Audi A4 Complaints (2000)

96 consumer complaints on file.

#10107193February 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT OPERATE IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECKUP BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108481February 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAR HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES, BUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROLLER FAILED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE; REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105786January 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE...CAUSE LOSS OF ABS BRAKING IN 2000 AUDI A4 WITH ON 60K MILES. THIS HAS CAUSE MANY CLOSE CALLS AS IT IS $1500 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104117December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE PAD SEPATATED FROM THE METAL BACKING PLATE WHILE WITHIN SERVICE SPECIFICATION (0.25 IN OF PAD) AND RESULTED IN LONG BRAKING DISTANCES AND GREATLY REDUCED PEDAL PRESSURE. PEDAL PRESSURE COULD NOT BE RECOVERED UNDER REPETITIVE BRAKE ACTUATIONS. THE CAR BECAME UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT ANY SPEED. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE FAILURE. AUDI OF AMERICA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART UNDER AUDI ASSURED WARRANTY STATING THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102732December 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
12/5/02 VEHICLE TAKEN TO PALISADES AUDI FOR 48,000/3 YEAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION. 1/28/03 WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON UPHILL CITY STREET, VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED FOUND TIRE, SUSPENSION, BALL JOINT, CONTROL ARM, ETC. ON RIGHT FRONT HAD TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE DEEMED TOTALED BY CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099192December 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH AND SLOWER, THE PEDAL BEGINS TO THUMP AND KICK BACK AT MY FOOT. THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THAT IT CAN BE HEARD OVER THE STEREO. EVEN THE REAR PASSENGERS CAN HEAR THE NOISE. I FEEL AS THOUGH MY STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED BY THIS. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT ALSO DANGEROUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT ANSWER FOR WHAT CAUSING THIS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY COULD WITH THE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURE. THEY REPLACED THE MODULE, BUT DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.*JB MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117148November 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AUDI A4 2000, FAULTY ABS MODULE. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095504September 28, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S ALLOY WHEELS BECAME BENT WHEN HITTING ROAD HAZARDS. *NM *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078272June 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PERSISTENT FAILURE OF THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES BY SEWICKLEY AUDI AND PARTIALLY COVERED BY WARRANTY (75%). THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES (ALONG WITH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION) - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AUDI SERVICE (AT PAUL MILLER AUDI) REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR A VERY COSTLY REPAIR ($8,800) AND STATED THAT A FAILURE OF THE CENTER BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION OCCURED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE FIRST CENTER DIFFERENTIAL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064007March 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND I HAVING ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES PULSE A LOW SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED FROM A FAILURE IN THIS SYSTEM. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND IT WAS DEALER MAINTAINED UNTIL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT 1 YEAR AGO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060409March 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
AS SOON AS MY CAR HIT 50,000 (THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION) NUMEROUS PROBLEMS MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARED: THE MOTOR FOR THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED ($200 TO REPAIR), THE DRIVE SHAFT STARTED SLIPPING ($1,500) AND THE TRUNK LATCH FAILED TO CLOSE SECURELY ($150). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057879March 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, ALONG WITH BEEPING ALERTS. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *LA *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058455February 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS.THEY'RE RUNNING SLOW AND ERRATIC. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054667January 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS PROGRESSIVELY MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WITHIN FIRST THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OF CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052044December 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THE NEXT DAY, A TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A PART OF THE BRAKE PADS BROKE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046765November 12, 2003
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2000 AUDI A4 TURBO QUATTRO. AS SOON AS MY 30K WARRENTY EXPIRED, THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. AT 33K, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...ENDED UP SPENDING $630 FOR AN AIR PUMP. AT 34K, ABS BREAK LIGHT CAME ON. MY EXTENDED WARRENTY FROM WARRENTECH COVERED THE ABS HOWEVER THE DEALER FOUND AIRBAG RESTRAINT SHORT CURCUIT. THE PART ALONE IS $989. I'VE MADE A COMPLAINT TO AUDI OF AMERICA THAT "IT'S STRANGE HOW THIS CAR IS FALLING APART AFTER THE WARRENTY RUNS OUT" NO REPLY FROM THEM YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046767November 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION ON 2000 AUDI A4. AFFECTS SEDAN AND AVANT MODELS. RESULTS IN FUEL GAUGE READING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK LOWER THAN ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. NOTE: A6 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, AND OVER 50 A4 OWNERS HAVE INFORMED ME (VIA WEB) THAT THEY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, BUT AUDI HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE A4, DESPITE ADMITTING THAT IT USES THE SAME SENDING UNIT COMPONENTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043472October 23, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GOES DOWN, BUT WILL NOT GO UP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024035June 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022975June 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT OFF. HOUR LATER, IT WAS ON AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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