Audi S4 Complaints

589 consumer complaints on file.

#10208490November 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LCD SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS SAFETY INFORMATION (BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT NOTIFICATION, LOW COOLANT, ETC.) HAS BEEN GRADUALLY LOSING FUNCTIONALITY MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO READ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208553November 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LCD SCREEN ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL (DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY) CONTINUES TO VANISH, PREVENTING HIM FROM READING THE INFORMATION ON THE DISPLAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208552November 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY "DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY" HASN'T WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. IT'S A 2001 AUDI S4. THE DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS IMPORTANT VEHICLE INFORMATION VITAL TO THE DRIVERS SAFETY AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208229November 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CENTER DISPLAY ON CAR IS BADLY FADED WITH SEVERAL PIXELS MISSING. MOST OF THE TIME THERE ARE SO MANY PIXELS MISSING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ INFORMATION. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE DISPLAY SHOWS VITAL INFO ABOUT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208421November 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1. PURCHASED A 2002 AUDI S4 2.7T. 2. THE AUTO CHECK SYSTEM IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN WARM. THE LCD RIBBON CABLE LOOSES CONTACT AND DOESN'T DISPLAY THE INFORMATION IT SHOULD. CRITICAL SAFETY INFORMATION IS NO LONGER DISPLAYED. 3. WAS QUOTED OBSCENE AMOUNTS BY AUDI DEALERS TO REPLACE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. $250 FOR A USED CLUSTER THAT WOULD NEED THE ODOMETER ADJUSTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208206November 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DISPLAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207565October 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIXELS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED, WHICH PREVENTS HIM FROM READING THE AUTO CHECK SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206108October 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 AUDI S4 WITH UNREADABLE GAUGE AND WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND THEY ARE NOT READABLE AT ALL. HIS BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS UNREADABLE. *KB WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BEEP FOLLOWED BY A CONSTANT FLASHING OF A BLURRY DISPLAY WHICH THE CONSUMER COULD NOT READ. THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS SUPPOSE TO SHOW THE BRAKE LEVEL SIGNAL/PAD SIGNAL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS PUMP HAD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204658October 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CENTER OF THE DASH GAUGE CLUSTER FAILURE. LINES OF INFORMATION (PIXELS) DISAPPEAR LITTLE BY LITTLE UNTIL THE GAUGE READOUT IS UNREADABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204660October 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2001 AUDI S4 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH ITS GAUGE CLUSTER, AND THE PROBLEMS HAVE GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION DISPLAY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY OF DAILY DRIVING. VEHICLE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE CLUSTER WHICH IS NOW UNREADABLE. IT WAS THE INTENT OF AUDI FOR THIS PART TO SERVE THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE DRIVER WITH NEEDED SAFETY INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204667October 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE LIGHTS FOR THE CENTER LED SCREEN FAILED. THE SCREEN WAS USED TO DISPLAY WARNING INDICATORS, INDEPENDENTLY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CENTER CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *UPDATED 12/27/07 *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204542October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASHBOARD LCD DISPLAY FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204550October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL DAY TO DAY CONDITIONS THAT GO HAND AND HAND WITH NORMAL CAR USE. THE DISPLAY IN THE CENTER OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER NOW HAS MISSING OR DEAD PIXEL ROWS PREVENTING THE DISPLAY OF MESSAGES SUCH AS, COOLANT LEVEL, BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION, AND ENGINE OIL LEVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204552October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
(1) DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2) CENTER DASH DIGITAL DISPLAY FAILURE, MISSING AND FADED PIXELS (3) NONE, DISPLAY SHOWS INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT VEHICLE WARNINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204541October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE LED CENTER DISPLAY IN THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IS FAILING ON MY 2001 AUDI S4. THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER, BUT IS FAILING AGAIN. THE CENTER DISPLAY IS USED TO SHOW IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGES SUCH AS DANGEROUSLY LOW OIL LEVELS, BRAKE PADS NEEDING REPLACEMENT, ETC. AUDI WILL ONLY REPLACE THESE FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY AND CHARGES AN ARM AND A LEG TO REPLACE OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THE CENTER DISPLAY IS NOT SEPARATELY REPLACEABLE AND THE WHOLE GAUGE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALSO WAS AN ISSUE ON MY 1998 AUDI A4, BUILT ON THE SAME 'B5' PLATFORM AS MY CURRENT S4. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MANY MODEL YEARS THAT AUDI OF AMERICA IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GO AWAY AS THESE CARS AGE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE AS MORE AND MORE CLUSTERS GO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204546October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CENTER DISPLAY OF GAUGE CLUSTER, DISPLAYS CRITICAL WARNING SYSTEMS. FAULTY, INTERMITTENT AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF PIXEL DISPLAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204555October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON A 2000 B5 S4 AND A 2001 B5 S4 AVANT. THE PIXELS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. IT GETS WORSE IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH S4 AUDIS THAT I HAVE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204564October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE DISPLAY CLUSTER IN MY 2000 AUDI S4 IS LOSING VISIBLE LINES: AS TIME GOES ON, LESS AND LESS OF MY DISPLAY IS READABLE AS MORE PIXELS STOP FUNCTIONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204562October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CLUSTER DISPLAY FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204580October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
(1)EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: A.TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AS PIXELS FAIL ON THE LCD DRIVERS INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: A. PRESENTLY, THE CLUSTER IS UNREADABLE AND THUS INFORMATION VITAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) A.NOTHING YET. TO REPAIR THE ITEM A COMPLETELY NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE PURCHASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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