Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
CD PLAYER FAILED. *YC
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1998 Audi A4 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 17, 1998CA
WHILE DRIVINGTHE ABS BRAKING SYSTM WHICH IS ACTIVATED MALFUNCTIONED, HAVING NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND CAUSING A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. ALSO, SEATBELT TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH DID NOT HOLD PROPERLY THE OCCUPANT, AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN BONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Nov 13, 1998OH
VEHICLE BRUSHED CURB CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE SIDEWALLS WHEN FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE AIR BAG OCCURED.
Power Train
Filed Aug 12, 1998WY
CONSUMER WAS CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE AND THE HEADREST, WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE, WOULD SLIDE DOWN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 11, 1998MD
THE GEAR SHIFT KICKS FORWARD UPON ENGAGING IN SECOND GEAR.
Structure › Body
Filed May 15, 1998CA
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST OIL AND BOTTOMED OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE LOW VEHICLE CLEARENCE FROM ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. DEALER NOTED VEHICLE IS A4 SPORTS PACKAGE. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 30, 1997CA
WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND DASH LIGHTS DIMMED, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASH TO FULL BRIGHTNESS DISTRACTING DRIVER.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 1997TX
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FAILED AFTER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION WHILE THE SHFTER WAS IN DRIVE.
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