2006 Audi A4 complaints

RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LIGHTS. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY TURN OFF, THEN SOME TIME LATER COME BACK ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN PERIODICALLY, BUT THE WORST IS WHEN I AM DRIVING 60MPH+ AT NIGHT AND LOSE ALL MY LIGHTS. RUNNING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, HIGH BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS, ALL OF IT. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY EVERY WEEK. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. I RECEIVED AN ERROR ON MY DASH THAT STATES "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." I CHECKED IT OUT AND DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BULB. WELL, I DID AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I LOOKED UP MORE INTO IT ONLINE AND IT'S QUITE AN EXPENSIVE FIX, AND IT'S NOT GUARANTEED TO EVEN WORK. MY HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND ABOUT EVERY WEEK SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK MY LIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE I DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS A HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS 2. IT THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I NEED TO TURN ON MY HEAD LIGHTS, I TOOK TO DEALER, THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT PART MIGHT BE BAD, SO THEY RECOMMEND TO REPLACE ALMOST ALL PARTS INVOLVE WITH THAT, AND ITS COSTLY. I CHECKED ON LINE TO FIND A SOLUTION, I FIGURED OUT IT'S NOT ONLY ME, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF AUDI DRIVERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN HERE AND EVEN IN EUROPE. *TR

THE BRAKES SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGE WITH NO WARNING. *JS

THE BRAKES SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGED WITH NO WARNING. *JS

BOTH HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES IT SAYS RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT AND SOMETIMES BOTH. *TR

THE GLOVE BOX BROKE BY SIMPLY OPENING THE GLOVE BOX. THE WHOLE GLOVE BOX DOOR FAILED. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON ONE RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND THEN I GET A DISPLAY IN THE DASH THAT'S SAYS "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED" THIS ALSO HAPPENS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE TO TURN THE KNOB KN THE DASHBOARD ON THE OFF POSITION AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE ON POSITION AND THEY START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE. PLEASE HELP. ALSO MY ENGINE IS BURNING OIL VERY FAST I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND DROVE THE CAR FOR 80 MILES AND THE DIP STICK ALREADY SHOWS HALF WAY FULL. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND VACUUM PUMP GASKET REPLACED BUT IT STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

AUGUST 2014, DRIVING AT NIGHT, HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65MPH+) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT OUT, NO ILLUMINATION. TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO RESET BY LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH. WOULD RESET, THEN FLICKER AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND ABLE TO GET THERE OK. VEHICLE IS IN AT SERVICE FOR REPAIR. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, BEFORE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE AUDI DEALER AND AFTER TWO DAYS THE DEALER QUOTED $7000 TO START WORKING ON THE ENGINE. TECHNICIAN FOUND THE TIMING SLIPPED AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED. THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT DETERMINE WHY THE OIL PRESSURE FAILED. SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR A4'S THROUGH 2005. *TR

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT CAUSED LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. IT WAS DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED AUTO-CENTER IN MILFORD, OHIO THAT THE ENGINE HAD GOOD OIL PRESSURE HOWEVER AUDI STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE. THE CAM SHAFT DID SHOW WEAR AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE P CODES P2293 AND P0089 ON THE HPFP. I THEN RETURNED THAT INFORMATION BACK TO AUDI DEALERSHIP ? AUDI CONNECTION IN MONTGOMERY, OHIO WHERE I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINING THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF LOW OIL PRESSURE ISSUES AND REQUESTED THEM TO HONOR THE INTERNALCAMPAIGN ON THE WORN CAM SHAFT/CAM FOLLOWER ISSUE. HE THEN REFUSED TO HONOR MY APPEAL AND STATED THAT IT DID HAVE INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO LACKOF OIL PRESSURE SHOWING NO EVIDENCE ONLY TO REFUSE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER ANY FURTHER WITH ME RETURNING BACK TO HIS OFFICE. THEN AUDI CONNECTION DID RELENT WEEKS LATER, AFTER STATING EARLIER THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK, OFFERING TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT A LATER TIMELINE; A TIMELINE THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND PAYING ON A RENTAL. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE TYPE; AUDI A4 T2.0 QUATTRO 2006 YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SLUDGE ISSUES AND AUDIUSA HAS HAD CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ON SUCH EVENTS-BELOW IS ONE SIMILAR TO MINE..."A SETTLEMENT NOTICE FOR THE VW AND AUDI OIL SLUDGE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WILL BE MAILED AND PUBLISHED IN USA TODAY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 29, 2010. THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11, 2011." SIN

TOOK THE AUDI A4 QUATTRO TO THE AUDI CONNECTION OF CINCINNATI DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) ON P CODES P2293 & P0089 WHICH INDICATES A POSSIBLE CAM FOLLOWER, CAM SHAFT, AND/OR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) ISSUES BACK ON THURSDAY MORNING APRIL 10TH, 2014. LATER, I SPOKE WITH LEE AT THE SERVICE DESK WHO STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS WORN AND WOULD BE A COVERED ITEM ON THIS INTERNAL AUDI CAMPAIGN; HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO IT UNTIL THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY SINCE IT WOULD TAKE A FULL DAY TO REPAIR PUSHING IT INTO FRIDAY.I RECEIVED A CALL FRIDAY APRIL 11TH AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M. AND IT WAS LEE STATING THAT THE CAM SHAFT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL PRESSURE ISSUE THAT DAMAGED BOTH CAM SHAFTS AND ENGINE. HE LATER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED THAT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $8,000.00. I LATER SUSPECTED OIL SLUDGE ISSUES THAT WERE ALSO ON A RECALL. YES, THE AUDI CONNECTION DID LATER RELENT, AFTER STATING EARLIER THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK, OFFERING TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT A LATER TIMELINE; A TIMELINE THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND PAYING ON A RENTAL. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE; AUDI A4 T2.0 QUATTRO 2006 YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SLUDGE ISSUES AND AUDIUSA HAS HAD CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ON SUCH EVENTS- ALL ANYONE HAS TO DO IS TO DO THEIR RESEARCH AND LOCATE ISSUES CONCERNING THE VERY ISSUES I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED. BELOW IS ONE SIMILAR TO MINE... "A SETTLEMENT NOTICE FOR THE VW AND AUDI OIL

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GO OUT. THE FAULT INDICATOR STATED THAT THE RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT HAD A FAULT, THEN THAT THE BULB WAS BAD. I KEPT DRIVING, AS I THOUGHT THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH WITH THE LEFT LIGHT. AFTER A WHILE, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT. AGAIN, I KEPT DRIVING, AS I THOUGHT THAT I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH WITH THE RIGHT LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE, AND INCREASED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 65 MPH, AND DROVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AS I ANTICIPATED GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE WHEN THE ROAD SPLIT IN ABOUT THREE MILES AND THEN EXITING SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THEN BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO SIGNAL TO GO TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THROUGH TWO LANES OF FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND STOPPED. LUCKILY, ANOTHER DRIVER WHO HAD NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS OFFERED TO DRIVE SLOWLY IN FRONT OF ME TO ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON OFF-HIGHWAY STREETS TO GET HOME, BUT BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD THREE OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. *TR

WHILST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN A DOWNPOUR ESP AND EPC LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, DISABLING THE MAJORITY OF ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED PRIOR ONLY IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX MECHATRONICS UNIT NEEDED BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,200.

AT AN INTERSECTION, A FORD F250 PICKUP, PULLING A TRAILER, TURNED LEFT INTO MY 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT THROUGH INTERSECTION TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH.. I WAS TRAVELING ALONE, WITH MY SEAT BELT ON. MY VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED UP TO THE FIREWALL AND WAS TOTALED (PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE). THE AIR BAGS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BELT TENSIONER DID DEPLOY. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPS OCCASIONALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, RANDOMLY. THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS TO HOPEFULLY CORRECT/RESET THE HEADLIGHT. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY CAR WHEN I STARTED ACCELERATING AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HAD NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS AND USING THE EMERGENCY BREAK THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED AFTER GOING ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. ONCE I GOT THE CAR TO STOP, I KEPT THE CAR TURNED ON AND CALLED 911 WHO DISPATCHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS OK TO TURN THE CAR OFF. BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR WAS FLOORED BY THE CAR MAT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE FIREMAN HAD TO BREAK THE WINDOW TO GET INTO THE CAR AND THE FIREMAN FOUND THE CAR MAT LODGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND HAD TO RIP IT OUT FROM UNDER THE PEDAL. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT MY CAR MAT COULD MOVE AND GET LODGED. PER THE FIREMAN, THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE TYPES OF CAR MATS. I DIDN'T GET FURTHER EXPLANATION FROM HIM, BUT AFTER TALKING TO MANY PEOPLE AND SCOURING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR GET STUCK BECAUSE OF THE CAR MAT IN THEIR AUDI'S. IN SOME CASES IT WAS THE AUDI DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM THE CAUSE WAS THE CAR MAT. AUDI REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE ANY FLAW WITH THE DESIGN AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED ON A SUNDAY AROUND 11:30AM SO THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA RECALLED THEIR CARS WITH MATS

I WAS DRIVING ON I-45 S TO HOUSTON AND AT 9 PM, I TRIED TURNING MY FRONT FOG LIGHT ON AS IT WAS GETTING FOGGY OCCASIONALLY. I WAS AT 75 MPH SPEED ON RIGHT LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE MEDIAN AND AFTER PLAYING AROUND SOME KIND OF LIGHT CAME BACK, DROVE TO NEAREST EXIT TO GAS STATION ABOUT A MILE FURTHER AND CHECKED ALL LIGHTS, IT WAS WORKING FINE NOW. I HAVE READ SIMILAR KIND OF COMPLAINT HERE AND NOT SURE IF IT IS GETTING ATTENTION. DOES DEATH HAS TO OCCUR BEFORE NHSTA AND AUDI LISTEN TO THIS PROBLEM. 75 MPH IN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS ON, CAN YOU IMAGINE MY SITUATION. IT CAN EASILY CAUSE DEATH AND DAMAGE. FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT BULB ISSUE, IT IS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 DIPPED HEADLIGHT / FLICKER / PROBLEM. LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND GO OUT, HAPPENS AT RANDOM, AT SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 70 MPH. AUDI DEALER SAID THE GAS LEVEL IN THE HEADLAMP IS LOW, RECOMMENDED NOT TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME, TO ADDRESS, TURN LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON WHEN IT OCCURS. HAVE HAD TO DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 10 MINUTE PERIOD TO KEEP THE HEADLAMP ON. *TR

AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LEFT HAND LIGHT FLICKERED THEN WENT OUT. THE DISPLAY AREA GAVE ME A WARNING THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS OUT. IT HAPPENS EACH NIGHT AND IS REMEDIED BY DEACTIVATING THE HEADLIGHTS THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN. I HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS CHANGED IN JUNE, BUT THE RIGHT HAND HEADLIGHT DOES THE SAME NOW. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. ONCE THE TEMPERATURE REACH APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED, BUT DEACTIVATED WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MONTHS, THIS MALFUNCTION COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2006, PURCHASED A NEW 2006 AUDI A4 FROM CAROUSEL AUDI IN GOLDEN VALLEY, MN. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LESS THAN 62,000 MILES TODAY. IN LATE SUMMER OF 2013, I BEGAN NOTICING THAT THE CAR JERKED HEAVILY WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I THEN BEGAN NOTICING THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND LABORING WHEN NEARING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP AND MAKE AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER MODULE WERE NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY AND THAT IT NEEDS A NEW MODULE AT A COST OF ABOUT $3800. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. WHEN I ASKED BOTH THEM AND AUDI NORTH AMERICA ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 61,000 OTHER AUDI OWNERS ACROSS THE U.S., THEY REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER. I BELIEVE THAT AUDI HAS KNOWINGLY MADE AND SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE THAT IS DANGEROUS AND POSES GREAT RISK TO ITS OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT AUDI SHOULD BE FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND RECALL VEHICLES WITH THIS WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND PAY FOR MY REPAIR AS WELL AS FOR OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES EMIT A WARNING THAT STATES "TIPPED HEADLIGHT" WHICH TRIGGERS THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY TURN THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT OFF--THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. IT USUALLY HAPPENS TO ME WHEN I AM DRIVING, BUT THERE IS NO PATTERN AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST AUDI WHERE THEY WILL REFUND A PORTION OF YOUR REPAIRS FOR THE FAULTY HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2006 AUDI A4, BUT AUDI STILL CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE AND NOT AT FAULT (HTTP://WWW.HIDHEADLIGHTSETTLEMENT.COM/). PLEASE FORCE AUDI TO RECALL THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM--I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY MY LOCAL DEALER CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY REASONS (THE CLASS ACTION SUIT ONLY REFUNDS REPAIRS PRIOR TO AUGUST 2013 AND WON'T EVEN COVER THE ENTIRE COST). THERE ARE A LOT OF 2006 AUDI A4'S OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM--THE COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER MULTIPLE MESSAGE BOARDS, AND THERE WERE OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM OR THE CLASS ACTION SUIT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. *TR

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING.AUDI: THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS THAT BOTH OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH BI-XENON, WITH OR WITHOUT ADAPTIVE LIGHTING (AFS): ONE XENON LIGHT ON EITHER SIDE SPORADICALLY FLICKERS OR FLASHES AND GOES OUT. WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN OR AT IGNITION CYCLE, THE HEADLAMPS MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY OR EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR; ONE XENON LIGHT ON ONE SIDE FAILS PERMANENTLY. *TR

HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT. WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED THE LIGHT WORKS BUT THEN GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING AGAIN. *JB

IN REGARDS TO HID HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 AUDI A4 MODELS AND SPEAKS TO MY EXACT FRUSTRATION & NON-ACTION TAKEN BY AUDI TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS I FEEL IT IS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THAT OF THE OWNERS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS AUDI, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, & THEN PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE: "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY.THE BULBS STILL PRODUCE LIGHT, BUT WHILE DRIVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER,"RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". ONE WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS TO START WORKING AGAIN IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSES ME TO PULL OVER FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. THE BULBS ARE SOMEWHAT NEW AND ALL THE HEADLIGHT PARTS ARE OEM, AND THIS BECOMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE DARK. I UNDERSTAND FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2006 AUDI A4 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH TIES BACK TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE GIVEN THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF A CAR WHILE AND THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. I HAVE RECENTLY SERVICED MY CAR AND FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THIS MATTER INTO MY OWN HANDS AND HAVE FAITH THAT THE AUDI DEALER SERVICE WILL RESOLVE THIS. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE TAKEN IT THERE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE HEADLAMPS AND

UPON INITIAL START OF THE VEHICLE, JUST ABOUT EVERY START, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND THEN SHUT OFF AND SHOW A LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT ON THE DISPLAY. SHUTTING OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON ALLOWS THE BULB TO TURN ON AGAIN, BUT THE FLICKERING KEEPS HAPPENING UNTIL THE LIGHT WARMS UP THEN IT STOPS. THE BULB WILL REPEATEDLY FLICKER AND SHUT OFF CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS: RANDOMLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF. I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT STATES, "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATES AGAIN. SOMETIMES, IT WILL STAY ON FOR AS LONG AS 2 HOURS. OTHER TIMES, IT GOES THROUGH THE ABOVE STEPS WITHIN MINUTES. MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS (DESPITE MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VERY SAME PROBLEM). THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THE COST TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS, ACCORDING TO MY AUDI DEALER, WILL RUN INTO THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, AT MINIMUM, BUT AGAIN, THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS. *TR

AUDI A4, 2006 CONVERTIBLE : AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 12 MILES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A 2 LANE STREET I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOT A LOT. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. TEMP OUTSIDE WAS 75. SO I DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES, THEN I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD - I TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL TO GET INTO THE OTHER LANE AND THEN THE COOLANT LOW SIGN CAME ON THE DASH. THEN A LOT MORE SMOKE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR COOL IN A PARKING LOT, I ADDED THE COOLANT/WATER MIX AS CALLED FOR IN THE SERVICE BOOK ( HAD THE STAFF AT OREILLY AUTO PARTS LOOK UP THE CORRECT COOLANT). AS SOON AS I STARTED THE ENGINE ALL THE COOLANT RAN OUT. I CALLED THE TOW COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO THE SERVICE STATION. IT APPEARS TO BE A CRACKED VALVE. ALSO 3 RADIATOR HOSES ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR JUST HAD A FULL TUNE UP 2 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SWEET, BURNING SMELL PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS ALWAYS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR FAILED AT ONE POINT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT A PLASTIC PIECE OF THE RADIATOR HAD FRACTURED ON AND ALLOWED ANTI -FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE SWEET, BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2012. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT CAME ON . HAD THE CODES CHECKED AND MAIN CODE CAME BACK P0722 WHICH DIRECTED ME TO A "DEALERSHIP ONLY" REPAIR. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THE TCM WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. I FIND OUT AUDI INITIALLY USED A FAULTY PLASTIC PART THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF WOULD FAIL. I CALLED AUDI USA FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY WORKED OUT A 15% DISCOUNT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM AUDI USA. I INFORMED THEM THAT I STILL FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT IF THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH AUDI TRANSMISSIONS THEN THEY SHOULD COVER FULL COST OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 HAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM: 1. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS 2. IT THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF (NOTE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT HERE) AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL BECOME NORMAL AGAIN, FOR ABOUT A FEW SECONDS TO MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. A NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVERS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS EVIDENCED BY THE COMMENTS ON SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS AND SPEAKING WITH THE AUDI DEALER. I WAS TOLD NO "CAMPAIGN" HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT/PARKING LIGHT DIPPED. EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE SIGNAL. FLICKERED THE BULB AND SHUT OFF. IF YOU SWITCH OFF THE LIGHT AND RESTART, IT IS ON FOR A MINUTE AND AGAIN THE SAME. *TR

THE RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, RESTORES THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, BUT IS A LITTLE DANGEROUS AT SPEED. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IN BAD WEATHER VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME. ERROR MESSAGE SAYS LEFT/RIGHT DIPPED HEADLAMP. IT SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH, INJURY, AND MONETARY FINES FROM THE POLICE. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. NOW THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON, THEY WILL FLICKER AND GO OUT. I WILL GET AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS "DIPPED HEADLIGHT". THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO FLIP THE LIGHTS OFF AND FLIP THEM BACK ON. DOING THIS RESULTS IN THE CAR BEING WITHOUT LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT LIGHT GOES OUT. THEY CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH RESULTS IN ME DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH HIS ISSUE. AUDI IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THEY CONTINUE TO TELL US TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB AT OUR COST, WHICH DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOLUTION PROVIDED. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CAR AND AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAS HAD HEAD LAMP PROBLEMS. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. A WARNING ON THE DASH WILL SAY LEFT (OR RIGHT) HEADLAMP DIPPED. THE ONLY WAY TO ALTER THE SITUATION IS TO TURN THE HEADLAMP OFF AND THEN BACK ON AT SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT MANY AUDI A4 OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT AUDI, A MANUFACTURER THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON SAFETY, HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A FIX. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED AND AUDI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM/DEFECT. *TR

FIRST, IS WAS ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, BUT NOW IT'S BOTH. THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. AFTER THE LIGHTS TURN OFF EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS WON'T TURN ON. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: AUDI / A3 2006-2009 AUDI / A4 2005-2007 AUDI / A4 CABRIOLET 2007-2009 AUDI / TT 2008-2009 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : TSB-94-09-14 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10030587 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION : AUDI: THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS THAT BOTH OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH BI-XENON, WITH OR WITHOUT ADAPTIVE LIGHTING (AFS): ONE XENON LIGHT ON EITHER SIDE SPORADICALLY FLICKERS OR FLASHES AND GOES OUT. WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN OR AT IGNITION CYCLE, THE HEADLAMPS MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY OR EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR; ONE XENON LIGHT ON ONE SIDE FAILS PERMANENTLY. *PE MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: AUDI / A3 2006-2009 AUDI / A4 2005-2007 AUDI / A4 CABRIOLET 2007-2009 AUDI / TT 2008-2009 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : TSB-94-09-12 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10030630 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION : AUDI: HEADLIGHT, LOW BEAM MAY NOT WORK. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS THAT BOTH OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH BI XENON, WITH OR WITHOUT ADAPTIVE LIGHTING(AFS). ONE XENON LIGHT ON EITHER SIDE SPORADICALLY FLICKERS OR FLASHES AND GOES OUT. ONE XENON LIGHT ON ONE SIDE FAILS PERMANENTLY. *PE *TR

RIGHT AND LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNINGS APPEAR FREQUENTLY SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS/PULSES, THEN GOES OUT AND THE WARNING APPEARS. TURNING LIGHTS TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK ON GENERALLY BRINGS BOTH HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BUT THE SAME HEADLIGHT OR OTHER SIDE WILL OFTEN FAIL MOMENTS LATER. ONCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT ALL DRIVING SPEEDS. *TR

MY 2006 AUDI A4 JUST DIED ON THE ROAD THE DAY AFTER I DID THE 95K SERVICES.. COULDN'T START UP THE CAR AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND FINALLY WHEN I COULD, IT WAS VERY LOUD AND SHAKY.. GOT SOME SMELLS FROM THE FRONT ALSO BUT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I SENT IT BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND GOING THROUGH SOME DIAGNOSIS, WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT INSIDE THE ENGINE'S GOT BROKEN SLEEVES. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WERE RECALLS ON MY CAR, MY SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS LINKED TO THE RECALL, THEY REPLACED THE BREATHER, BUT DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE TURBO PIPE.. WHEN MY CAR DIED ON THE ROAD, I WAS LUCKY THAT JUST TURNING OUT FROM DUNKIN DONUTS FOR AN VERY EARLY MORNING COFFEE (5AM), BECAUSE IT WAS SO EARLY, THERE WEREN'T MANY CARS, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD VERY LIKELY BE A CRASH. *TR

WHEN CAR HITS A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT SELF-LEVELING HEADLIGHT SYSTEM STICKS AND SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHT, AND SHOW A "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" MESSAGE ON DASH. STOPPING THE CAR, SHUTTING OFF THE LIGHTS, AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESETS THE LIGHTS BUT IT USUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN SOON AFTER. THIS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IS A SAFETY ISSUE SUDDENLY BEING WITHOUT ONE HEADLIGHT DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON OCTOBER 17, 2012, THE 2006 AUDI A4 THAT I WAS DRIVING WENT INTO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ABOUT 5:30 PM WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, AFTER A STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TO A SPEED OF 55 MPH (WHICH WAS THE MAXIMUM SPEED ALLOWED). AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE - EVEN THOUGH I HAD RETRACTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I QUICKLY AND FIRMLY TAPPED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN SLOWED DOWN. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, I WAS REQUIRED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS CARS IN FRONT OF ME MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AFTER THE (3) VEHICLES MADE THEIR TURN, I THEN QUICKLY ACCELERATED THE CAR UP TO THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. AS MY CAR REACHED THE 45 MPH LIMIT I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BUT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN CHANGED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "DRIVE" TO "NEUTRAL". THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED (THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AT MAXIMUM RPM) BUT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "SCREAM" AT MAXIMUM RPM'S UNTIL I TURNED THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE TO THE "OFF" POSITION. BASED ON THE ABOVE, MY WIFE WILL NOT LONGER DRIVE OUR AUDI A4. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE CARS HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS WITH EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT, BUT I HAVE HAD BOTH GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IN ORDER TO GET BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. *TR

OUR 2006 AUDI A4 HAS A FAILED MECHATRONICS UNIT AT 85,000 MILES. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND EXPERIENCES FLUXUATING RPM WHILE DRIVING. THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $5000 ON A $15,000 VEHICLE. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS AUDI, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THEN PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE: "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, WITH THE BULBS STILL PRODUCING LIGHT, WHILE DRIVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, GENERALLY WHEN ASSOCIATED WITH A BUMPY ROAD, AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF, PRODUCING TWO ERROR CODES "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". THE BULBS ARE SOMEWHAT NEW AND ALL THE HEADLIGHT PARTS ARE OEM, AND THIS BECOMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE DARK. I UNDERSTAND FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2006 AUDI A4 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH TIES BACK TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE GIVEN THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF A CAR WHILE AND THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

CAR HESITATED UNDER ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE ACCELERATION AND IDLING PROBLEMS. ISSUES DUE TO CAM FOLLOWER WEARING PREMATURELY CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMS, DAMAGE TO ENGINE REQUIRING TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS WILL DIP OUT AND TURN OFF. EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT HEAD DOES THIS AND SOMETIMES BOTH WILL FAIL WITH IN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. AUDI HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT (LEFT OR RIGHT) WILL SUDDENLY FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WILL CORRECT ITSELF. *TR