Vibration Issues

[sapper424]

Originally Posted by sizzle

Can you elaborate on "work on suspension".....

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[carcrazy]

my A5 s line has been in audi service three times now totaling 14 days. They can not fix the vibration in steering that happens between 60 and 70 mph. This is unacceptable for a $50,000 car. Just venting

[TXcarguy]

So was the issue just temporarily resolved? You indicated on June 20 that it was.

What did you mean by "a bunch of work on suspension"?

And once again, please update your profile to reflect your location. Thanks.

[carcrazy]

i do not know what they did to suspension. they said they worked on it. There is a problem with alot of these cars with respect to vibration in steering.

[Audi_WHAZN]

I started to notice the vibration between 60-70 mph as well, so I took it in to the dealer today. Apparently there was a slight bend (probably that pothole I hit) in my front driver side rim. They move the wheel to the back right and did a re-balance. It worked, from what I can tell!

So could the vibration be caused from a slight bend in the rims for the other drivers?

[logic]

Originally Posted by Audi_WHAZN

So could the vibration be caused from a slight bend in the rims for the other drivers?

Probably... new rims and tyres solved it for me, without having "suspension work" done.

[whynokey]

Having a problem with vibration in steering wheel, At first I was told by dealer it was a bad tire, replaced tire and no change, went back re-balanced no change. Went back now two other tires are apparently bad. Went to another shop told me tires and rims are fine. Balanced front two and no change, went back and rotated and rebalanced everything. no change. I am getting to the end of my rope with this. Problem occurs at 60-70 dispappers above that, worst when car is cold, noticable hen changing lanes at highway speeds. Any feedback would be great.

[TXcarguy]

whynokey, I have just merged your thread with this existing one on the very same topic.

Read me

Please update your profile to reflect your location.

[fraser]

If it caused by condensation inside a cold tyre has anyone with this problem tried getting the tyres filled with nitrogen instead of air? Some garages have this facilty which is used for race cars where they don't want to suffer the expansion and contraction you get with air.
link http://www.innovativebalancing.com/Nitrogen.htm

[carcrazy]

I am seeing this all over other forums. People are actuall saying they are selling their cars because of it. I am very upset about this. Has anyone heard from their dealer about a fix yet? My dealer can not fix mine.

[sizzle]

There's a TSB out for it (44-08-04), but it's a stupid fix.

I just made an offer for an M6 with the constant vibration being the reason I am considering giving mine up. I thought it was my after market wheels, but my stockers do it as well...

[TXcarguy]

Originally Posted by sizzle

There's a TSB out for it (44-08-04), but it's a stupid fix.

I just made an offer for an M6 with the constant vibration being the reason I am considering giving mine up. I thought it was my after market wheels, but my stockers do it as well...

So what exactly is the "stupid" fix?

Regarding your stock wheels, I'm assuming you mean that you noticed the vibration prior to having your aftermarket wheels installed on your car a while back? It seems several people with this issue have mentioned that the cause was slightly bent rims.

[EyeMD]

Originally Posted by sizzle

There's a TSB out for it (44-08-04), but it's a stupid fix.

I just made an offer for an M6 with the constant vibration being the reason I am considering giving mine up. I thought it was my after market wheels, but my stockers do it as well...

How long does it take for this vibration problem to arise?

[seifufu]

I am getting real nervous seeing these vibration stories. How come this problem seems to inflict some owners but not others? Did smth trigger (hitting a pothole or a curb) the vibration or does it just appear all of a sudden out of no where? It's not reassuring at all to a soon-to-be owner that Audi "can't fix" such a widespread problem.

[carcrazy]

i have had two sets of wheels and tires on my car now and nothing makes the vibration go away. I am worried that this will never get fixed. Many A5
S5 owners have this problem. It is extremely disappointing. The President of the dealer that i bought my car from said Audi is working on a cure. This information has not been sent to him from Audi yet. I spoke to him today about this.

[sizzle]

Originally Posted by TXcarguy

So what exactly is the "stupid" fix?

Regarding your stock wheels, I'm assuming you mean that you noticed the vibration prior to having your aftermarket wheels installed on your car a while back? It seems several people with this issue have mentioned that the cause was slightly bent rims.

Rebalancing your wheels........

I noticed it prior to my new wheels when my car was completely stock. It is highly unlikely that potholes or bent rims are causing this because it's isolated to the A5 and S5 as far as I can tell.

[audiballin]

this worries me. as a soon to be a5 s-line owner, i do not want to pay major money for a car that has problems. i do not know what to dooo

[sizzle]

Originally Posted by audiballin

this worries me. as a soon to be a5 s-line owner, i do not want to pay major money for a car that has problems. i do not know what to dooo

Don't let me influence you as I am just venting my frustration with my car. I do have mods which I believe exacerbates the problem. However, I distinctly remember the vehicle doing it prior to me making any modifications to anything.

Before I signed final paperwork I would take it on an extended freeway drive to see if it exists. I would really pay attention between 60-80 mph....

[ccompton]

Originally Posted by audiballin

this worries me. as a soon to be a5 s-line owner, i do not want to pay major money for a car that has problems. i do not know what to dooo

Just to help you feel a little better...I have no vibration issue on my car...I would also think that the newer ('09 models) should have a few 'tweaks' to improve the various idiosyncrasies that some people have noticed.

Is yours an '09 model?

[moonrokk]

Originally Posted by ccompton

Just to help you feel a little better...I have no vibration issue on my car...I would also think that the newer ('09 models) should have a few 'tweaks' to improve the various idiosyncrasies that some people have noticed.

Is yours an '09 model?

I have an 09 and I too am experiencing slight vibrations around the mentioned speeds. Just dont know how "slight" it is compared to others. =\

[ccompton]

Maybe you should take your service adviser for a ride on the freeway and let him feel it?

[audiballin]

Originally Posted by ccompton

Just to help you feel a little better...I have no vibration issue on my car...I would also think that the newer ('09 models) should have a few 'tweaks' to improve the various idiosyncrasies that some people have noticed.

Is yours an '09 model?

yeah dude. mines an 09. getting built mid-next month. being 23, this is the last thing i want in ''first'' car.

[HAWKiS5]

I have my car for a few days now and have the vibration issue too.

It is noticeable between 100-110 km/h, the steer is vibrating very much (if you don't touch the wheel at all, you see it very clearly moving).

My S5 has 245/40/19 Continental SportContact 2 tyres on 19" 5-spoke Audi wheels.

Go to the dealer in a few days with this.

[logic]

Let's make a sticky thread or something... this problem is all over the place.

Here, here and here.

Anyway's... i cannot understand why new tires (and rims) shouldn't solve the problem. That's not logical. I recently fitted new tires and rims, and the problem was gone, instantly. But... perhaps the problem returns due to some alignment issues which affect the tire pattern in some way that it will cause vibrations in the near future?

[logic]

AND... Here, here and here.

Let's use the search engine, shall we?
(any possibility to merge these threads?)

[Stavros]

Yes, we have gone over this.
Cold tires are the main culprit, but the low profile tires can lead to easily deformed rims.
S.

[drastik3]

I have the same issue with the vibrations....I have taken it to the dealer 3 times for a rebalancing of the wheels. Each time the vibrations are a gone a little bit, but they are still there. Doesnt look like my rims are bent or anything either. Could it be something to do with the Cv joints or steering?

[spddev]

This seems to be effecting only cars with the sports suspension (S5 and A5 S-line). Could it be an issue with the combination of low profile tires plus sports suspension? I can't think of too many heavy cars out there with this combo.

[TXcarguy]

Originally Posted by logic

Let's make a sticky thread or something... this problem is all over the place.

Originally Posted by logic

Let's use the search engine, shall we?
(any possibility to merge these threads?)

I think some serious house cleaning is in order!

EDIT: I have merged all these "vibration issue" threads into one. (FYI, the links you provided to the other threads will now be redirected to this single thread.)

[drastik3]

I dont know if it is a sport suspension problem. I have the A5(no S-line) with the 18" wheels and tires and still get the vibrations. Unacceptable for a $50K car IMO.