1999 Audi A4 complaints

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY A MONTH AGO AND GRADUALLY GOT MORE FREQUENT. NOW THEY ARE ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED WHICH WOULD COST ME A BUNDLE (POSSIBLY OVER $2000). MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REALLY WELL SO I AM VERY UPSET THAT AUDI WILL NOT FIX OR PAY FOR THIS. *JB

1999 A4 BROKEN TIE RODS. *NM

ON 9/28/04 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER DRIVER IN A SUBURBAN FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT AWAY, TURNED IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT HER WITH MY 1998 AUDI AVANT WAGON. THE COMBINED SPEEDS OF THE TWO VEHICLES COMBINED WITH WHERE I HIT THE SUBURBAN, FLIPPED THE SUBURBAN. THIS DRIVER WAS TRAPPED IN HER VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED IN LIFTING HER VEHICLE OFF OF HER ARM. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF STITCHES IN HER ARM. IN CONTRAST, I SHATTERED MY RIGHT WRIST SCAPHOID BONE. THIS REQUIRED A RATHER MAJOR SURGERY INVOLVING BONE GRAPH AND TITANIUM SCREW IN 11/04. THE BONES NEVER FUSED, AND I AM LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL SURGERY. PLEASE NOTE THAT MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT, AND MUCH OF THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT I SUSTAINED WAS IN MY RIGHT WRIST/ARM. I AM ALSO RIGHT HAND DOMINANT. *JB

1999 AUDI A4 ABS CONTROL MODULE SYMPTOMS. ABS LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING. UPON THE FIRST INSPECTION THE AUDI DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY BY THE DEALERSHIP. TESTING THE ABS SYSTEM AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, I FOUND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. I LEARN OF MANY CASES OF THIS EXACT FAILURE IN AUDI??S AND VW??S WITH THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROL MODULE: ONE PROMINENT SITE BEING HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM. THE DEALERSHIP MAY HAVE MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CONTROL MODULE MAY BE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CAR??S COMPUTER UPON FAILURE. ALSO, IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT FOR SOME PERIOD BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHTS MAY DISAPPEAR PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. IT SEEMS THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING AT SOME POINT BEYOND 60,000 MILES. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE RELATIVELY LOW OCCURRENCE, BUT WOULD PORTENT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A MUCH GREAT NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES WITH TIME. AN UNWARY DRIVER MAY NOT BE COGNIZANT OF THE FAILURE AND THEREFORE NOT EXERCISE THE CAUTION NECESSARY TO AVERT A COLLISION. ONE FUTURE ISSUE EXACERBATES THAT CONCERN: THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING SIGNALS DISAPPEAR UNDER 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR THEREABOUT. SO, AS WE NEAR WINTER AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CHANCES OF A TRAGEDY INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI WITH MY FINDINGS. AUDI STATED THEY HAVE NOT SEEN EVIDENCE OF MASS FAILURES. THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE HEAD I BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AWAITING REPAIRS. *AK

THE ABS MODULE IS CAUSING THE PANEL BRAKE LIGHT TO BLINK AND THE ABS LIGHT TO BE ON STEADY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CHARGE TO REPAIR THIS IS ESTIMATED AT $750 INCLUDING $250 LABOR FROM OUR LOCAL AUDI DEALER. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR THIS FAULT TO OCCUR, AND THE REPAIR IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. I AM WAITING FOR AUDI TO ORDER A NEW BOARD, SO I AM DRIVING WITH BAD ABS BRAKES, AND IT IS ALMOST DECEMBER. *JB

AUDI A4 THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND WARNING BUZZER STAY ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. AUDI SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES STILL FUNCTION THOUGH NOT THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WORK. I PRAY THAT I DO NOT HURT ANYONE WHILE I'M RELEARNING TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONING. *NM

THE ABS SYSTEM OF MY 1999 AUDI A4 INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. I INTEND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. REPAIR SHOP, LUSTI MOTORS IN SAN DIEGO, INDICATED THAT THEY'VE REPAIRED OTHER AUDI'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE RECENTLY. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS APPROXIMATELY $2,000. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1998 AUDI A 4 WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN THE ABS UNIT AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ORDERED ANY PARTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT WAS THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH VOLKSWAGEN.*AK

ABS UNIT FAILURE, NOT REPLACED YET DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPAIR

DT: 1999 AUDI A4 QUARTO 1.8T. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST MONTH. THE VEHICLE WA STAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THE ABS MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I TOOK MY CAR INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL DONE ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS OF THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME EVERYTHING WITH MY CAR WAS FINE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TO GET A SECOND OPINION ON THE CONTROL ARMS, AND IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT THE CONTROL ARMS DEFINITELY DID NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MIGHT BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ANY FURTHER. NOW THAT MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE HAS SUBMITTED THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE, I AM NO LONGER ELIGEABLE FOR THE RECALL AND AM STUCK WITH MY DANGEROUS CONTROL ARMS.

DT: AUDI NORTH AMERICA REFUSESDTO DISCUSS OR ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL THAT MAY BE AFFECTING THE OWNERS VEHICLE. THE OWNER IDENTIFIED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FAULTY THROUGH STATE INSPECTION. AND THAT WAS VISIBLE BY VIBRATING THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND YESTERDAY BY STATE INSPECTORS ON THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. THE OWNER HAD NOT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ANY DIFFERENT. THE OWNER FOUND IT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION. THE OWNER HAS BEEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND CHECKED FOR RECALLS. CONTACTED AUDI. AND THEY REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT IT ABOUT BECAUSE THE OWNERS SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUSED WAS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE OWNER'S CAR. THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE THIS CORRECTED YET, BUT WASHAVING HIS OWN MECHANIC FIX IT. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FAULTY. THIS HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005. THIS WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT. *AK

ABS COMPUTER FAILURED DURING HARD BRAKING. AFTER SEARCHING CAR SITES, IT APPEARS THAT THE VW/AUDI ABS UNITS REGULARLY FAIL RENDERING THE ABS INOPPERABLE. ALTHOUGH THE REGULAR BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CAR ARE MAINTAINED, THE ABS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. HAVING THIS FAIL DURING A PANIC STOP COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE ABS UNIT FAILED (DUE TO THE BEEPING) AND CORRECT ACCORDINGLY.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE 1999 AUDI A4.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE. *JB

(1) NORMAL DRIVINGON HIGHYWAY. (2)TIMING BLET BROKE AT 70278 MILES. AUDI RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IS 90K. (3) AUDI OF NASHUA EST. DAMAGE COST $4,800.00. UNFAIR

1999 AUDI A4 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER AND LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. *JB

AUDI A4 ABS CONTROLLER FAILED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT AND SYSTEM LIGHT TO STAY ILLUMINATED. REPLACEMENT PART IS $1,000. LOOKING FOR USED. BASED ON RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUDI'S ACROSS MODELS. SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY MANUFACTURER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE TIMING TENSION ROD BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 1999 AUDI A-4 1.8 TURBO WITH 76,000 MILES BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, LEAVING ME A A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER CARS. AS A RESULT, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TIMING CHAIN WERE ALL TRASHED. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN AT 90,000 MILES, BUT AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA TOLD ME THAT THEY NOIW RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT AT 70,000 OR 75,000. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ME OR TO THE DEALER WHERE MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED (FOLLOWING ALL THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS) AND THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER SAID THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.*AK

OUR 1999.5 AUDI AVANT QUATTRO VIN[XXX] HAS PASSED 80,000 MILES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROLLER HAS FAILED CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE RESULT IS INCONSISTENT AND DANGEROUS HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE IN LOW TRACTION CONDITIONS -- THE VERY CONDITIONS AUDI QUITTER'S ARE PURCHASED FOR! REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM IS IN EXCESS OF 25% OF THE VALUE OF THE MARKET CAR. A SEARCH OF SEVERAL INTERNET AUDI SITES REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY CURRENT AUDI MODELS. AUDI OF AMERICA REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON A 1999 AUDI A4; THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I MUST PAY $1662.39 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V248000 CONCERNING TIE ROD END SEAL FAILURE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VIBRATED SEVERELY ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT IN THEIR DATA BASE.*AK

FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-BEGAN AS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHING-NOW LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME-HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE ON AUDI AND VOLKSWAGEN-REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-PART IS $2000. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE BODY FROZE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AT 85 MPH. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ITSELF. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILS AT 68K, REAR BRAKES TEND TO LOCK UP. *JB

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 86000 MILES EVENTHOUGH THE UNIT HAS BEEN VERY SELDOM HAVE BEEN ACTUATED. IT COST ME $2000 FOR AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN RARELY USED OR ACTUATED IN MY CAR.*AK

AUDI A4 1999 2.8 LITER - THROTTLE STICK DURING COLD WEATHER WHEN CRUISING AT STEADY SPEED OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. DRIVERS ONLY RECOURSE IS TO PULL OVER AND SWITCH ENGINE OFF, WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESTART. IDENTIFIED AS MOISTURE FREEZING IN THROTTLE BODY. NOTE CURRENTLY AUDI A6 RECALL IN PLACE. *JB

THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE FAILED OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT ANY TRIGGER FOR IT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE QUOTE TO FIX THE PART WAS ABOUT $1500. *JB

THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS POSSIBLY SAFELY RELATED FAILURE. THIS PART CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKING AND IF IT FAILS, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. THIS COULD RESULT IN CRASHES DUE TO DRIVERS EXPECTING ABS SUPPORT DURING HARD BRAKING ONLY TO REALIZE IT IS NOT WORKING. SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS FIXED OUTSIDE OF AUDI WARRANTY AND WE BELIEVE AUDI IS RUNNING A SILENT RECALL. THIS WEB FORUM DOCUMENTS WHAT COULD BE A SILENT RECALL BY AUDI HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=3409&TSTART=0. THIS PART COSTS AROUND $1500 NEW.*AK

FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-BEGAN AS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHING OCCASIONALLY-NOW LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME-HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE ON AUDI AND VOLKSWAGEN-REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-PART IS $2200.*AK

99V131001/BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM VALVE. THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECTS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HIS 1999 AUDI A4 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM HIS FOOT TO FULL ACCELERATION WHILE GOING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 80 MPH. THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DEALT WITH THE AUDI A6 MODEL. NO. 04V495000. *TC *JB

THIS IS THE 2ND COIL PACK FAILURE I HAVE HAD ON MY 1999 AUDI A4 1.8T. IT WAS FIRST REPLACED BY SOUTHBAY AUDI IN CA IN JUNE OF 2002 AND THEN NOW OCTOBER ON 2004. AFTER READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS MADE BY AUDI AND VW OWNERS ON WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HWY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY 405 IN CA...IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE ATTENTIVE DRIVER BEHIND ME...THE CARS LOSS OF POWER DUE TO LOSS OF CYLINDER ONE IN MY 4 CYLDR CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE COIL PACK WAS BAD DUE TO A MISFIRE IN CYLDR 1. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THAT IN MY OPINION WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY THE CAR CAME OUT OF THE PRODUCTION PLANT IN GERMANY. KINDLY ADVISE OF MY OPTIONS TO RECOUP MY EXPENSES. *JB

ABS MODULE FAILED APPROX MAY 2004 AT 65000 MILES. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING AND WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. REPLACED PART WITH USED ABS MODULE FROM ANOTHER AUDI A4. OLD (FAILED) PART IS AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION, AND I T WAS DISCOVERED THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

(1) IN MAY 2002 I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AUDI A4 FROM THE LEITH AUDI IN CARY, NC. MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXPIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 8TH 2004 FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION PRICED AT $450. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A FEW REPAIRS AND I DID THEM ALL AT A COST OF ANOTHER ~$1200. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE AUDI REP IF I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY TIMING BELT. THE VERBAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, SINCE THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS A TIMING BELT CHANGE AT 90,000 MILES, MINE HAS ONLY 65,000. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF THE INSPECTION RESULTS AND THE UPCOMING RECOMMENDED REPAIRS. (2) A WEEK AFTER THIS COSTLY COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION MY CAR BREAKS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE. THE DEALER QUOTES A REPAIR COST OF $4000 AND CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED A TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. (3) THE DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE CAR AT THEIR EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF THEIR FAILURE TO INSPECT THE TIMING BELT AND RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT ONLY A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH REMAIN ACTIVATED; MECHANIC SAYS ABS COMPUTER MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR - $1500. I HAVE READ OF OTHER REPORTS OF SAME DEFECT IN SAME MODEL/YEAR BUT NO SERVICE BULLETIN I CAN FIND.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT,FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER'S HEAD IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK

DURING ROUTINE COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTANTLY. A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED A FAILED ABS CONTROL MODULE, RENDERING THE ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1500. THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY ENGINEERING IN THE OEM PART AS THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AUDI. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE IS ULTIMATELY AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE BRAKING SYSTEM AS THE ABS SYSTEM NOW WORKS SPORADICALLY THEN FAILS COMPLETELY. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE EXUBERANT COST.*AK

PICKED UP CAR AT HOLBERTS AUDI IN WARRINGTON, PA ON JUNE 15, 2004. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRON UPPER AND LOWER SUSPENSION LINKS. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING ABS CONTROL MODULE, THE CAR IS WITHOUT THE INCREASED SAFETY PROVIDED BY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HAVEN'T REPLACED THE PART YET DUE TO ITS $1,000 PRICE TAG.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE BROKE OUT INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

1999 AUDI A4 1.8T QUATTRO, VIN: [XXX] TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THIS BELT AT THE INTERVAL OF 105,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 67,600 MILES ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT (PER AUDI, CARFAX INDICATES CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THIS EXTREMELY EARLY FAILURE SUGGESTS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT EXISTS WITH THIS ENGINE. AUDI ADVOCATE INVESTIGATING AT THIS TIME, BUT HAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY AUDI. I DISAGREE, THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS AN UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE, IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID BY CONSUMER, AS I WOULD NEVER HAVE GUESSED TO REPLACE AT AN EARLIER TIME, LET ALONE, AT 50% OF MANUFACTURER"S RECOMMENDED INTERVAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIME BELT FAILURE AT 65K MILES WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY CAUSED OVER $5K IN REPAIRS. DEALER RECOMMENDED LOOKING AT OTHER REPAIR CENTERS BECAUSE IT COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR FOR 7 DAYS BECAUSE THE BACKLOG OF OTHER AUDI'S WITH SAME PROBLEM. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND 10 OTHER TIMING BELT FAILURES RANGING FROM 45K TO 98K ON SIMILAR MODELS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH AUDI CORP OF AMERICA. *JB

FAILURE OF A BOSCH 5.3 ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (PART # 8E0 614 111A) IN A 1999 AUDI 1.8 TURBO QUATTRO WITH 53,000 MILES.

WATER PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL. FAILING TIMING BELT CAUSED IT TO JUMP BUT LUCKLY IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY ENGINE INTERFERENCE.*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 68,800 MILES THE TIMING BELT ON MY AUDI A4 1.8T QUATTRO BROKE AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE MANUFACTURERS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE AUTO HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND HAS ALL THE PERTINENT SERVICE RECORDS. THE CURRENT REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $4,000 TO $5,000. THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT INTERVAL FOR THE TIMING BELT BY AUDI IS 90,000 TO 105,000 MILES. AUDI USA CURRENTLY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PERFORMED SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND ASIDE FROM THE 2 COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF AUD A4 AND VW PASSAT 1.8T TIMING BELTS BREAKING WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE 90,000 MILES SERVICE INTERVAL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THE VW AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS NOT HIT AS MY CAR FAILED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK SHOULD IT FAIL AT AN INOPPORTUNE MOMENT.

THROTTLE STICKS AT LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. THIS HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 10 F. IT OCCURS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH A THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES WARMS UP THE THROTTLE BODY ENOUGH THE THE THROTTLE UNSTICKS.*AK

RAPID AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF WATER PUMP DISRUPTED TIMING CHAIN AND LED TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD WITHOUT SHOULDERS. I NEEDED TO GO SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS, AT MOST, TO PULL OFF ROAD FOR SAFETY. AUDI'S 3-YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND SO IT OFFERED NO HELP, DESPITE LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR.