Audi A4 Complaints (1999)

190 consumer complaints on file.

#10106106January 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-BEGAN AS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHING OCCASIONALLY-NOW LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME-HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE ON AUDI AND VOLKSWAGEN-REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-PART IS $2200.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105529December 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
99V131001/BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM VALVE. THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECTS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109787December 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HIS 1999 AUDI A4 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM HIS FOOT TO FULL ACCELERATION WHILE GOING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 80 MPH. THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DEALT WITH THE AUDI A6 MODEL. NO. 04V495000. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098418November 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS IS THE 2ND COIL PACK FAILURE I HAVE HAD ON MY 1999 AUDI A4 1.8T. IT WAS FIRST REPLACED BY SOUTHBAY AUDI IN CA IN JUNE OF 2002 AND THEN NOW OCTOBER ON 2004. AFTER READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS MADE BY AUDI AND VW OWNERS ON WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HWY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY 405 IN CA...IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE ATTENTIVE DRIVER BEHIND ME...THE CARS LOSS OF POWER DUE TO LOSS OF CYLINDER ONE IN MY 4 CYLDR CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE COIL PACK WAS BAD DUE TO A MISFIRE IN CYLDR 1. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THAT IN MY OPINION WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY THE CAR CAME OUT OF THE PRODUCTION PLANT IN GERMANY. KINDLY ADVISE OF MY OPTIONS TO RECOUP MY EXPENSES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096422October 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS MODULE FAILED APPROX MAY 2004 AT 65000 MILES. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING AND WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. REPLACED PART WITH USED ABS MODULE FROM ANOTHER AUDI A4. OLD (FAILED) PART IS AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097752October 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION, AND I T WAS DISCOVERED THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096176October 21, 2004
EQUIPMENT
(1) IN MAY 2002 I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AUDI A4 FROM THE LEITH AUDI IN CARY, NC. MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXPIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 8TH 2004 FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION PRICED AT $450. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A FEW REPAIRS AND I DID THEM ALL AT A COST OF ANOTHER ~$1200. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE AUDI REP IF I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY TIMING BELT. THE VERBAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, SINCE THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS A TIMING BELT CHANGE AT 90,000 MILES, MINE HAS ONLY 65,000. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF THE INSPECTION RESULTS AND THE UPCOMING RECOMMENDED REPAIRS. (2) A WEEK AFTER THIS COSTLY COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION MY CAR BREAKS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE. THE DEALER QUOTES A REPAIR COST OF $4000 AND CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED A TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. (3) THE DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE CAR AT THEIR EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF THEIR FAILURE TO INSPECT THE TIMING BELT AND RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088187August 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH REMAIN ACTIVATED; MECHANIC SAYS ABS COMPUTER MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR - $1500. I HAVE READ OF OTHER REPORTS OF SAME DEFECT IN SAME MODEL/YEAR BUT NO SERVICE BULLETIN I CAN FIND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087435August 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT,FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER'S HEAD IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10079106June 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DURING ROUTINE COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY. A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED A FAILED ABS CONTROL MODULE, RENDERING THE ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1500. THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY ENGINEERING IN THE OEM PART AS THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AUDI. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS ULTIMATELY AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE BRAKING SYSTEM AS THE ABS SYSTEM NOW WORKS SPORADICALLY THEN FAILS COMPLETELY. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE EXUBERANT COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078914June 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
PICKED UP CAR AT HOLBERTS AUDI IN WARRINGTON, PA ON JUNE 15, 2004. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRON UPPER AND LOWER SUSPENSION LINKS. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING ABS CONTROL MODULE, THE CAR IS WITHOUT THE INCREASED SAFETY PROVIDED BY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HAVEN'T REPLACED THE PART YET DUE TO ITS $1,000 PRICE TAG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072152June 25, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068633April 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE BROKE OUT INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066049April 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
1999 AUDI A4 1.8T QUATTRO, VIN: [XXX] TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THIS BELT AT THE INTERVAL OF 105,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 67,600 MILES ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT (PER AUDI, CARFAX INDICATES CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THIS EXTREMELY EARLY FAILURE SUGGESTS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT EXISTS WITH THIS ENGINE. AUDI ADVOCATE INVESTIGATING AT THIS TIME, BUT HAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY AUDI. I DISAGREE, THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS AN UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE, IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID BY CONSUMER, AS I WOULD NEVER HAVE GUESSED TO REPLACE AT AN EARLIER TIME, LET ALONE, AT 50% OF MANUFACTURER"S RECOMMENDED INTERVAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062333March 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIME BELT FAILURE AT 65K MILES WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY CAUSED OVER $5K IN REPAIRS. DEALER RECOMMENDED LOOKING AT OTHER REPAIR CENTERS BECAUSE IT COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR FOR 7 DAYS BECAUSE THE BACKLOG OF OTHER AUDI'S WITH SAME PROBLEM. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND 10 OTHER TIMING BELT FAILURES RANGING FROM 45K TO 98K ON SIMILAR MODELS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH AUDI CORP OF AMERICA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059068February 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF A BOSCH 5.3 ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (PART # 8E0 614 111A) IN A 1999 AUDI 1.8 TURBO QUATTRO WITH 53,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056443February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WATER PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL. FAILING TIMING BELT CAUSED IT TO JUMP BUT LUCKLY IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY ENGINE INTERFERENCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056176January 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AT APPROXIMATELY 68,800 MILES THE TIMING BELT ON MY AUDI A4 1.8T QUATTRO BROKE AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE MANUFACTURERS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE AUTO HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND HAS ALL THE PERTINENT SERVICE RECORDS. THE CURRENT REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $4,000 TO $5,000. THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT INTERVAL FOR THE TIMING BELT BY AUDI IS 90,000 TO 105,000 MILES. AUDI USA CURRENTLY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PERFORMED SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND ASIDE FROM THE 2 COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF AUD A4 AND VW PASSAT 1.8T TIMING BELTS BREAKING WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE 90,000 MILES SERVICE INTERVAL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THE VW AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS NOT HIT AS MY CAR FAILED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK SHOULD IT FAIL AT AN INOPPORTUNE MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054473January 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STICKS AT LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. THIS HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 10 F. IT OCCURS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH A THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES WARMS UP THE THROTTLE BODY ENOUGH THE THE THROTTLE UNSTICKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070980January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RAPID AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF WATER PUMP DISRUPTED TIMING CHAIN AND LED TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD WITHOUT SHOULDERS. I NEEDED TO GO SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS, AT MOST, TO PULL OFF ROAD FOR SAFETY. AUDI'S 3-YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND SO IT OFFERED NO HELP, DESPITE LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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