Luongo

The most unreliable squeaky, noisy, piece of crap I ever spent 42k on was a 2006 BMW 330i (E90).

I am loving my new 2011 A5 2.0T MT. I haven't noticed any steering wheel vibrations, squeaky brakes or oil consumption issues. The only complaint I have is the diesel noise from the injectors, but other than that it has been a great car with incredible gas mileage.

I am loving it even more than my previous car, 2007 Porsche Cayman (Tiptronic).

rleechow1

I bought a used 2009 A5 with 14k miles, 3.2 Quatro. It has vibration issues. The dealer balanced the tires which helped some but did not solve the issue. I took the car back to the dealer this past Friday and they checked the lower control arms. They found that they were the old ones, not the updated ones and promptly ordered replacement parts with the larger bushings. I can't be happier.

In my opinion the A5 is a great car and the only thing keeping me from totally loving it was the front end vibration. I will add a post after the new parts are installed and I drive it in the 60 to 75 mph range.

I hope this helps.

almostS50

I have just come from Audi after finally getting them to change my lower control arms. First had go and get two new rims because my tow fronts were bent. After providing two new rims and still having vibrations at highway speed they gave in and changed them. Result no more vibration!

perdido34

2010 A4 and A5 models (some of them) had a low speed steering vibration when you turned the wheel in a parking lot. There was a TSB for this. The fix is a replacement for power steering hoses. There was some other kind of steering vibration at road speeds--I think other people can tell you about it (my car didn't have it--2010 A4).