2001 Audi A4 complaints

AUDI A4 IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. 2 HAVE GONE - NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER 2 TO GO IN ORDER TO AGAIN OWN A DEPENDABLE CAR. THIS IS MOST INCONVENIENT DURING A COLD WINTER! I AM PAYING MY LEASE, AND AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FURTHER THAN A FEW MILES. I LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA OF MAINE, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS WELL BELOW ZERO MUCH OF THE TIME. I COULD FREEZE TO DEATH WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK!! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. WHY CAN'T THE COMPANY PUT A HOLD ON COMPLETING NEW CARS AND THEREFORE INSTALL 4 COILS AT A TIME INSTEAD OF ONE AS THEY GO?? WHY SHOULD I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THIS CAR UNLESS IT IS FIXED?

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO IDLE IRREGULARLY. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOWED TO AN AUDI DEALERSHIP. THREE DAYS LATER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. ALL THAT I WAS TOLD WAS THAT MY #2 COIL PACK FAILED. I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION THAT THE OTHER 3 WOULD MOST LIKELT FAIL ALSO. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON MESSAGE BOARDS I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM. I CALLED AUDI CLIENT RELATIONS AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB AS I COULD NEVER BE SURE WHEN THE OTHER COIL PACKS WERE GOING TO FAIL. THE WOMAN THAT I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND "DEMAND THAT THE OTHER 3 BE REPLACED." WHEN I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE SERVICE I RECEIVED AT THE 1ST DEALER, THEY LAUGHED IN MY FACE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AT A "CRISIS STATE" WITH THE COIL PACKS, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY TO SWITCH OUT FOR ME, AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO DIE WHILE IN OPERATION. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE COIL PACK THAT FAILED! IF THIS ISN'T GROSS NEGLIGENCE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS! ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD A CAM TENSIONER REPLACED, THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR REPLACED, AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT MY STEERING RACK IS GOING BAD. I HAVE 38K MILES WITH ONLY 12K LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE TERRIBLE RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR ON TOP OF AUDI'S RELUCTANCE TO ISSUE A RECALL CAMPAIGN ON THE COIL PACKS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS PROBA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65MPH SUDDENLY THE SPEED DROPPED TO 35MPH DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION COIL PACK. DEALER CHANGED THE FAULTY COIL. (UNDER GUARANTEE) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR

IN COLD CONDITIONS (10F) AND WITH LITTLE VEHICLE WARM-UP TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN CUTTING OUT AND LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOVER SO I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED. ENGINE OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT HAD REGISTERED FAULT CODES WHICH WERE TRACED TO THE COILS NOT FIRING PROPERLY.

THERE IS A QUITE APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE COILPACK FAILURES ON THESE CARS, PARTICULARY WITH THOSE THAT OPERATE IN COLD WEATHER (<30F). AUDI HAS NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM THROUGH A RECALL.

2001 AUDI A4. IN FOR 3RD COIL PACK REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. AUDI REFUSES TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COIL PACKS AT ONCE, INSTEAD PREFERING TO HAVE THE CUSTOMER COME IN FOR EACH INEVITABLE FAILURE. THE CAR IS ESSENTIALY INOPERABLE IN THIS CONDITION AND REQUIRES TOWING FOR EACH INSTANCE OF FAILURE WHICH DOES NOT OCCURE LOCALLY. AUDI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR! I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE PLIGHT OF HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM THIS IS MORE THAN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, BUT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND COULD ADDRESS IT DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF PUTTING PEOPLE THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU

FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MY AUDI A4 TURBO THE IGNITION COIL FAILED,CAUSING CAR TO COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER ON BUSY ROAD. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,500 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CHANGE ALL COILS. THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DO A TRADE IN ON THE VEHICLE

2001 AUDI A4 AVANT QUATRO, ABOUT 17K MILES. FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL AT COLD STRATUP. FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTED CASES OF SAME PROBLEM, RELATED TO 1.8T ENGINE AUDI OR VW - SO COMMON THAT PART IS ON BACKLOG FOR 2 WEEKS OR MORE! DEALER REFUSES TO CHANGE ALL IGNITION COILS, SO IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT ANOTHER ONE MAY FAIL SOON. SUDDEN FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL MAY CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION - LOST OF POWER IN TRAFFICK AT HIGH SPEED. AUDI/VW SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL OF ALL IGNITION COILS FOR THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 1.8T ENGINES.

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S COIL PACK FAILED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS EMISSION COIL FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORATIONL MR

THIRD FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL (WHILE CAR BEING DRIVEN) WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM LOOKS LIKE IT IS SIMILAR TO ODI ID 770040. DT

MY COIL PACK HAS FAILED 5 TIMES, 1ST AT 12,000 MILES 2ND AT 2X,XXX 3RD AT 2X,XXX 4TH AT 38,XXX ABD 5TH AT 40,000. DT

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS 1.8T VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI VEHICLES. AUDI HAS YET TO MAKE ANY OFFICIAL COMMENT ON THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE GET 1 COIL REPLACED WHILE OTHERS GET ALL COILS REPLACED. THEY ARE BEING VERY INCONSISTENT. MY DEALER DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME ABOUT THE HISTORY BEHIND THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO LOOK IT UP MYSELF. DT

THE PROBLEM FORTUNATELY HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING. THERE WAS A FAULT TO ONE OF THE CYLINDERS, SO THE CAR WAS RUNNING ON ONLY THREE CYLINDERS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD HAVE SHUT OFF WITHOUT BRAKES OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SYSTEMS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON MANY OF THE 1.8 LITER TURBO A4'S. DT

POSSIBLE MANF. DEFEC DRAIN HOSES FOR SUNROOF BREAK/LEAK WATER STAINS HEADLINER AT REAR QUARTERPANEL ON BOTH SIDES OF INTERIOR. (VACINITY OF AIRBAG) POSSIBLE CORROSION DAMAGE TO AIRBAG OVER TIME? DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE SEAT RAIL LOOSENING HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RAILS WERE REPLACED AT 42,759 MILES. AFTER LESS THAN 7,000 MILES OF ADDITIONAL DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE RAILS ARE BEGINNING TO LOOSEN AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE RAILS ARE GRADUALLY LOOSENING, BUT MORE SLOWLY, AS THERE ISN'T ALWAYS A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP DEVELOPED A CRACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 40,000 MILE SERVICE, WHICH WAS AT 42,759 MILES.

VEHICLE HAS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ON MANY INSTANCES IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE , DEALER /MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY. *AK

CUSTOMER STATES THAT IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BRAKE LOSS. MECHANIC MODIFIED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THE ROTORS TO BE GLAZED, DEALER ALSO INSTALLED WATER SHIELDS AS PER RECALL, HOWEVER BRAKE LOSS STILL OCCURS, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ABS DOES NOT WORK WELL. *JG

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT A FIRE IGNITED IN STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE DASH AREA, AND SPREAD TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

IN WET CONDITIONS, THE BRAKING ABILITY OF THIS CAR IS REDUCED. WHEN FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE FULL BRAKING POWER IS AVAILABLE. THE THEORY IS THAT WATER IS BEING SPLASHED ONTO THE ROTORS AND MUST BE CLEARED BEFORE THE PADS CAN ACHIEVE FULL CONTACT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED WHILE GOING DOWNHILL ON A WET BUT CLEAN ROAD. 58 DEGREES OUTSIDE. PEDAL FELT FIRM AND NORMAL BUT BRAKES DIDN'T SLOW CAR. 2 SECONDS OF DIRECT PRESSURE YIELDED NOTHING. I THEN LIFTED MY FOOT AND REPPLIED THE BRAKE WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE. 1 SECOND PASSED WITH NO RESPONSE AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES GRABBED AND STOPPED THE CAR. SCARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE BOLTS HOLDING THE HOOD LATCH TO THE HOOD CAME UNDONE CAUSING THE HOOD TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE LATCH, THE HOOD THEN BENT BACKWARDS SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, THE HOOD LATCH REMAINED IN LOCK POSITION AT ALL TIMES, HOOD DETACHED ITSELF FROM LATCH, DRIVERS COULD NOT SEE OUT OF FRONT WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD, ROOF, FENDERS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. *TT

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THE BRAKES DO NOT KICK IN RIGHT AWAY IF YOU IMMEDIATELY START THE CAR AND BACK UP. YOU NEED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. LIKE THERE IS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE HYDRAULICS. MANY WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HAVE NEARLY BACKED INTO OTHER CARS IN PARKING LOTS. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVENT BEEN PEDESTRIANS BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I CONTACTED PRESTIGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SOL THE CAR STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY. YOU CANT TELL IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STOP OR WHETHER IT IS GOING TO ROLL INTO SOMETHING. ONCE THE CAR RUNS FOR A BIT THE PROBLEM IS GONE. ON 3/15/01 I BROUGHT THE CAR IN & EXPLAINED THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE SVC AGENT SAID THIS WAS NOT NORMAL & THEY WOULD FIX IT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. ON 8/2/01 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO PRESTIGE AGAIN. THIS TIME I INSISTED THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AS THERE HAD BEEN TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS. ON 8/3/01 PRESTIGE SAID AGAIN IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM & THERE WAS NO FIX. I INSISTED THEY KEEP THE CAR LONGER TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.. ON 8/2/01 I CALLED AUDI CLIENT RELATIONS & REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AUDI SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SHE ASSIGNED CASE #10530656. ON 8/7/01 THE SVC MANAGER FROM PRESTIGE CALLED & SAID THEY HAD RECREATED THE PROBLEM & NEEDED TO GET AUDI INVOLVED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. ON FRIDAY, 8/10/01, PRESTIGE SAID THEY WERE STILL WORKING WITH AUDI TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. ON TUESDAY 8/14/01, PRESTIGE LEFT ME

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXMIMATELY 20 MPH ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE AND BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING NO INJURIES. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. *AK *JB

REAR BRAKES MAKE WHINING/GRINDING SOUND ONLY WHEN IN REVERSE. DEALER HAS TRIED DEGLAZING AND POWER WASHING BRAKE DISCS AND ROUTERS TO NO AVAIL. *AK

THE NEW BLUE-WHITE LIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON THE AUDI AND OTHER LUXURY AND IMPORTED CARS IS BLINDING WHEN APPROACHING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO SEE AND POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE EFFECT SEEMS EVEN WORSE THAN A CAR APPROACHING WITH ITS HIGH BEAMS ON. THE EFFECT IS SO BAD THAT IT PREVENTS YOU FROM SEEING THE ROAD AND OTHER THINGS AROUND. THEY SHOULD BE BANNED.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND JERKED FORWARD. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT INITIALLY APPLY ANY MEANINGFUL STOPPING POWER WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTS IN A 1-2 SECOND DELAY IN ACTUAL SLOWING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN THE WET. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED WITH BOTH STOCK AND AFTERMARKET WHEELS AND BRAKE PADS AND LIGHT AS WELL AS HEAVY WET CONDITIONS, AND AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK