Audi A4 Complaints (1999)

190 consumer complaints on file.

#722921May 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MOMENTARY ABSENCE OF BRAKING DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS-. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861965May 16, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552255May 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CONSUMER NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AND RPM'S DROP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721603April 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES ON MY 1999 A4 SUFFER EXTREMELY REDUCED PERFORMANCE (WAY BEYOND WHAT IS NORMAL) IN WET CONSITIONS. I REALIZE THAT SOME REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS APPARENT IN ALL CARS IN WET CONDITIONS, BUT TWICE NOW I HAVE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN VERY RAINY CONDITIONS AND NOTHING AT ALL HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A SECOND!!!!!! OTHER A4 OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, AND AUDI RESPONDED BYU ENLARGING THE FRONT BRAKE SHIELDS FOR MY2000 CARS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT; IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721600April 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES EXHIBIT A DANGEROUS 2-3 SECOND DELAY CAUSING GREATLY IMPAIRED BRAKING ABILITY OF THE CAR. ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT IN TWO INSTANCES DESPITE MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE. BRAKES WORK NORMALLY IN DRY WEATHER HOWEVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711285April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WET DISC BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING ABILITY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. DRY BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720940April 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DELAYED BRAKING RESPONSE IN WET CONDITIONS. IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT USED FOR SOME TIME IN WET CONDITIONS, WATER WILL BUILD UP ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND CAUSE A 1-2 SECOND DELAY IN INITIAL BRAKING RESPONSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720385March 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DURING WET WEATHER BRAKING, THE FRONT DISC BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL. THE CARS FRONT END SEEMS TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET UPON BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN THE RAIN, WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS DURING DRY WEATHER. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI, WHO THEN REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT AUDI WILL NOT WARRANTY THE CORRECTION, SINCE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM IS. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, AND ON THE AUDIWORLD WEBSITE. I SUBMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE A4 DURING WET WEATHER DRIVING, AND THAT THIS DEFECT COULD AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGHT THE CAR DID STOP, IT REQUIRED STEERING CORRECTION TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE LANE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, AUDI WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND CAN BE SURE THE REPUTATION OF THEIR CARS WILL SUFFER AGAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719371February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WET BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS MISERABLE! AND DANGEROUS- MANY SECOND DELAYS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719389February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THIS CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM DURING WET BRAKING. AFTER NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES, I WAS FORCED TO SPEND $400 TO REPLACE THE STOCK PADS THAT MAY CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE NEW BRAKE PADS, NO RE-OCCURRENCE YET. MANUFACTURER SEEMS INATTENTIVE TO THIS. PERHAPS NHTSA CAN CONTACT MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER TO EXPERIENCE THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719049February 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, STEPPED ON THE GAS, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, SMOOTHLY. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED ON THE 2ND TRY. ORIGINAL CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE TIME I PICKED UP THE NEW CAR. DEFECTIVE SLAVE CYLINDER AND LEAKY SHAFT SEAL CAUSED MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718821February 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AT 15MPH WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN. CAR CONTINUED RIGHT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. ABS DID NOT KICK IN. IT HAD RAINED THAT MORNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856972February 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE WOULD BE JERKING & BUCKING LIKE A STICK. TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR AFTER SLOWING DOWN & THEN SPEEDING UP. VEHICLE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. NOTHING FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TEST DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS LEASED. ARBITRATION NOT WORKING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT DENIED, DESPITE PHYSICAL TEST THAT SHOWS THE ERROR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718702February 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE IN THE RAIN OR SNOWY OR SLUSHY CONDITIONS, AUDI AG HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINING CONTAMINATION, THE FOLLOWING IS OFF OF THEIR WEB PAGE AND IN AUTOMOTIVE NEWS *** HTTP://WWW.AUDI.COM/JAVA/NEWS/INDEX.HTML REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT OF ROAD SALT AUDI AG HAS RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED BY DRIVERS OF ITS MEDIUM-SIZE MODEL, THE A4, OF SPORADICALLY REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED, OR IF THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR SOME TIME. UPON EXAMINATION IN THE WORKSHOP, IN EVERY REPORTED INSTANCE NO DEFECTS WERE DETECTED. THE A4'S BRAKES, WHICH HAVE ALWAYS ACHIEVED A PARTICULARLY GOOD RATING IN TESTS BY TRADE PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITED EFFICIENT DECELERATION. FOLLOWING INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS BY AUDI'S TECHNICAL EXPERTS, WHOSE FINDINGS WERE CONFIRMED BY ADAC EXPERTS, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT NEW TYPES OF ROAD SALT, IN PARTICULAR MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE USED IN A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS "WET SALTING" AFFECTS THE FRICTION BETWEEN THE BRAKE DISC AND THE BRAKE PAD AUDI'S TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING INTENSIVELY ON FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OUTCOME, AUDI AG AND MOTORING ASSOCIATIONS RECOMMEND DRIVERS TO FOLLOW A WELL-ESTABLISHED PIECE OF ADVICE FOR WINTER DRIVING: TRAFFIC PERMITTING, IT IS ADVISABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE START OF A JOURNEY AND BEFORE PARKING THE CAR. WITH THIS SIMPLE TECHNIQUE, THE DRIVER CAN THUS MAKE SURE THAT THE BRAKES WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE NEEDED PRESS INQUIRIES TO AUDI AG, PRESS: PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY D-85045 INGOLSTADT TELEPHONE: +49 - 841 - 89 32100, +49 - 841 - 89 37947 TELEFAX: +49 - 841 - 89 32817 ***** ADDITIONALLY, THIS PART NUMBER SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESS A PROBLEM WITH BACKING PLATES TO IMPROVE WET BRAKING *KIT # 8D0 698 998 ADDRESSES AN ISSSUE WITH WET, ICY, SLUSHY CONDITIONS AND POOR BRAKING WITH A LARGER BRAKE BACKING PLATE ..*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717851January 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN WET WEATHER BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE UNTIL DEPRESSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550030December 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE IN ROUTE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER BY PASS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER SLID INTO A DITCH, DAMAGING VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715678December 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES DONT WORK IS WET DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MANY TIME AT SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 70 MPH. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR ON WET ROADS, I WILL APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR DOES NOT STARTING STOPPING FOR A SECOND OR TWO. WHEN THE BRAKES FINALLY DO START WORKING THEY ALMOST ALWAY GO INTO ANTI-LOCK MODE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO PUSH SO HARD JUST TO GET THEM TO WORK. THIS IS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING IT ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715558December 2, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ACTIVATE UPON LIGHT BRAKING. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ADJUSTED TO ITS MAXIMUM RANGE. A CONSCIOUS EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO INSURE SUFFICIENT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. MY CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR REAR-END COLLISIONS RESULTING FROM THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS HAD TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715250November 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SEVERE DELAYED BRAKING WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET, RAINING, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715265November 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WET WEATHER BRAKING VERY POOR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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