Audi A4 Complaints (1998)

258 consumer complaints on file.

#10030356July 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE CONTROL ARMS (CAR HAS: 4 UPPER AND 4 LOWER IN TOTAL) HAVE FAILED 3X IN 2 YEARS. THESE ARE DEFECTIVE AND AUDI KNOWS IT. THE ARMS CONTAIN A BUSHING THAT WEARS OUT CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO MAKE CREAKING AND RATTLING NOISES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029161July 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AUDI A4 1.8T Q TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED AT 75,000 CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. SERVICE INTERVAL PUBLISHED BY AUDI IS NO EARLIER THAN 90,000MI. TENSIONER FAILURE IS KNOWN DEFECT AND HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY AUDI, YET AUDI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. AUDI CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY NOR HAVE THEY PUBLISHED ANY TSB ALERTING PEOPLE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED EARLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025792July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 AUDI A4 1.8T CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS MY TIMING BELT GAVE OUT ON THE VEHICLE AT 48,643 MLS. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE BELT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR 90,000 MLS. MY SECOND COMLAINT IS THAT THE TIE RODS ON THE FRONT END. *AK OF THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE GIVING OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES ABOUT ANY RECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023068June 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TERRIBLE WET BRAKING PERFORMANCE, THE FIRST 1 OR 2 PEDAL APPLICATIONS IN THE RAIN CAUSE NO SLOWING DOWN. THE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUMPED TO DRY THE ROTOR. I WENT THROUGH SEVERAL BRAKE PAD COMPOUNDS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. OF ALL THE AUDIS THAT I OWNED, THE A4 BRAKES ARE THE WORST. HELL, THESE BRAKES ARE THE WORST OF ALL THE CARS THAT I OWNED! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018404May 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1998 AUDI A4 1.8 LITER QUATTRO. EXPERIENCING REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY WHEN BRAKES ARE WET. THIS IS THE EXACT COMPLAINT BEING INVESTIGATED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE00016. THE BRAKES WORK FINE WHEN DRY, BUT EFFECTIVENESS IS GREATLY REDUCED WHEN WET, AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016424April 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAR EXPERIENCES DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITIES UNDER WET/COLD CONDITIONS. IF ROADS ARE WET, EVEN IF ABOVE FREEZING CONDITIONS, BRAKING SUDDENLY TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC RESULTS IN NEAR CRASHES OR DANGEROUS SWERVING TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT DUE TO POOR ROAD CONDITIONS BUT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE AUDI'S BRAKING ABILITIES IN WET CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. HAVE RECENTLY TRADED IN VEHICLE AND INCURRED LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO THIS AND OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014271April 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER AT 40000. KNOWN ISSUE WITH AUDI THAT TENSIONER FAILS AS THEY HAVE A REPLACEMENT KIT WITH NEW TYPE OF TENSIONER. YET, WILL NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT OF FAILED TENSIONER OR TIMING BELT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013910April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND WIRE HARNESS, CAUSING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010117March 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN TRYING TO STOP IN MY 1998 AUDI A4 1.8T QUATTRO. IN DRY WEATHER BRAKING IS FINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM MORE THAN CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE IF I WOULD NOT KEEP A GREATER DISTANCE KNOWING THE HORRIBLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE IN WET WEATHER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008511March 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL LEAK AND WHAT THE MECHANIC FOUND WAS THE BALL BEARINGS OIL PASSAGE SEALS WERE LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS. REPAIR WOULD BE $4,000 FOR PARTS ALONE. LABOR WOULD BE ADDITIONAL. CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005244February 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE PROBLEM: IGNITION SWITCH RETURN SPRING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER STARING THE ENGINE, THE RETURN SPRING DOES NOT FULLY RETURN THE KEY TO THE RUN POSITION, CAUSING A MALFUNCTION OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND CLIMATE CONTROL. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 97V115000) DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR AUDI A4 VEHICLES WHICH AFFECTS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 10/1995 AND 8/1997 (MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD, ON AUG 13TH, 1997). I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO AUDI CUSTOMER ASSURANCE AND THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFY "MODEL YEAR 1998". PLEASE CONSIDER EXPANDING THE EXISTING RECALL TO COVER 1998 VEHICLES. COMMENT: OBVIOUSLY, CONTAINMENT OF THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT LIMITED TO 1997 VEHICLES (NOTE- THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CALLED TO THEIR ATTENTION UNTIL OCT 24, 2000. HOW CAN CONTAINMENT HAPPEN EFFECTIVELY LONG AFTER THE VEHICLES ARE DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS?). AUDI HAS NOT CONTAINED THE FAULTY SWITCH TO THE VEHICLES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023612December 3, 2002
SEATS
THE CONSUMER HAS A ELECTRICAL SEAT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HE TURN THE ELECTRICAL SEAT ON NUMBER 1 FOR WARMTH. AND THE SEAT BURN HIM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023411November 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THEY WILL HAVE BAD BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING RAINY WEATHER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023005November 19, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE TIE ROD FAILING AFTER DEALER REPAIRS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022734November 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE TIMING BELT BROKE, CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDED TIMING CHAIN BE REPLACED AT 90,000 MILES HOWEVER TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT 72,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN TIMING CHAN, TENSIONER AND BENT VALVES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769171November 1, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI AREA ABOUT THE SAME CAR AND VOLKSWAGEN RECALLED THEM AND HAVE A COST OF $50 FOR A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WHILE AUDI HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR AND NO RECALL AND COST IS $400. NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER CAUSE ITS A VERY COMMON PART TO GO OUT ON AUDI AS WELL AS VOLKSWAGEN. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WONT DO A THING FOR ME CAUSE IM THE SECOND OWNER. SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST CHECK AUDIWORLD.COM TO SEE THE PROBLEMS WITH THOSE MAF SENSORS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768699October 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS STUCK ON DANGEROUS FREEWAY OVERPASS. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN, AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. AUDI DEALER QUOTE ON PARTS ALONE IS OVER $6900. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019947October 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767280September 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER SAYS VIRTUALLY ALL THEIR 6CYL CARS HAVE THIS FAIL - REPAIR WAS $850. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016441August 15, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL #99V248000 CONCERNING TIE RODS. THIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF RECALL SCOPE. CONSUMER HAS A FILE WITH AUDI IDENTIFYING THE FAILURE OF THE TIE RODS. MOISTURE/DUST PARTICLES ARE GETTING INSIDE SWIVEL BEARING. HE IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IS NOW ON RECORD WITH AUDI. CASE #20253198. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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