Audi S5 or A5 Owners. Do you have any Vibration Issues?

[IbiS5]

Originally Posted by todd1010 Well the dealer replaced 2 front lower control arms and 2 tires [which are located on the rear] and the vibration is gone, YAY!!! I'm going to monitor it because I've read some owners say that the vibration has returned after a while. Glad to hear the problem has been fixed and thanks for sharing.

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[jrpetrillo]

Just leased my A5 on 10/3/2009 and it has the steering vibration/shimmy.
It occurs around 60 to 65 mph. Brought it back to the dealer on 10/5, picked up 10/6 after 3 tires were replaced. Brought back on 10/7 because the problem was still there. 4th tire was replaced on 10/7 but the car still has the problem. Dealer suggested that I drive the car to break in the tires but I think it's BS. I did some research and apparently an edmunds reviewer had the same problem with his S5. The dealer he was working with couldn't resolve the problem either until he, the reviewer, contacted Audi USA directly. They supplied the dealer with modified control arms that 100% resolved the problem. Since Audi hasn't officially said that the A5/S5 officially has this problem the dealer can't swap out the control arms unless Audi corporate directs them to and provides them with the modified arms.

Here's the link I found about this:
http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtest...n-wrap-up.html

As you can imagine I've had my car 1 week and it spent most of it in service. I'm going to my dealer tomorrow to demand they swap my control arms or give me a new car without this issue.

I know there are several people out there with this problem and hopefully if enough of us unhappy, unsatisfied disappointed customers speak up maybe we can finally get Audi to do the right thing.

The leases on the cars aren't cheap and we should all at least be getting what we're paying for.

[HobbesA5]

This problem has been well-documented at Audi-specific forums such as AudiWorld.com and Audizine.com. Some searching of the B8 forums at those sites will find tons of discussion and info about the problem. In short, the dealer is prescribed to try several "fixes" before AoA will authorize replacement of the control arms. In the end, though, you should be able to get the arms replaced if the vibration is still present.

[jrpetrillo]

UPDATE: Audi USA advised Town Audi of Englewood NJ to replace the control arms in my A5 and it appears that my problem is solved.

On a side note, I have to say that the service that I received at Town Audi was nothing short of excellent. If you're in the tri-state area and you're looking for an Audi this is the place to go. They really know how to take care of their customers before, during and after the sale.

J.