Audi A8 Complaints

254 consumer complaints on file.

#10153215March 20, 2006
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. A SECOND TIME, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 70 MPH THEN THE VEHICLE SPED UP AGAIN. THE CONTACT USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 45 MPH, AND THEN APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S RED LINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED TO TOW THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WOULD BE AN HOUR WAIT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS SENT A REPRESENTATIVE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE TRUNK FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151634March 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP MID-SWIPE AND PARK!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144136December 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED A GALLON OF MILK SPILLED INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MILK SPILLED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE THAT OPERATED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. AS A RESULT THE LIGHTS WERE BLINKING IN AND OUT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE. THE TRUNK WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142377November 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT TOOK OFF HE HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND MOVED OUT OF THE MAIN PART OF THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS LATER. HE DROVE IN DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO PICK UP THE PAPER. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HE TURNED IT AROUND. THE CONTACT STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND COASTED TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR, AND SAID THE RUG MAY HAVE BEEN STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115642March 23, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT IN REVERSE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BUMPER GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND RIPPED OUT COMPLETELY. CONSUMER ANTICIPATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TOO LOW, AND HAD INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113823February 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S 1997 AUDI A8 QUATTRO ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106828January 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO CRACKS OF ANY NATURE IN THE SUN ROOF. THE EXPLOSION LEFT A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105799January 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AUDI A8 2004 MODEL [XXX] COP DEVICE BURNED WITH A WIRE FIRE ON DEC 28, 2OO4 - I COULD ONLY STOP A FURTHER FIRE BY USING A FIRE EXT. AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD BY THE AUDI SHOP DCH MAPLEWOOD N.J. AND MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP LANGAN MOTORS, SCHENECTADY. N.Y. THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD SEEN SUCH A PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106654January 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT STUCK, CAUSING THE SPEED TO GO UP TO 70-80 MPH. ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105053December 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 30 TO 80 MILES PMH. CONSUMER HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER TO RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101607November 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER DOORS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER POWER WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. DOORS WILL NOT SHUT UNLESS OWNER PULLS OVER AND SHUTS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097168November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INCONSISTENCY WITH ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE IT FEELS LIKE HE IS STARTING OFF IN THIRD GEAR. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094618September 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086120August 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MMI SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENT RESETS AND CAUSE ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH A WINDOWS, TRUNK, AUDIO, NAVIGATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067511June 4, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEAD RESTRAINT WOULD TAKE UP 35 TO 40 % OF THE REAR WINDOW. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073253May 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AUDO A 8 L GAS PEDEL STICKS IN ACCELERATION MODE- REPORTED TO AUDI AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IN SHOP. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065061May 17, 2004
TIRES:BEAD
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BEADING PROBLEM BEING TO CLOSE TO THE RIMS WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW THE TIRE TO WHOLE AIR. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058323February 17, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
1999 AUDI A8 CONTINUES TO ERODE THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE REAR TIRES, APPROX 1/32ND PER 20 DAYS, HAVE PLACED 4 TIRES ON IT AND THE DEALER HAS PLAYED WITH THE ALIGNMENT TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT. THIS HAS NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052198December 31, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF TWICE WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBJECTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754110October 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPS. AUDI ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED STOPPING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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