Audi UK - chance of A6 recall?

[A6Man]

I’m hoping someone can provide some advice. I’ll try not to ramble too much!

I own a 66 Audi A6 Avant (2.0 Diesel TDI Ultra), bought used circa 4 years ago. Although it passed it’s MOT we’ve been having sporadic issues with the turbo, where it loses power and goes into limp mode. As I have a 5 month old baby and another young child, this is a safety concern, especially when my wife experiences the issue when in the fast lane on the motorway. Dropping to 40mph and struggling to get to the hard shoulder is not ideal!

I brought the car into my local Audi dealer. The master mechanic failed to produce the fault, but recommended I replace the boost pressure sensor for £180 which I did, along with paying for the diagnostic. As soon as I took the car back the issue appeared again. I told them I thought it may be related to heat, they took the car back (for a week!), after which they said the turbo needs to be entirely replaced. The quote is £4,500! This is a car with 70K miles I might add.

I checked vehicle recalls via gov.co.uk and there’s nothing outstanding against my vehicle, BUT I see there’s been recalls in 2022 for turbo related issues in the U.S for certain models, but also here in the UK (S/RS models, as posted on this thread previously).

I feel like we’re being held to ransom for something that looks like a manufacturing error.
Any recommendations on what we can do?

Edited by A6Man on Sunday 6th October 15:42

Edited by A6Man on Sunday 6th October 16:16

[ninjag]

A6Man said:

I brought the car into my local Audi dealer.

I believe this could be the main problem.

A will respected Indy, preferably one that specialises with Audi, would be my advice.

[Dr G]

As above; find a good independent repairer.

If a turbocharger is required a quality remanufactured unit will give you plenty of change from a grand, and labour will be a few hundred pounds.

Chances of a recall? Basically zero.