angrypengu

Sure, I agree w/ you that they're limited data sets but on a balance of probabilities if the new part wasn't failing Audi would issue a recall or the maker of the part wouldn't be in a legal battle with Audi right now. So yes, I think you're recalling it correctly that it's 'on' an A6 but even that is irrelevant. It's the EA839 engine that is being used across the A6/7/8, Q8, etc that has the BSG and the BSG in question has a new version that you're referencing and we've seen it fail, already. Perhaps too soon to tell, but it's most likely not a final fix. I hope I'm wrong, though.

Fillup

Has anyone besides BartenderFloyd reported failures of the new part? That is the only report I have seen and it is a little suspect as others have pointed out.

angrypengu

Come back in 30,000 miles and ~ 3 years

KevinGary

You have hit the nail on the head!

HDCL

I was at my Audi dealer this week for my 3 year / 30,000 mile service and asked the Service Advisor about the BSG issue. According to him, the replacement alternator part has been redesigned in some way to prevent this failure from happening again, but he also said that we need to wait another year at least to confirm that the issue is fixed, and the problem does not reoccur.

danibear

Thanks for sharing. That’s encouraging for sure!

BTW, your red car looks fantastic! Is it a RS Q8?

My car is white S6. That deep rich red paint begins to grow on me.

HDCL

Yup 2021 RS Q8 and thanks!

angrypengu

I think this is more lip service than anything.

ThomasWShea

@oleaudi most people on here are enthusiasts. if the view is more one of utility - i.e. just a car - i would definitely bail out into something more practical like a toyota highlander. they are good cars and more reliable. people don’t say “hey i just want a solid practical car” and land in a german luxury brand product.

angrypengu

Exactly this. Life's about choices. Anyone spending $100,000 or more on a luxury product may hope for 100% reliability, but nothing in life is absolute other than death and taxes. The more complicated a car gets the more points of failure it may have. Those wanting 100% reliability (or near 100%) aren't landing in Audi products.

In my case, I evaluated the D5 A8 and the LS500 for the longest time and settled on the D5 while accepting a lower reliability level vs the LS500. Colour me surprised 5 years later that the D5 ended up being more reliable (the LS500 has been an absolutely cluster F reliability wise). You win some, you lose some.

From there the question is what do you do? Carry a spare part or no? Sell the car for a Corolla, or no? Buy a 2nd car, or no? These are all problems solved by money and by decisions. They're not the worst problems to have in life.

Am I upset about this BSG issue? Yes. Am I going to be really pissed and annoyed if/when I'm stranded? Yes, you bet.

Have I done things to mitigate this? Yes

1) 250km towing plan
2) spare BSG & associated parts in my trunk
3) I may just swap out my BSG proactively. I'm at 30,000 km/ 5 years and I might swap it out at the 6 year mark at ~35,000km and play Russian roulette again.

This reminds me of the B7 I had in University with the flat tappet cam follower. I was inspecting that part every year (dealer) and proactively replacing it because guess what, a busted cam follower is a lot worse than a busted BSG!