Audi: UK A4 Pulling Left

I suggest a wheel alignment check


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Definitely get the alignment checked - the wear pattern left/right is the
wrong way around (think roundabouts) and might be an attempt to disguise a
fault.

OTOH, have you noticed a vibration at a given speed? Could indicate stubaxle
or suspension damage from a close encounter with a kerb - a replacement
alloy & tyre would also account for the discrepancy in tread.

HTH

Hairy One Kenobi

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> Definitely get the alignment checked - the wear pattern left/right is the 

Will do. I'd wouldn't expect (hope) a main dealer to disguise anything
though, especially as it will come out of the woodwork duing the 2 years
warranty remaining anyway. (?)
 
stubaxle 

No vibration noticed at any speed. Though I guess modern suspension /
steering dampens those sort of things quite well.

Thanks for the advice. Will help if I'm told it's 'normal' or 'in
tolerance' or whatever.

Unfortunately this will be the third item that I've needed to go back to the
dealer for in the first fortnight of ownership - the first two being a
remote key problem that has already reoccured after reprogramming. Not off
to a cracking start, but hopefully it will settle down.

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Not /that/ well ;o)

Something loose or out-of-alignment will /usually/ show up as a resonant
vibration (e.g. at a specific speed, the wheel starts juddering). It's
usually quite noticeable, even on an unfamiliar car.

I'm still puzzled about that uneven tyre wear, though - did they declare any
damage? (Also remember that it might have been the previous owner that
switched wheels. I would have hoped that any damage should probably have
shown-up in a cursory dealer check, though)

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Hairy One Kenobi

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> Something loose or out-of-alignment will /usually/ show up as a resonant 

Definitely haven't noticed anything.
 
any 

No damage declared.

Car went back to the main dealer, for this issue (important) and a space
remote key problem (which I could wait for). I phoned first to ensure they
were *definitely* looking into the pulling as I would defer it if they were
not.

On collection, and after three hours wandering around the local shopping
centre, the key had been reprogrammed but they hadn't even looked into the
pulling issue. However the zero value warranty invoice for reprogramming
the key also read 'Attention: Suggest car has 4 wheel alignment for pull to
the left'. FFS.

Now I have to wait another 2 weeks for it to go back into service for the
third time in what will be by then a little over a month of ownership.
Other than routine servicing that's more than the last two Ford's I owned
combined over 4 years.

NOT what I bought an Audi for and I'm starting to worry that I've made a big
mistake. :-(

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Is it an Audi warranty, or one specific to the dealer? There are good and
bad dealers, no matter what the marque..

H1K