Bingomighty

As posted earlier, my repair was completed in France. A new starter generator Part No. 4N1903028 (which appears to be a newer version of ) was fitted under service ID procedure 27261943 plus ancillaries and coding. I have driven the car back from France and it seems fine. Audi UK agreed that, if I paid the Audi dealer in France, they would reimburse me which they did within less than a week. Whether your car is covered by the extended warranty is a matter of diagnosis. If you look at the Audi bulletins on this forum, the extended warranty covers cars with PR number 9G8 (look on the sticker on the inside page of your handbook). Warranty extention for starter generators.pdf

I suspect it is a question of diagnostics. Most people who have had a failure have had a sequence of yellow warning lights followed by red ‘stop immediately’ warnings.

By way of update, the repairs to my A7 55TFSI in France were completed (replacement of starter generator with part no. 4N1903028 and ancilliaries) 2 weeks ago and I travelled to France to drive my car back last week (arranged by Audi Assistance). I was not able to travel sooner because of other commitments. Everything seems fine with the car. Audi Executive Office had agreed to reimburse the repair cost if I paid first which I did. I sent off the paperwork about a week ago and the Audi Executive Office called yesterday to say payment was in hand. I received a bank transfer today via my local UK dealer. All in all, apart from the dangers inherent in complete electrical failure on a French autoroute in heavy rain and the general frustration of it all, I think it was a reasonable outcome. If I did not already have a service plan to cover my imminent 40,000 service, I would have had the service done in France too. The dealer labour rates seem to be about 50% of UK rates.

I have joined the club. My UK purchased A7 55 tfsi MY 2019 had a complete electrical failure on a French motorway on Monday. BSG failure diagnosed by French Audi dealer who was unable (or unwilling) to process warranty claim with Audi France. After some discussion, Audi UK have confirmed that it will reimburse the repair cost under the 7 year extended warranty. French labour rates are much cheaper than at UK Audi dealers.