,000. 1 crash reported.

owner complaints
49
of this car's complaints
41%
typical mileage
79,000
crashes
1
recalls
0

Which part fails

Owners did not name a specific part.

At what mileage

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Audi A4 engine problems in other years

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Specific symptoms reported on the 2009 Audi A4 engine

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

Oil consumption 27Engine failure 9Check engine light 8

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2009 Audi A4 owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Mar 24, 2024 · Airbags, Engine · CA

The turbo sounds like it's not going in/out of gear, oil going into spark plugs, radiator fluid leaking system getting real hot. Low engine poer picking up speed an issue. Air bag rear brake light malfunction, oil pressure not correct

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Engine · 93,420 miles · TN

Purchased vehicle 8/15/19 at select motors inc, smyrna tn. Clean car fax report. Ongoing oil consumption issues. Intake camshaft locked up following oil consumption test at audi of nashville. Not driveable now. Audi of nashville quoted cylinder head and associated parts, timing chain, tensioner, cam adjuster and pistons. Tsb-2027731-8 brought to my attention. Engineering defect with pistons a known issue. Contacted audi of north america. Unwilling to provide financial assistance. Car beyond the 8year/80,000 mile extended warranty they offered following a class action lawsuit. Paid cash at purchase, put roughly 2,000 miles on the car and and being told will need to spend an additional $10,000-$13,000 to get the car running again for a known engineering defect with the pistons audi is unwilling to classify as a recall.

Filed Sep 3, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · GA

Engine coolant and engine light etc came on. The vehicle was on the highway. I have a small child. Based on the audi message my vehicle could catch on fire.please send me info to have this problem corrected.

Filed May 13, 2019 · Engine · 97,000 miles · TX

Driving vehicle and it started shaking. Got the car home and when I shut it off and turned it back on it rattled and sounded like metal. I was able to get it to the dealership. I had it checked by mechanic and he told me that the timing chain and tensioner were the problem and I was just two months out of warranty. The next day the dealership called to tell me I needed new cylinders because the car would not start. Quoted me $7,500 to repair. I do not qualify for the class action suit because my car did not break until after the window closed. Audi knew about the failure and did nothing to warn owners.

Filed Mar 2, 2019 · Body, Engine · VA

I purchased from a dealership with warranty and with in the week the car needed a quart of oil, I come to find out the car has been to audi dealership and it was advised the vacuum pump needs to be replaced and that the engine is consuming oil, the dealership that sold this car in auction to the dealership I bought the car from was fully aware of this issue since audi diagnosed it for them and no work had been done. Audi had a call back for this issue and had refused to address the issue when the dealership brought it to their attention and now I am stuck with a car loan on a car that need over $6k in repairs to the engine it self.

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Engine · TX

Oil consumption is horrible I'm refilling a quart of oil every few hundred miles. I bought the car used and I did receive notice of a recall on the vehicle regarding the oil consumption issue.

Filed Jan 24, 2019 · Engine · 60,000 miles · CA · crash

Oil consumption I had this car since 2012 and found out recently about oil consumption class action lawsuit through the internet, when my car started consuming copious amounts of oil. The owner manual says a quart per ~1,200 miles, but I'm getting oil light at about 400 miles after service at the dealership. I spoke with multiple dealerships including the dealership I'm currently doing every 10k maintenance with and none have actually helped me out since I'm out of warranty of 80k. I spoke with audi corporate and they say they will review when they get to my case which is pretty much never. They keep telling me to take my car in to do phase 2 oil consumption which is going to be a several grand repair. I did phase 1 out of pocket roughly 1,700 and they fixed pcv breather valve, seal and updated software after I replaced the pcv breather valve recently, but they said the valve is old, so they replaced with newer one, but still pretty much doing the same thing and that's consuming oil. Audi corporate say they will "review" my case which pretty much means I pay out of pocket and then they'll see which I doubt. This car is literally a headache never buying an audi again. Audi is crooked and they do not want to repair even though they know about these problems. I know they're trying to bait me into repairing the car further which will ultimate lead to a 10k engine replacement and that's not going to happen not on my dime.

Filed Dec 6, 2018 · Engine · 109,000 miles · OK

This car is burning oil in a extremely danger speed

Filed Sep 30, 2018 · Engine · 141,000 miles · IL

My car was over heating due to a water pump and my timing chain is going and I got a recall letter 2 days later on the timing chain and now my alternator is going out

Filed Sep 6, 2018 · Engine · 85,000 miles · CA

At 70k car was consuming oil every 1k having to top off a liter of oil. Dealer adv this was normal because of turbo engine. Ignored the issue until got worst topping off every 750mi's then to every 200-300mi. Dealer checked & adv needed turbo assy replacement before they would check on the oil consumption issue. Cost to repair $3,925+ tax. Couldn't afford that so lived w/issue for a while. Doing research on internet I found this was a very common problem w/this car/year and there was a class action lawsuit & audi had to pay to repair for this oil consumption issue for free but only if you put the claim in by a certain date.I didn't know of this so I complained to the audi dealer but it was too late for my car to be honored. The dealer then would perform a oil consumption test for $300 with a few new seals and bolts.if after the test it still consumed oil rapidly they advised maybe audi corp would honor the repairs or at least help cover a partial amount since I was a dedicated customer getting all my services done at audi. After testing it failed & was diagnosed that I needed new pistons/turbo etc.to fix this. Basically sounded like a new engine.went to audi corp. & submitted the complaint & all showed all receipts of services done to the car to see if they would help honor the repair but end results they didn't do much & was advised by dealer it would cost me $7000 to fix. I ended up declining service from the audi dealership & went to a local audi mechanic shop to at least perform the turbo repair & that cost me near $5k. This is a lemon of a car & audi knows it! There should of been a recall for this fix but instead let their customers suffer spending loads of money on repairs.

Questions about the 2009 Audi A4 engine

Does the 2009 Audi A4 have engine problems?

Owners have filed 49 complaints about the engine of the 2009 Audi A4, 41% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.

At what mileage do 2009 Audi A4 engine problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 79,000 miles.

Is there a recall for the 2009 Audi A4 engine?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

Other 2009 Audi A4 problems

Airbags 33Steering 15Fuel system 8Body 6Transmission 6Visibility 6Suspension 5Lights 4Acceleration 3Electrical 3Seat belts 2Driver assistance 1Locks 1Seats 1

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