DRC / Shock Absorber Issues Log - Please Contribute

[petephil]

Just seen the other "Text Watchdog" thread maybe i should have put the previous post in there

[AlexW]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - just had the call that the fronts are weeping. Now waiting for parts.
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle

[ThingsRS4]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - just had the call that the fronts are weeping. Now waiting for parts.
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi

[gmk666]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi

[RS04COM]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi
91 RS04COM - 56 Saloon - 10k - Both front dampers to be replaced Thursday 8th April 09, Perth Audi

[Timrs4]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi
91 RS04COM - 56 Saloon - 10k - Both front dampers to be replaced Thursday 8th April 09, Perth Audi

92 Timrs4- 06 Saloon-46k- o/s/f shock & n/s/r valve Camberley Audi 6th April

[PetrolDave]

1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 29,800 - Apr 09 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi
91 RS04COM - 56 Saloon - 10k - Both front dampers to be replaced Thursday 8th April 09, Perth Audi
92 Timrs4- 06 Saloon-46k- o/s/f shock & n/s/r valve Camberley Audi 6th April

Updated my entry - had second service done today, still no problem after 29,800 miles.

[P_G]

You must have some damned smooth roads in Hampshire!

[PetrolDave]

You must have some damned smooth roads in Hampshire!

My dentist doesn't think so

[Marcus-RS4]

Its as soon as you get to Surrey that you get problems! Go to any other county, drive back in and you can tell as soon as you hit Surrey - crap!

[PetrolDave]

Its as soon as you get to Surrey that you get problems! Go to any other county, drive back in and you can tell as soon as you hit Surrey - crap!

Second that - I spent 48 years living in Surrey, and can confirm that Surrey is the number 1 contender for "Britains Worst Roads" - and it's not a new thing since my grandads, dad and uncles have said the same thing over the years.

[reevesroadster]

[quote="PetrolDave"]1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 29,800 - Apr 09 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi
91 RS04COM - 56 Saloon - 10k - Both front dampers to be replaced Thursday 8th April 09, Perth Audi
92 Timrs4- 06 Saloon-46k- o/s/f shock & n/s/r valve Camberley Audi 6th April
93 reevesroadster - 06 Avant - 22K - all four shocks and front valves to be replaced. Awaiting parts.

[scottmk1]

[quote="PetrolDave"]1Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Both Fronts & Valve + 9,500 - Camberley - Jan 09 - Both Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - 32,000 - Jan 09 All 4 + Valves
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - All shocks/Valves replaced x 2 4 different visits (suspected failure again currently) - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve. 21,000 - Reading - Sept 08 - Fronts and Valves
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 29,800 - Apr 09 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
48 Pig - Saloon - 19,000 - Stansted, Essex, - Jan 09 - Both front shocks.
49 OliH - Avant - 30,000 - Worthing - Dec 08 - All four plus Valves etc
50 P_G - Avant - 38,000 - Tyneside - Nov. '08 Front 2 shocks plus both valves; Dec '08 DRC pipe replaced
51 ADR14N - Avant - 22000 - Watford - Nov 08 - Front shocks
52 Chrissy - Saloon - 6500 - Aberdeen- Oct 08 - Front Shocks
53 Sandymat101 - Avant - 16000 - Stoke - Dec 08 - Front Shocks
54 Matthew.Lewis2 - Oct 2007 Saloon - 17,500 - Dubai - Dec 08 - Both Front Shocks
55 Karl - Saloon 17500 - Gloucester Jan 09 - Fronts & valve
56 RSLS - 07 Saloon - 7550 - Audi South-West - Mar 09 - Both Front Shocks
57 Antares - 07 Avant - 15000- Kosice SVK - jun08 - Both Front Shocks
58 Declan - 07 Avant - 12000 - Armagh Oct 08 - Both Front Shocks
59 BarnRS - 07 Avant - 16000 - Camberley Jan 09 - Back & Front Shocks & Valves
60 Booski (again) 07 Avant- 28,000 - Huddersfield Nov 08 - OSF + OSR shocks and control valve
61 mip - 11,000 - OSF
62 paulslacey - Fronts
63 rs4v8 - 11,000 Fronts. Found by Highland Audi. 'Weeping normal' apparently! Not changed.
64 LMA07 - 07 Saloon, 13,760 miles - Aberdeen Feb 09 - Both front shocks appear damp (rears ok)
65 Avantus2 - 16500 miles - February 2009 - Both front shocks
66 NGS521 - 31500 miles - Aberdeen February 2009 - Front N/S
67 genova - avant - 10'000 miles - AMAG Switzlerand - feb 08 - fronts & rear right shocks
68 bn8959 - Avant - 18,000 - Bristol - March 09 - Fronts & Valve
69 byron13 - Saloon - 13,500 - 2nd time - last sept rear drivers, now (march 09) front offside and valve.
70 Housemaster - Saloon - 41500 - April 06 - All OK
71 Gazzer68 - avant 29,000 front shocks and valves
72 shindy-saloon-20000-glasgow-march 09-both front shocks
73 rAudiguy - saloon 5000 march 08 - both front shocks
74 JMC - Avant - 14000miles - Perth Audi - All shocks + valves
75 gmk666 - Avant - 34,000 miles - Whetstone Audi - fronts replaced
76 Al'srs4 - saloon - 25000 miles - Bolton Audi - new front shocks and valves
77 Hogster -saloon - 30000 miles - Camberley - new front shocks and valves
78 Golich - Avant - 18,000miles - Nov 08 - something at the top of both front shocks - Aberdeen Audi.
79 spikeyoldbiker-saloon-31900miles-feb 09 - ALL OK
80 W8PMC - Feb 2009 at 37K miles. Fronts & valves repalced at Preston Audi.
81 scottmk1 - 06 Saloon - Feb 2009 at 24k miles. Fronts and rears replaced by Fife Seat, after having the car for 6 weeks.
82 Adam - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 12,800 miles, slight weep from fronts so will replace when in stock - Wimbledon Audi
83 DrGold - 07 saloon - Mar 09 - 17k, Fronts, stansted Audi
84 UNI555 07 Avant, 20k miles, serviced Sheffield Audi Jan 09 and purchased since then, nothing on service sheet so presume all ok
86 r4fdud - 56 Avant - Mar 09 - 19k, Fronts, blackburn Audi
87 Outtlaw - 57 Avant - 25k miles - Shocks replaced but front or rear? At Lea Valley Audi
88 advuk - 57 saloon - 25k - one front leaking, replacing both fronts on 1st Apr - Bury St Eds Audi
89 AlexW - 07 saloon - 24k - both front shocks replaced, Newcastle
90 ThingsRS4 - 07 saloon - 17k - both front dampers replaced March 2009, Shrewsbury Audi
91 RS04COM - 56 Saloon - 10k - Both front dampers to be replaced Thursday 8th April 09, Perth Audi
92 Timrs4- 06 Saloon-46k- o/s/f shock & n/s/r valve Camberley Audi 6th April
93 reevesroadster - 06 Avant - 22K - all four shocks and front valves to be replaced. Awaiting parts.
94 scottmk1 - 06 saloon - April 09, 25k miles, O/S/R leaking and due to be replaced, parts on back order.

[Rilla]

Its as soon as you get to Surrey that you get problems! Go to any other county, drive back in and you can tell as soon as you hit Surrey - crap!

Second that - I spent 48 years living in Surrey, and can confirm that Surrey is the number 1 contender for "Britains Worst Roads" - and it's not a new thing since my grandads, dad and uncles have said the same thing over the years.

You've never been to the Isle of Man then!!

[PetrolDave]

You've never been to the Isle of Man then!!

Is that somewhere abroad?