1997 Audi A4 complaints

UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS (ALL 4) FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAVE FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACE AGAIN. SQUEEZING/CRUNCHING NOISE AT LOW SPEED AND OVER BUMPS. HAVE BEEN REPLACED- LESS THAN 15K MILES AGO BY AUDI DEALER AND THEY'VE WORN OUT ALREADY. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND AUDI NEEDS TO COME THROUGH WITH A SOLUTION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR JOB! *NLM

TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED AT 64K. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS VIRTUALLY UNDER NO TENSION AND WOULD HAVE FAILED IMMEDIATELY IF NOT CAUGHT BY A VIBRATING SOUND FROM IDLE TO 2200RPM.

FRONT CONTROL ARMS

FRONT CONTROL ARMS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR MAKING CLUNKING NOISE. YOU CAN REPLACE THEM EVERY 6 MONTHS AND PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER. THIS IS SAFETY DESIGN FLAW THAT AUDI NEEDS TO ASSIST IN REPAIRS OR RECALL.

THE SEAT HEATER WAS TOO HOT AND BURNED HOLES THROUGH HE SEAT. PH *TS *NLM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TIE RODS AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 99 V 248 000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED, CAUSE RECALL IS ON THE LATER YEAR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THERE HAVE BEEN CRACKING NOISES IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WOULD BE BREAKING, I TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE SHOP THAT DOES WORK FOR THE AUDI DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THAT THE CRACKING WAS A PROBLEM ALREADY IDENTIFIED BY AUDI AND A KIT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED TO FIX IT. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE AUDI, WE WERE ASSURED THAT WE HAD THE SPECIAL AUDI ASSURED FOR PREOWNED VEHICLES. WELL WHEN WE CALLED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DENIED EVERYTHING AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND THEREFORE I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. SINCE WHEN DO AUTO MAKERS ISSUE AN ALERT WITH A FIX IT KIT FOR ALL A4 S FROM 1996 TO 1998 AND CLAIM IT IS THE OWNERS FAULT. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE RUDE TO THE POINT OF SAYING THAT IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS MINE. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WITH ASSORTED ATTACHMENTS AND THEY REPLIED ON SEPT 6, 2002 SAID THAT THEY HAD FORWARDED THE INFORMATION ON TO YOU AND TO CONTACT NHTSA IF I HAD NOT HEARD SOMETHING IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECORDS AND LOCATE THE FORM FROM THE NYS ATTY GENS OFFICE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH SOME INFO. I REALLY THINK AUDI SHOULD PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE IT IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT FROM USE BY THE OWNERS (THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND ME). THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED HELP AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. DT

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE CAUSED CAR TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. LOW MILEAGE OF CAR INDICATES THAT PART IS DEFECTIVE. DEFECT LIKE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY BUT THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TIMING GEAR BELT BROKE, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER HAS BEEN NOTICING CREAKING NOISES IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT PUT TOGETHER FOR VEHICLE OF THE SAME MODEL FOR REPAIR OF THIS CREAKING NOISE. BUT CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR THE PRE OWNED VEHICLE WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE RESULTING IN MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. *YH

CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO RETURN KEY TO RUNNING POSITION AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. CURRENT RECALL 00V317000. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ,WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER CURRENT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CONTROL ARMS ARE PART OF THE SUSPENSION. THE FRONT AXLE HAS 8 CONTROL ARMS IN TOTAL. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT 6 OF THE CONTROL ARMS WILL COST ME $2000. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS MALFUNCTION. APPARENTLY THE PART MALFUNCTIONS IS A MYRIAD OF CASES WITH A4 AND THE PART WAS NEVER RECALLED. NOW I HAVE TO REPAIR A PART THAT COSTS 1/7 THE COST OF THE CAR BECAUSE AUDI IS TOO CHEAP TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. I DID NOTHING WRONG--WAS NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. SIMPLY PUT BY THE DEALER, "IT JUST HAPPENS." IF YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS A TREND WITH THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP.*AK

TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES WHICH INTERFERED WITH ENGINE VALVES, VALVES WERE BENT. *AK WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE STARTER WAS BROKEN. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT FURTHER DIAGNOSIS LED TO FINDING THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO FAIL, BENDING VALVES AND DAMAGING THE HEAD. ALL WERE REPLACED. *JG

I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES INCURRED OF APPROXIMATELY $4000. DUE TO THE FACT THE NEW TENSIONSER PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THEN THE ORIGINAL AND DUE TO THE FAILED TENSIONER / TIMING BELT DAMAGED MY CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES.*AK

IN WET WEATHER, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES IS GREATLY REDUCED. THERE IS ABOUT A 3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE BRAKES BEGIN TO GRAB.

RECALL 00 V 317 000/IGNITION SWITCH: DEALER CAPISTRANO VOLKSWAGEN; CAPISTRANO, CA; PHONE# 949/493-4843 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

HEATED DRIVER SEAT ACTIVATED FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 20 DEGREES.. SMOKE FILLED CAR AND PORTION OF SEAT MELTED (VINYL) WHILE TRUNK WAS BEING LOADED WITH LUGAGE. TURNED HEATER OFF AND AIRED OUT CAR.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL,VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATED THAT IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AGAIN, DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, EITHER TIMING BELT OR TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS CAUSE FOR STALLING. *AK

TWO STEERING CONTROL ARMS HAVE FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ALL BY ITSELF GAVE FULL SPEED AFTER BEING ACCELERATED SLOWLY BEYOND THE SPEED ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND ANYMORE TO THE USUAL SWITCH OFF COMMANDS OF THE SYSTEM, CONSUMER PUSHED THE RESUME BUTTON BUT VEHICLE STEADILY ACCELERATED FURTHER TOWARDS FULL SPEED, DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE DEFECT, AND STATED A LOOSE SCREW OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AS THE PROBLEM, WHICH MOVED IN A SUCH A WAY THAT BLOCKED THE ROPE OF THE ACCELERATOR AT FULL SPEED.( CONSUMER WRITING FROM OVER SEAS, ZUM MORGENGRABEN 6, 65835 LIEDERBACH GERMANY, PHONE#0049-69-318541)*JB

THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY, THE KEY WILL NOT RETURN TO BE DISENGAGED FROM THE STARTER CAUSING THE LIGHTS, WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS TO BE INOPERATIVE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT AUDI HONOR RECALL 00V-317 AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NLM

TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO A PIECE OF METAL INSIDE TRANSMISSION THAT SHREADED OFF.*AK *SLC

CONTROL ARM BUSHING STARTED SQUEAKING INDICATING FAILURE - DID NOT KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE'S INSTABILITY AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND INABILITY TO TRACK IN A STRAIGHT LINE WERE ALSO DUE TO WORN CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. SEARCHED WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM SITE OF AUDI OWNERS, FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS REPORT DRIVEABLILTY ISSUES WITH WORN CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. AUDI OF AMERICA AND AUDI DEALER STATES THAT BUSHING PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER BASED ON THE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON AUDIWORLD.COM, THIS IS NOT TRUE. OWNERS REPORT HAVING TO CHANGE CONTROL ARMS EVERY 35K MILES OR SO AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,500 FOR EACH SIDE SINCE THER ARE 4 CONTROL ARMS ON EACH SIDE THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $300 EACH PLUS LABOR. BASED ON NTSA SEARCH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM; WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL OF THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM? BRAKE PROBLEM IS ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND NORMALLY - APPARENTLY WATER COMES IN CONTACT WITH ROTORS EASILY. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN THE NTSA DATABASE AS WELL. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE PROBLEM IS A REOCCURRING ONE WHERE THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT IDLE, OR WILL NOT IDLE AT ALL. WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE ENGINE SOMETIMES DIES WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AS YOU PREPARE TO STOP. OBVIOUSLY THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER BRAKING AND STEERING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDIN

THE VEHICLES BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

AT 31700 MILES I NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH THE IDENTICAL BRAND. AT 41239 MILES, I AGAIN NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IN THE SIDEWALL. I AGAIN WILL HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BEFORE I HAVE A BLOW-OUT. I HAVE READ OTHER REVIEWS ON THIS TIRE AND IT SEEMS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT COULD BE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF I DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM BEFORE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205 55 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205 55 16 )

LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARMS (2 ON EACH SIDE FOR A TOTAL OF 4) WERE SEVERLY WORN, AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME PRIOR TO MY HAVING THE DEFECT INSPECTED. WITH THE CAR ON LIFT, THE BALL JOINT COULD BE PULLED OUT OF IT'S SOCKET WITH LITTLE EFFORT. HAD I HIT A BUMP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. I AM CONTACTING AUDI AS WELL, BUT HAVEN'T AS OF THIS WRITING. *AK

WET BRAKING. BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB IN A TIMELY FASHION, MAJOR DELAY IN BRAKING ACTION LED TO MY HITTING THE BRAKE HARDER CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID SIDEWAYS ON A SLIPPERY ROADWAY INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

WET BRAKING DELAY. BRAKE ROTORS SEEM TO GATHER WATER ON HIGHWAY -EVEN IN LIGHT RAIN, AND CAUSE DELAYED STOPPING. WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN IT CAN TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO REPOND, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.*AK

THE BRAKES DON'T GRAB WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN, SNOW, SLEET ETC. THERE'S A "LAG" OF A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR IN THESE CONDITIONS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THERE ARE NO BRAKE BACKING PLATES ON THE FRONT ROTORS FROM THE FACTORY. THE ROTORS ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING GLAZED WITH WATER AND THE PADS ARE INEFFECTIVE UNTIL THE ROTORS ARE CLEARED OF WATER. MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION IN INCLEMENT WEATHER! *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND A TECHINICIAN SAID IT WAS A BROKEN TIMING BELT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS TOO EARLY TO HAPPEN. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING BECAUSE AUDI DIDN'T PROVIDE FOR LUBRICATION POINTS.. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE LOSS OF THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS, AND COULD NOT RESPOND WHEN I SAID I HAD NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD LOST IT'S ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS.. OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS ALSO GOT TO BE A PROBLEM CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND ENGINE VIBRATION.. THESE BOLTS SHOULD BE SAFETY WIRED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK AUDI SHOULD COVER THE COSTS OF REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM AND ENGINE MOUNT, BUT THE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO WEAR, ALTHOUGH AGAIN I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON MY JEEP OR OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLED. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE EARLY MAY, WITH NO SUCCESSFUL REPAIR. VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AUDI AMERICA CONTACTED, DEALER WORKING ON CAR FOR 30 DAYS. CAR STALLS AND IT TAKES UP TO 6 CRANKS OF UP TO 30 SECONDS EACH TO RESTART.*AK

SIGNIFICANT BRAKING DELAY UNDER WET CONDITIONS. *AK

OPERATION OF THIS A4 CONFIGURATION AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 8 M.P.H. REQUIRES EITHER THAT THE OPERATOR LUG THE ENGINE (I.E., RUN AT LESS THAN THE RECOMMENDED 1500 R.P.M. IN FIRST GEAR) OR NOT CLOSE THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY. THIS DESIGN DEFECT HAS LEAD TO EXCESSIVE CLUTCH WEAR, REQUIRING TWO REPLACEMENTS IN LESS THAN 52,000 MILES AND TWO INCIDENTS OF CLUTCH OVERHEATING, WITH SMOKE. A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD EXISTS IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT LESS THAN 4 M.P.H. FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (E.G., MORE THAN 30 MINUTES) AS MAY BE EXPECTED IN CERTAIN METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC JAMS. THE CLUTCH DESIGN IS ALSO UNSUITABLE FOR DYNAMIC BRAKING, SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND THE FIRE HAZARD. THE A4 IS OTHERWISE A VERY FINE AUTOMOBILE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CORRECT THIS DESIGN DEFECT ASAP THROUGH PROVISION OF A LOW GEAR, SIX-SPEED OPTION, ADJUSTMENT OF RATIOS OR SIMILAR REMEDY. *AK

DISC BRAKES ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SHIELDED FROM WATER WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING EFFORT FOR APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST TWO SECONDS OF BRAKE APPLICATION. THE BRAKES ARE FINE IN DRY WEATHER, BUT ALWAYS CATCH ME BY SURPRISE IN THE WET, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL THE WATER IS SHED FROM THE BRAKE DISCS. NLM

LACK OF STOPPING WHEN BRAKES ARE WET. AT 1000 MI REPLACED ALL PADS WITH GERMAN SPEC OEM PADS. WET BRAKING PROBLEMS NEGLABLE. DID NOT NEED TO WASH UNDERWARE AS OFTEN.

THE A4, UNLIKE ALL OTHER CARS I'VE EVER OWNED, DOES NOT HAVE 'SPLASH SHIELDS' INBOARD OF THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. IN THE RAIN, THIS CAUSES A QUITE ALARMING PERIOD, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE INITIALLY APPLIED, OF SHEER TERROR, BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT STOPPING! THIS HAS BEEN MADE A MANDATORY RECALL ALL ACROSS EUROPE, AND THERE, INSURANCE COMPANIES WON'T COVER YOU IF YOU REAR-END SOMEONE AND DON'T HAVE THE SHIELDS ON. I SEE NO REASON WHY AUDI WON'T ALSO CARRY THIS TO THE US, UNTIL THEY GET SUED WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF IT. SWITCHING TO GAS-SLOTTED BRAKE ROTORS HELPS THIS SITUATION, BUT DOES NOT ELIMINATE IT. THANKS, AND I HOPE THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I HIT SOMEONE! OH, EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH AN A4 THAT I KNOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE DIED OCCASIONALLY. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP/RELAY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PLAZA MOTORS HAS IGNORED COMPLAINTS. AM NOW USING PARKTOWN. BETTER, BUT AM READY TO GET RID OF CAR BECAUSE PROBLEMS ARE PERSISTING. DO NOT FEEL THAT AUDI EVEN CARES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

VERY POOR INITIAL BRAKING IN WET CONDITIONS, EX. RAIN OR SNOW. *AK

MY 1997 AUDI A4 HAS EXPERIENCED ALMOST NON BRAKING IN COLD/WET CONDITIONS. WHEN BRAKES ARE INITIALLY APPLIED DURING THESE CONDITIONS THERE IS ALMOST ZERO BRAKING FOR 50 FEET AT 35 MPH OR LESS. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO REAR ENDING A FEW CARS THAT CUT IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT NO KNOWN POOR BRAKING CONDITION EXISTS WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD/WET. YET THERE IS A NEWS BULLETIN ON AUDI'S OWN EUROPEAN WEB SITE INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WHEN WET. ALSO MANY READERS ON THE WWW.A4.ORG WEB SITE HERE IN THE US HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR A LONG TIME. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS A FATALITY CAN EXIST IN THIS CASE. I HAVE OWNED MANY US/EUROPEAN/JAPANESE VEHICLES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POOR WET BRAKING!

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE COMPUTER KEPT IT FROM ACCELERATING. IT WOULD SUDDENLY ONLY IDLE OUT FROM A STOP. IF YOU WERE TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC YOU COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD BE HIT OR CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE TO SWERVE TO AVOID YOU. IT TOOK THE DEALER 7 MONTHS TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE ECU. IT BECAME OBVIOUS AFTER REPLACEMENT THAT IT HAD BEEN BAD SINCE DAY ONE AND GRADUALLY GOT WORSE SINCE ALL ACCELERATION HESITATION WENT AWAY. THIS UNIT QUICKLY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING VARIOUS COMPONENTS WITHIN THE ELCTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. YH

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING.