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Alternator OEM Audi or OEM Volvo
Mine lasted 270 000 km before needing to be replaced .
Pros: long lifespan
Cons: eventual failure
Vehicle:
Audi A6
Mileage: 270000 km
Maintenance I do oil every 10k km including all filters except fuel filter (every 2nd oil change). Basically never burns any oil, didn’t have to fill up at all. Only alternator broke down in extreme heat at 150k km but that’s expected.
Pros: never burns any oil
Cons: alternator broke down
Vehicle:
Volvo V60
Mileage: 10000 km
I used an Audi B6 alternator in my TDi Touareg. I could have repaired it but it was cheap enough to buy. It's an easy job too.
Pros: cheap enough to buy, easy job
Vehicle:
Audi
I had my alternator go out on me at 165,000 KM on my audi S3 2015, got a rebuild for half the price of a brand new one and since it's a rebuild the warranty on it is for 2 years. Paid roughly 500 bucks and 100 for labor.
Pros: rebuild half price, 2 year warranty
Vehicle:
Audi S3
Mileage: 165000 km
Just got mine done today. I purchased the car used and was in with Audi chat trying to get the window sticker. They let me know the car had open service action and was for the alternator. Dropped it off and got it back the same day.
Pros: covered by service action
I have a 100A alt from a 900 series and it keeps me powered, but barely. And if I have the stereo loud + headlights and fogs and a/c, I get belt squeal.
Pros: keeps me powered
Cons: belt squeal, barely enough
Vehicle:
Volvo
Well, I'm late to the party, my alternator failed today at 45,000ish miles. Oh, and 2 months after the warranty expired. The silver lining is that my buddy owns a shop that works on Audis.
Pros: buddy owns Audi shop
Cons: warranty expired
Vehicle:
Audi A5
Mileage: 72420 km
My vehicle had this issue and they said it was because there was a bad batch of batteries in some of the models which was causing the alternator to fail. I had several issues with this vehicle around 50k miles such as failed alternator which was replaced because of the warranty but this should be a recall!!! Very dangerous and unreliable.
Cons: dangerous and unreliable
Vehicle:
Audi Q8
Mileage: 50000 km
I've just got this issue in my Q8 in UK. I kept telling my service centre about the alternator but they said no recall. Going to give them an angry call tomorrow since car dead. Luckily have extended warranty, rac quote is \u00a33K!
Pros: extended warranty
Cons: car dead, no recall
Vehicle:
Audi Q8
yap mine was gone in less than 30K KM but audi japan replaced it for free.... it sucks... car just died
Pros: replaced for free
Cons: car just died
Vehicle:
Audi Q8
Mileage: 30000 km
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