C6 Reliability Poll
11-23-2005, 05:02 PM
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Racer
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Let's see...only 300 miles, so take it for what it's worth, but so far:
No break squeal (Z51)
No orange peel (black)
No cloudy wheels (polished aluminum)
No squeaks or rattles
Fit and finish - great
The only thing I would comment on is the manual shift is a little clunky (how's that for a scientific term), it does not smoothly enter into second or third gear. I am still in the break in period, so I am shifting at lower rpms than I normally would, so hopefully, this will be a thing of the past when I can start shifting more aggessively.
All and all, I couldn't be happier with this car.
Oh, one small (very, very small) annoyance...if you try to personalize the greeting, it takes forever!!
No break squeal (Z51)
No orange peel (black)
No cloudy wheels (polished aluminum)
No squeaks or rattles
Fit and finish - great
The only thing I would comment on is the manual shift is a little clunky (how's that for a scientific term), it does not smoothly enter into second or third gear. I am still in the break in period, so I am shifting at lower rpms than I normally would, so hopefully, this will be a thing of the past when I can start shifting more aggessively.
All and all, I couldn't be happier with this car.
Oh, one small (very, very small) annoyance...if you try to personalize the greeting, it takes forever!!
11-23-2005, 05:26 PM
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Le Mans Master
I've had the car since 10/04. I had the radio replaced for the muting issue, I opted to have the DEW installed on the crank pulley, and I also went for the Z51 brake pad TSB. Other than that, the car has been rock solid with no rattles, excellent build quality, and a really smooth transmission. Unfortunately I recently got hit with DBS, which has shaken my confidence a bit. If the DBS bug doesn't bite again, I'll still say the car has been essentially trouble free. If DBS reappears, I'll just go to a priority start system until there's a TSB out.
11-23-2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by StanNH
I've had the car since 10/04. I had the radio replaced for the muting issue, I opted to have the DEW installed on the crank pulley, and I also went for the Z51 brake pad TSB. Other than that, the car has been rock solid with no rattles, excellent build quality, and a really smooth transmission. Unfortunately I recently got hit with DBS, which has shaken my confidence a bit. If the DBS bug doesn't bite again, I'll still say the car has been essentially trouble free. If DBS reappears, I'll just go to a priority start system until there's a TSB out.
Trouble free??? Compared to what?!?!
11-23-2005, 07:18 PM
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05
Nearly every electrical problem in the book except for DBS since it is an A4, plus the erratic fuel gauge and a grinding noise coming from the diff gear. 10 visits to the shop for 53 days. I just got her back today after spending 9.5 days in the shop.
11-23-2005, 07:20 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Problems were not mechanical. Had a blemish on the dash and the leather on the steering wheel got rough and cracked. Dealer replaced the dash and the steering wheel with no hassle.
11-23-2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GTC
Nearly every electrical problem in the book except for DBS since it is an A4, plus the erratic fuel gauge and a grinding noise coming from the diff gear. 10 visits to the shop for 53 days. I just got her back today after spending 9.5 days in the shop.
With me '06, 3K miles, no problems.
11-23-2005, 08:40 PM
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Mine....
Originally Posted by FunDriver
Man, what a lemon! I can't imagine how frustrated you must be.
With me '06, 3K miles, no problems.
With me '06, 3K miles, no problems.
And it is problem free now, cause it is someone elses problem.