I just picked up a 2007 RS4 and noticed the front seats have bumps, lumps, dimples, cellulite, whatever, on the butt/thigh sections. I took it back to the dealership and checked an S4 and two other RS4s and they have the same problem. The dealership's service reps told me there's nothing they can do, but will have the Audi rep take a look next week.

I then took the car to a leather upholstery specialty shop and they told me it's because the front seats are missing the foam between the heating material and the leather. As a result, the seat heating material is showing through the leather. He told me it's the way the front seats are manufactured and is easily fixed by placing a layer or foam (he already fixed this on another Audi). The fix would take 3 days and would cost approximately $900.

Has anyone else noticed this on their seats? Is there any chance Audi of America will fix this or pay for the repairs? It's very slight, but you can see and feel the bumps.

I'm just really annoyed because whenever I've had problems with my other cars (porsche and bmw), the dealerships were fantastic in taking care of me and my cars, but I have a good feeling Audi will simply dismiss this issue.

 

just curious... if it's easily fixed, why does it take 3 days?

 

I don't have that issue...

 

Sorry, it's easily fixed, but time consuming as they have to take out the seats, etc. Plus, that shop has a bunch of other projects going on.

 

I am picking my RS4 up Friday I will check it out

 

no issues here.....but boy, the quality control on these cars (seat memory modules) is up for debate....

 

I've owned this car for less than a week and it's already been in the shop for two warranty issues:

1) seat memory module (fixed via reboot)
2) erratic window operation (some cable was out of place, blocking the window from moving properly)

good times...

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles. But there's a reason why the RS4 has a two year production cyclye. I haven't heard of this particular problem yet, but if you're noticing it, then it shouldn't be there, these are standard S4 seats.
Just recently I had the my heating element in the seat replaced and it was covered under the warranty. It also took them 3 days, hence the work is not done at the stealership. In addition to the element replacement the seat was damaged (melted foam and a slight tear in the leather) from the broken element and that was also covered. I would advise you to speak to an AoA rep. and let them know how dissatified you are with the interior quality, fit and finish of the seat.

Good luck!

 

I didn't even know you picked one up.... give us deets!

 

Sorry about that! I've been meaning to do an intro email with pics and details. I'll do that in another thread.

 

No dimples, but silver seats get real dirty fast.