Audi S4 Complaints

589 consumer complaints on file.

#10116441April 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN AN AUDI S4 WITH 50,000 MILES, I AM HAVING BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES. ONLY MINE ARE MUCH MORE SEVERE THAT WHAT I HAVE READ THUS FAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR IT'S 60000, AND HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE BRAKE LIGHT. LEADING UP TO THE REPAIR, I HAD BEEN *LOSING BRAKE FLUID* ALMOST MONTHLY. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN, FOR ANY REASON. BUT, MY MECHANIC TOOK THREE HOURS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING SULFURIC ACID ONTO MY BRAKE LINE, MY POWER STEERING LINE, AND MY CLUTCH LINE. HE STATED, "ONLY A MECHANICAL MORON WOULD HOUSE THE METAL AND STEAL CABLES UNDERNEATH SULFURIC ACID." CONSEQUENTLY, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR ANY MORE AND THE REPAIRS INLCUDE THE TAKING OUT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO GET TO THE SOURCE, WHICH MAY/MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, AND THAT THE SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS TYPE OF DESIGN-FLAW IS OBVIOUS AND CERTAIN. I EXPECT AUDI WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECT, CAUSING ME TO SHELL OUT, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, 2-3,000 BUCKS TO GET IT REPLACED. [XXX] THE MAN. I'LL POST MORE WHEN I KNOW MORE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114088March 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
JUST DRIVING ONE EVENING AND THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ABS CONTROLLER WAS AT FAULT. DID SOME RESEARCH ,AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE W/ THE SAME CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113796March 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE CONSUMER'S 2000 AUDI S4 BEGAN TO FLASH. *NM THE CONSUMER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART FROM AUDI (8E0 614 111 E). *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112416March 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2000 AUDI S4 ABS COMPUTER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. CODE 01203. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASH AND BEEP ALL OF THE TIME FOR NO REASON. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ABS UNITS. AOA HAS NOT FILLED A SAFETY RECALL FOR HTIS ITEM YET. WE NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE ABS COMPUTER/MODULE DUE TO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS WHEN WHEELS LOCK UP AND CAR SKIDS OUT OF CONTROL. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS PROBLEMS AND ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED DUE TO ABS FAILURE. IT IS A SIMPLE FIX BUT PART COSTS $1K ALONE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. LOOKED ON FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A SIMPLE WIRING FIX INSIDE OF MODULE (APPARENTLY THERE IS A POOR STANDARD OF CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE SOLDERING). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110542February 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS FAILURE: BOSCH 5.3 ABS MODULE FOUND IN VW, AUDI & PORSCHE FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST 60K MILES. ABS MODULES TYPICALLY LAST FOR WELL OVER 100K & GENERALLY FOR THE LIFE OF A CAR. AUDI CHARGES ~$1300 TO REPLACE. 3RD PARTY REPAIR IS ~$300. ABS BECOMES DISABLED & CAN CREATE UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER. REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE MODULE RESOLVES THE ISSUE & ABS FUNCTIONS AS EXPECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110264February 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON IRRACTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CHECKED THE AND FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID RESIVOR LIKE THE MANUAL STATES. BUT STILL GET THE LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FROM AUDI. *AK THE SAFTEY OF MANY PEOPLE ARE AT STAKE HERE. I WILL NOT AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE THE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND MY LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP WANT $1,400. TO REPLACE! THAS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR THAT HAS BARELY 54K MILES. YOU WOULD THINK SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AND LIFE SAVING AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE A BETTER DESIGN AND LOWER FAILURE RATE. IM POSITIVE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY AUDI OWNER THAT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AND POSTIVE I WILL NOT BE THE LAST. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME LUIS CASTELLANOS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108453February 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
PURCHASED MY 2000 AUDI S4 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER- THE CAR HAD 10K MILES ON IT AND YES, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 13.5K MILES I NOTICED THAT I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING ONE EVENING- ALMOST REAR ENDING SOMEONE IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE CAR THAT NIGHT-AND THEN ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER, ON MY WAY HOME...SAME SYMPTOMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EXCEPT NOW MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON. EXT MOURNING...MOVED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A OIL PUDDLE FROM THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE AREA. I BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR THE LEAK WITH THE HELP FROM A LOCAL FRIEND AND HE SUGGESTED-LAST RESORT-TO CHECK THE ABS CONTROL UNIT...I DID, AND SURE ENOUGH, MY WHOLE HAND WAS COVERED IN OIL WHEN I REACHED UNDERNEATH THE ABS UNIT. CALLED LOCAL AUDI DEALER...AND ALSO CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA...DROPPED CAR OFF AT DEALER...THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE UNIT (ABS) HAD INDEED FAILED. AUDI OF AMERICA DENIED ANY HELP AT ALL WITH A UNIT THAT FAILED AT 13.5K MILES!!!!!!! I ENDED UP PAYING $1,500.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108897January 26, 2005
AIR BAGS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. BOTH PARTIES WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS.*AK *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108866January 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." I PURCHASED A 2000 AUDI S4 QUATTRO WITH 39K MILES ON IT FROM A NON-AUDI DEALER IN MARCH OF 2002. AT APPROXIMATELY 50,600 MILES MY ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. THIS IS INDICATED BY A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) IN THE VEHICLE'S ECU (COMPUTER) AS WELL AS 3 LOUD BEEPS WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYING LIT AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING CONSTANTLY. THIS PART HAS FAILED ON MULTIPLE AUDI S4'S OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR THAT I KNOW OF. AUDI WOULD NOT WARRANTY MY PART AS MY FACTORY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES. THE PARTS ALONE COST APPROXIMATELY $1200 PLUS THE ADDITIONAL COST OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE PART. THE RESULTS OF THE ABS CONTROLLER'S MALFUNCTION IS THAT ESSENTIALLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING IN THE CAR, CAUSING UNDER HARD BRAKING THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCKING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AUDI OF AMERICA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS OF THIS PARTICULARLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2000 S4S, HOWEVER, TO DATE, NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108870January 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE OTHER CONTROLLERS TO DO DAMAGE AND EFFECT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT CAN ALSO EFFECT THE ENGINE CONTROLLER. THE OWNER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO DID NOT THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OF NEEDED INTEREST. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107898January 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
NORMAL DAY TO DAY DRIVING HAS PRODUCED FAILURE OF TWO SETS OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON THIS CAR. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MADE NOISE AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND FAILED COMPLETELY AT 62,000 MILES. THE SECOND SET I HAVE NOW ARE RUMBLING AND GRINDING NOW AND THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR FOR 20,000 MILES. CONSEQUENCE OF A WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IS LOSS OF CONTROL (STEERING) OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AFTER RUNNING A CAR WEARING EAR PLUGS BECAUSE THE BEARING NOISE MAKES THE INTERIOR NOISE IS SO LOUD THERE COULD BE HEARING LOSS FROM EXTENDED TRIPS. DEALER ONLY REPLACED BEARING AFTER IT FAILED AND WELDED ITSELF TO THE WHEEL HOUSING. I HAVE THE FRIED WHEEL BEARING FROM ONE SIDE AND THE HOUSING IT WELDED ITSELF TO. I ALSO STILL HAVE THE SECOND SET BECAUSE I AM RUNNING ON THEM AND THEY ARE MAKING THE SAME RUMBLING, MOANING, GRINDING NOISE THE FIRST SET MADE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106303January 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY ABS CONTROLLER APPEARS TO BE FAILING. ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTS AS A PROPORTIONING VALVE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS, THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP UNDER MODERATE BRAKING WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM PROPERLY DUE TO THE RANDOM NATURE OF THE WARNING LIGHT. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON AUDIWORLD.COM ON THIS FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106137January 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS ABS CONTROLLER UNIT; PRICE TO FIX $1287. HAVE NOT FIXED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104675December 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAILED ABS CONTROLLER UNIT. ABS IS NONFUNCTIONAL. IN POOR WEATHER, MY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100341November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD INITIALLY FLASHED AND BEEPED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW ARE ON CONSTANTLY. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED MY MANY OTHER MY2000 S4 OWNERS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS THERE IS THE RISK THAT BRAKES MAY LOCK UP (EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE PEDAL) UNDER BRAKING WHEN EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. I KNOW MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HOLD OFF ON THE REPAIR DUE TO THE AMOUNT BEING CHARGED BY DEALERS TO REPLACE THE PART (~$1700.00), EVEN THOUGH THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT OF THE PROBLEM IS WIRING BETWEEN THE CONTROLLER AND THE ECU (<$1.00). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092974September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ABS?ECU CONTROL MODULE...NO ABS BRAKES,POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAR HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091120September 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AMONG B5 PLATFORM AUDI A4 VEHICLES, WHERE EITHER THE ABS CONTROLLER IS APT TO FAIL PREMATURELY, OR THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONTROLLER AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS. DUE TO THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF FAILURES, IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER IS AT FAULT AND PRONE TO SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE. WIRING TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SEEM TO BE THE MORE LIKELY CAUSE, YET DEALERS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY DECIDE TO POINT TO THE CONTROLLER, WHICH COSTS UPWARDS OF $1200. THIS CONDITION IS UNDOUBTEDLY RISKY AND DANGEROUS. A MALFUNCTIONING ABS CONTROLLER CAN CAUSE THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP UNDER HARD BRAKING, EVEN WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090986September 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROLLER ON A 2000 AUDI S4 FAILED AFTER 58K MILES. THE BRAKE FLUID PUMP AND ABS CONTROLLER UNIT ARE ALL IN ONE, AND THE COST FOR REPAIRS IS ABOUT $1700. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS UNIT SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY UP TO 50K MILES OR 4 YEARS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, BUT THESE UNITS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST 60K MILES, AND IN OTHER VEHICLES THEY LAST MUCH LONGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090981September 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
OUT OF THE BLUE, WITH 64,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON, FOLLOWED BY 3 LOUD BEEPS. WHEN THE BEEPS STOP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BLINKS CONTINUALLY. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND STAY OUT FOR 5-10 MINUTES, FOR THE WHOLE THING TO START OVER AGAIN. WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. I HAD A PANIC STOP TO AVOID A DEER AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE CAR SKIDDED BUT I DID NOT CRASH. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1300. THIS IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON ON 2000 S4 AND A4 AUDI'S. I CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA, THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DENYING THAT IT IS A SAFEY ISSUE AND SAYING THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079366July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WILL MAKE APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST REPAIR OF VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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