Audi A6 Complaints (1999)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10152525March 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
IT HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN THAT THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROL MODULE ON AUDI CARS AND OTHER MAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS FACT. THE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 1999 AUDI A6 RECENTLY MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY, MEANING THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO PROTECTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149026January 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER BROKE WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. SHOP WHICH REPAIRED CAR TRIED TO FIND A USED COMPUTER OUT OF 3 OTHER AUDIS AND ALL WERE RUSTY. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT WATER SEEPED BEHIND DASHBOARD AND UNDER DRIVER'S FLOORBOARD, RUSTING OUT COMPUTER ,AND RUINING TRANSMISSION. EVIDENTLY, ALL OTHER AUDIS SHOWED THE SAME WATER DAMAGE IN THE SAME AREA. COMPUTER FAILED TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE DASHBOARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND NOT WHILE WE WERE ON THE ROAD. WE INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND NEW COMPUTER. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I DROVE A VEHICLE ONCE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD, COMING TO A DEAD STOP. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147715January 13, 2006
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS WHEN BRAKING HARD AFTER ROUND 47-80K MILES. THIS IS COMMON IN AUDI'S AS I HAVE SEARCHED AUDI FORUMS AND MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO EASILY BROKEN WELDS IN SEAT FRAME. WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM/SEARCH "DRIVER SEAT ROCKING". *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146949January 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE LACK OF TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEATER AND HORN. THE BERNARDSVILLE AUDI DEALERS CLAIMS IT "FRIED SOME WIRES" WHICH TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141729November 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHE SMELLED MELTED PLASTIC, MAYBE AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER FIRE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD VENTS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134220August 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP FAIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131030August 2, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER STATED FOUND RECALLS 99V248000 AND 00V414000 FOR TIE RODS. CONSUMER CONTACTED AUDI, AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO SUCH RECALLS. ALSO STATED THERE COULD BE RECALLS, BUT THEY COULD BE IN DISPUTE BETWEEN NHTSA AND AUDI. CONSUMER DID SUPPLY AUDI WITH VIN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD WORN OUT TIE RODS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. . THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129166July 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AUDI A6 1999. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED EASILY WHILE IN GEAR. *SC THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127590July 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DURING NORMAL USE AND DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. ERRATIC AT FIRST THEN STEADY. DIAGNOSIS: ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. DURING PERIOD OF FAILURE VEHICLE OPERATES BUT WITHOUT AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM. REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE ABS CONTROLLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120648May 11, 2005
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HEATED STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HOT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET WARP AND MELT(YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING, STEERING WHEEL AS AN INDENTATION WITH BURN MAKES)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119846May 4, 2005
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1999 AUDI A6 AVANT HEATED STEERING WHEEL. WHEEL GENERALLY HEATS AT 12, 2, 5, 7 AND 10 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WITH MY HANDS AT THE 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. I INITIATED A RIGHT TURN THAT REQUIRED MY HANDS ON THE 12 AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. HOWEVER, THESE TWO SPOTS WERE TOO HOT TO HOLD. MY INSTANT REACTION TO THE HIGH HEAT WAS TO JERK MY HANDS FROM THE WHEEL. FOR THAT INSTANCE, MY FOCUS SHIFTED FROM DRIVING TO THE HEAT OF THE WHEEL. VEHICLE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED. NO ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117329April 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112780March 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY AUDI A6 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM AND THE DURATION VARIES. WHILE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS DIMINISHED AS EBD IS DISABLED AND THERE IS NO ABS. MOST OWNERS INCLUDING ME HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT'LL COST ABOUT $2000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SEEM TO BE SAYING THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL SINCE ITS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT INVOLVES THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INCIDENT IF ONE DID NOT KNOW THE EFFECTS WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM; THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112535March 4, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT MAY BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SOME PRELIMINARY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE SEALS AROUND THE WINDOWS BEING INADEQUATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114979February 17, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
1999 AUDI A-6 QUATTRO, TIE ROD END REPLACED. *BF TIE ROD RECALL WAS DONE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 13187 MILES ON IT. AT 60806 THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108426February 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF MY CAR ON HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP; I APPLIED BRAKES, PRESSING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED - THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE, DESPITE THERE BEING LOOSE SAND AND SALT ON THE ROAD SURFACE. I REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR (OVER $10,000 TO REPAIR) AND THE CAR I HIT (UNKNOWN COST COVERED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY). MY CAR SPENT 2 MONTHS IN THE SHOP HAVING THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE REPAIRED. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE VERY "SOFT" - I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE THAT TIME EITHER. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE BRAKES. THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY AND TOLD ME THAT NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. HOWEVER, WHEN I TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, IN THE SAME SPOT I HAD TESTED THEM BEFORE, THE BRAKES WORKED WELL AND THE ABS ENGAGED. ON OCTOBER 31, 2003, THE DEALERSHIP (BERNARDI AUDI, 521 WORCESTER ROAD, NATICK MA; 508-651-9980) SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE FONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107863January 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING ON PA ROUTE 476 SOUTHBOUND APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE THERMOMETER IN MY CAR REPORTED AN AMBIENT EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 F. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS IN THE STANDBY POSITION BUT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WAS MAINTAINING SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN FACT, WHEN TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH UNTIL I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER REPORTED A CONSTANT ENGINE SPEED OF 2400 RPM WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE SPEED BY ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. I NEXT TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF THIS WOULD DISENGAGE A POTENTIAL CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FREE OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS AND MOVED FREELY UNDER MY FOOT. AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL PLAZA, I REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WITH FULL BRAKE FORCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED BUT THE ENGINE REVVED IN EXCESS OF 6,000 RPM. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE IDLE SPEED WAS NORMAL. THINKING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ICING AND NOW RESOLVED, I CONTINUED INTO PHILADELPHIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON MY RETURN TO ALLENTOWN THE SAME NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM), ALSO ON ROUTE 476, I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE OF A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 3 F AND THE ENGINE SPEED MAINTAINED 1800 ? 2000 RPM WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. AGAIN, IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY TURN OFF THE IGNITION KEY TO AVOID FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108548January 21, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
00 V 414 000/VW TIE RODS: CONSUMER STATES, "THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 10, 2001". THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACES AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL? THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED WITH LESS THEN 48,015 MILES OF WEAR SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106562January 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN
AUDI A6 (2.8L) THROTTLE WAS FROZEN OPEN AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO "STAND ON" THE BRAKES. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS OK. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE STICKING AT COLD TEMP (TEMP THIS DAY WAS 3F). TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT TO BRING IT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE NO RECORD OF RECEIVING THIS RECALL. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DID FIND IT. I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECORD THIS OCCURRENCE FOR YOUR RECORDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097855January 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER RECEIVED ONE OF SEVERAL RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO WANTED FOR CONSUMER TO LEAVE A CREDIT CARD AND THEN THEY WILL REPAIR ALL DEFECTS, EVEN THOSE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND CHARGE CONSUMER ADDITIONAL EXPENSES NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECALL. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V157000 CONSEQUENCE: RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS. VEHICLE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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