02oettingerA4

SURVEY:

(1) CAR ... Describe your car:

Make _audi__

Model _a4___

Year __02_____

Engine type __1.8t_____

Auto/Manual ___m____

FWD/AWD _fwd______


(2) __c___ NUMBER OF FAILURES ... Is this survey for your:

A ... 1st. Coil failure

B ... 2nd. Coil failure

C ... 3rd. Coil failure

D ... 4th. Coil failure


SYMPTOMS ... Check all that apply:

A __/_ Shaking

B _/__ Vibration

C __/_ Rough Idle

D __/_ Flashing Engine Warning Light

E ___ Steady Engine Warning Light

F ___ Minor loss of power while driving

G __/_ Moderate loss of power whild driving

H ___ Major loss of power while driving

I ___ Total loss of power while driving

J ___ Could not keep the engine running

K ___ Didn't try to drive it

3a .. Do you have any other comments regarding the symptoms you experienced:

_______________________________


(4) 1st _e____ 2nd __e___ 3rd _a____ 4th _____ WHEN FIRST NOTICED ... Did you first notice the problem:

A ... Upon starting your car

B ... After starting your car but before driving away

C ... Within 5 minutes of starting your car and driving away

D ... On the road - Inconvenience but not hazardous

E ... On the road - Hazardous situation - Traffic

F ... On the road - Hazardous situation - Weather

G ... On the road - Hazardous situation - Bad place to be stranded

4a .. Do you have any additional comments regarding the above:

_______________________________


(5) 1st __d___ 2nd __d___ 3rd c_____ 4th _____ WEATHER ... Was the weather:

A ... Hot (85 degrees or higher)

B ... Mild (between 50 and 85 degrees)

C ... Cold - Above Freezing (between 32 and 50 degrees)

D ... Cold - Below Freezing (below 32 degrees)

5a .. Do you have any other comments regarding the weather (snow, rain, sleet, etc):

________________________________


(6) 1st _g____ 2nd ___g__ 3rd _g____ 4th _____ AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED ... Once you noticed this problem
with your car what did you do:

A ... Turned off the ignition ... Had it flatbedded to the dealer

B ... Pulled to the side of the road ... had it flatbedded to the dealer

C ... Drove to a safe parking spot ... Had it flatbedded to the dealer

D ... Drove until you felt you were a traffic hazard and concerned for your safety ... Have it flatbedded to the dealer

E ... Drove until additional symptoms made you too concerned to drive further ... Had it flatbedded to the dealer

F ... Drove home ... Had it flatbedded to the dealer

G ... Drove directly to the dealer

6a .. Any other comments regarding the above:

_______________________________________


(7) __c___ DRIVING STYLE ... Is your driving style typically:

A ... Gentle

B ... Moderate

C ... Moderate and sometimes aggressive

D ... Aggressive and sometimes moderate

E ... Aggressive


(8) __b___, __c___ DEALER RESPONSES (select 2) ... What did your dealer tell you when the car was brought in:

A .. Car ready .. Or ... Will be ready within one day.

B ... Parts are on order. One week estimate.

C ... Parts are on order. Two week estimate.

D ... Parts are on order. Three week estimate.

E ... Parts are on order. Estimate more than 3 weeks.

F ... Parts are on order. No idea of when they'll be in.

G ... Transportation, if needed, was provided for.

H ... Transportation, although needed, was not provided for.

J ... Comments _________________________


(9) 1st __c___ 2nd c_____ 3rd _c____ 4th _____ COIL REPLACEMENT ... If your engine is a 1.8T, Did the dealer replace
your coil with the latest revision coil (Part # 06B-905-115-J for 1.8T -or- 06C-905-115-E for 3.0):

A ... Yes

B ... No

C ... Don't know


(10) 1st __b___ 2nd _b__ 3rd __b___ 4th _____ 'ALL' COIL REPLACEMENT ... Did the dealer replace 'all' your coils with
the latest revision ignition coils?:

A ... Yes

B ... No

C ... Don't know


(11) - LOCATION ... Geographically, where did the failure occur (Closest major city and State or Province):

1st ___bridgeport,connecticut_________________________ ___________

2nd _______________________________________

3rd _______________________________________

4th _______________________________________


(12) - MILEAGE ... What was the mileage on your car when your coil failure occurred.

1st _7165______________________________________

2nd _7989______________________________________

3rd _8469______________________________________

4th _______________________________________


(13) - WHEN ... In what 'month' and 'year' did this failure occur:

1st _11-02______________________________________

2nd __12-02_____________________________________

3rd __1-03_____________________________________

4th _______________________________________


(14) - CAR BUILD DATE ... When was your car built (month/year) ... (Look inside your driver door pillar for build date).
Write the date or write in your purchase date with an asterisk.

__4-02_________________________________________


(15) _c_____ DISRUPTION ... How serious was the effect of this problem on your planned activities ...

A ... Negligable .. Comments __________________________

B ... Minor .. Comments ______________________________

C ... Significant .. Comments __________________________

A ... Major .. Comments ______________________________


(16) - VENTING AND CUSSING ... Add any comments below that you'd like to share:

nohat ive experienced this three times im really nervous to take my car on a long trip...help AoA

PlacitasNM (aka Ken)

Got it ... Logged it ... Thanks a lot 02Oettinger! Once a month like clockwork. Bummer!

02oettingerA4

its pretty sad but i can tell its the coil before the dealer even looks at it

PlacitasNM (aka Ken)

Yeah ... It is sad when it gets to where you find yourself saying, "Oops, there it goes again".

Gumbo

I knew right away what it was on mine because of all the AW posts. Man was I pissed!

docjan_uk

yes, I believe the smiley representation in MSN would be " :$ "