Steering rack beware

[Afsimba]

So after deciding to sell and move to the C7 Rs6 and mentioning in previous thread the other day no reportable issues 6 days before I trade , whilst reversing car onto drive the red alert on dash says steering inoperable do not drive ! So now diagnosed with dealer saying new rack required due to failed electrical component ! So not being an expert and not sure why this alone cannot be changed that my car has covered 11k miles approximately and expecting bill to be upwards of £2500 , can't recall if anyone in this particular forum has had this issue but food for thought that these like I guess any part on these cars can fail prematurely with what seems to be a non serviceable part !! cars never been tracked and has been driven relatively sympathetically well within parameters of what would be expected of it I'll update soon as I know actual figure but sore for car of this age and mileage

[Surrey Sam]

Not seen anyone have problems on a B8 RS4 but some of the C7 RS6 guys have had issues.

[johnnydog]

Haven't you said previously that you have a 5year extended warranty on the car? I wouldn't be expecting any form of bill in that case.

[Afsimba]

No I have the warranty and shouldn't physically be paying was just bringing the issue to light didn't know if it was common fault had search but couldn't find anything

[zebede]

Sounds like same problem as my rs6, have a look in c7 section

[MK2Golf24v]

Mine had the same at 2years/5k miles

Parked it up on drive, next morning big red warning, recovered to dealer, new rack fitted.

The rack is an easy swap, takes longer to do the system recalibrations.

[chandler99]

Mine had the same issue a few weeks ago. Replaced under audi extended warranty without issue.