Sunroof parts disintigrated
10-19-2010, 12:57 PM
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Sunroof parts disintigrated
2005 A6. I only tilt my sunroof on rare occasions (10 times a year) to prevent too much heat build up (black on black). After tilting it late this summer it would not close. I eventually fished some plastic broken parts out of the tracks and got it shut. Today I had the car at a dealer to look at a brake problem and asked what it would cost to fix the sunroof. I told the dealer my story - including the part about pulling out lots of broken plastic pieces. Stealership says it will cost $100 to have the thing looked at, but it sounds like I need a whole new frame/track unit. Cost $1800. I think that was just for the part. I told him not to bother looking at it, since I won't pay that much to have it fixed and I can't figure out why he wants $100 to diagnose a known problem.
Just venting. Anyone is South Jersey repair Audi's?
Just venting. Anyone is South Jersey repair Audi's?
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10-19-2010, 05:50 PM
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2005 A6. I only tilt my sunroof on rare occasions (10 times a year) to prevent too much heat build up (black on black). After tilting it late this summer it would not close. I eventually fished some plastic broken parts out of the tracks and got it shut. Today I had the car at a dealer to look at a brake problem and asked what it would cost to fix the sunroof. I told the dealer my story - including the part about pulling out lots of broken plastic pieces. Stealership says it will cost $100 to have the thing looked at, but it sounds like I need a whole new frame/track unit. Cost $1800. I think that was just for the part. I told him not to bother looking at it, since I won't pay that much to have it fixed and I can't figure out why he wants $100 to diagnose a known problem.
Just venting. Anyone is South Jersey repair Audi's?
Just venting. Anyone is South Jersey repair Audi's?
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10-20-2010, 10:39 AM
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It's situations like this that promped me to trade in my A6 last month. My only available local dealer operated in a similar fashion, charging a hundred to "take a look". There's also a lack of qualified indy shops with the necessary diagnosis tools in my area. A failed water pump cost almost 2 grand to replace. The last straw was being quoted $1300 to replace a headlight that was only partially defective (cornering motor). I know not getting an extended warranty was taking a chance, and in my case it backfired. I now know why others in this forum highly recommended the warranty, and I would do the same if someone was buying an A6 that was beyond the factory or CPO warranty. If you can find a good indy shop that specializes in German cars, it's usually the way to go. Good luck!
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10-20-2010, 02:08 PM
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It's situations like this that promped me to trade in my A6 last month. My only available local dealer operated in a similar fashion, charging a hundred to "take a look". There's also a lack of qualified indy shops with the necessary diagnosis tools in my area. A failed water pump cost almost 2 grand to replace. The last straw was being quoted $1300 to replace a headlight that was only partially defective (cornering motor). I know not getting an extended warranty was taking a chance, and in my case it backfired. I now know why others in this forum highly recommended the warranty, and I would do the same if someone was buying an A6 that was beyond the factory or CPO warranty. If you can find a good indy shop that specializes in German cars, it's usually the way to go. Good luck!
Thanks to the other guys for the part sources. I'll check them out.
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