2006 Audi A4 complaints

THE XENON HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER THEN GO OUT, MOST OF THE TIME INDIVIDUALLY AND PERIODICALLY BOTH. THIS OCCURS AT ANYTIME AND UNDER ANY CONDITION. A SERVICE LETTER WAS SENT OUT IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE AND TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THESE REPAIRS WEREN'T ADDRESSED DUE TO MY WARRANTY HAVING EXPIRED. THESE REPAIRS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IRRESPECTIVE OF WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY AUDI OWNERS WHO HAVE THESE LIGHTS IRREGARDLESS MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET. A RECALL MAY BE WARRANTED NOT JUST A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT DOESN'T COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HERE IS A LINK TO GOOGLE SEARCH OF OTHER AUDI OWNERS' WITH THIS ISSUE, HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/#HL=EN&BIW=1366&BIH=643&SCLIENT=PSY-AB&Q=2006+AUDI+A4+XENON+HEADLIGHTS&OQ=AUDI+XENON+HEADLIGHTS+2006&GS_L=SERP.1.0.0I8I30L2.13609.16512.4.21346.5.5.0.0.0.0.106.473.4J1.5.0...0.0...1C.P2F9WMXANJE&PBX=1&BAV=ON.2,OR.R_GC.R_PW.R_QF.,CF.OSB&FP=51A6E4B639342C8A. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. THANK YOU! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, ALMOST LIKE A STROBE LIGHT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN COMES BACK ON BY ITS SELF. THEN GOES BACK OFF AND STAYS OFF SO I PULL OFF THE ROAD. I LOOK AT THE LIGHT AND IT IS STILL OUT. I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKS LIKE NEW, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH LIGHT GOES OUT AND THIS HAPPENS, ITS THE MANUFACTURER FAULT NOT MINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURTS, OR LOSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALL AUDI A4'S WITH HID XENON LIGHTING. AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES MANY OWNERS REPORT FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. THE APPROPRIATE ERROR WILL COME ON THE AUDI INFORMATION SYSTEM "LEFT HEADLAMP DIPPED" OR RIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO OFF AND TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AGAIN RESETS THE ISSUE. THIS MAY OCCUR UP TO 5 TIMES OR MORE BEFORE THE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. MY AUDI DEALER "AUDI OF ROCHESTER HILLS" IN MICHIGAN CHARGED ME $80 TO INSPECT THE SITUATION AND SAID I WOULD NEED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $650 APPROX. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TO THIS DATE I LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM AND READ TOO MANY INTERNET BLOGS ABOUT AUDI A4 OWNERS THAT SPENT THE $650 TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-332613.HTML I AM HOPING THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE FIRST AND THE NHSTB WILL DO AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

POWER STEERING FLUID IS DRAINING FROM RESERVOIR FASTER THAN I CAN PUT IT IN. THIS IS ONE PROBLEM TOO MANY ON MY AUDI. THE CAR IS A 2006 A4 PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2007 THEREFORE 5 YEARS AND 3 MTHS AND 60,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I CAN'T READ ON THE WEB, THE OIL IS LOST IN THE RACK AND PINION BOX. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME AT AUDI DEALER IN PAST 6 WEEKS, TWO ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS, BEARING FRONT WHEEL AND NOW POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT I THINK WILL GO IN THE 600$ TO 1000$ REPAIR. I'VE HAD MANY CARS AND SINCE MY TWO PAST AUDI'S, I'VE REPLACED PARTS THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE EVEN IF I KEPT MY PREVIOUS CARS 7 YEARS AND 160,000 MILES. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST GERMAN PRODUCT IN MY YARD. AUDI HAS A NICE DESIGN BUT THAT IS IT. YOU NEED AT LEAST TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY TO OWN AN AUDI, THAT WAY YOU ARE NOT STUCK. MY DEALER HAS QUADRUPLED HIS SERVICE AREA, NOW I KNOW THE REASON. *TT

THE ISSUE INITIALLY STARTED WITH BOTH HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING AND THE AUDI DEALERSHIP STATED IT MAY JUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE XENON BULBS. NOT LONG AFTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND GO OUT PROMPTING A "RIGHT HEAD LIGHT DIPPED" MESSAGE. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN IS TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER EVERY TIME TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT BUT IT TURNS OUT THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME. TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 2013829/3 BUT AUDI WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIPPED/LOWERED. THE HEADLIGHT WENT DARK THEN TURNED OFF. AT THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE IF THE ROAD, AS I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNED IS BACK ON AND THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL FLICKERS AND VIBRATES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY,BUT IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY IF DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

HAVING A HUGE ISSUE WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4 2006 S-LINE US SPEC, I KEEP GETTING HEADLIGHT DIPPED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND THIS HAPPENS 4 TO 5 TIME ON MY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I'M STATIONED IN GERMANY AND HAVE TO USE THE AUTO BAHN AND SOMETIMES DRIVE AROUND 100MPH WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO LOADS OF AUDI DRIVERS. THE XENON BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THE BULBS ARE NOT CHEAP AND NOT THE ISSUE LIKE AUDI SAYS. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT OUT ON THE DASH. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS WHICH I HAVE ALREADY DONE AND DON'T WANT TO GET RIPPED OFF. AUDI NEEDS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED ASAP BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 AUDI A4 EQUIPPED WITH FALCON TIRES, DOT NUMBER: PC023R80LLTR4410, SIZE 235/45/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND EXHIBITING ABNORMAL NOISES WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE TREAD PATTERN HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY WAVY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND I GET THE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WARNING. THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IF I TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT'LL GO OUT AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE AUDI DEALER AND TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB (WHICH WOULD BE AROUND 500 DOLLARS). BUT THE LIGHT BULB ISN'T OUT. IT STILL TURNS ON. SO THEY TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND 1500-2000 DOLLARS. AFTER DOING A FEW RESEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND NEITHER OF THE METHODS THE DEALER SUGGESTED WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON THIS. *TR

FOR THE PAST 12 MOUNTS MY AUDI A4 IS HAVING A CONSTANT DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MOST OCCURRENCES ARE WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY PUTTING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE AND DEADLY ACCIDENTS. I WANT AUDI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND COVER ALL ASSOCIATED COST TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND WOULD GO DIM. CONTROL PANEL IN CAR GIVES WARNING THE HEAD LAMP IS DIPPED. AS TIME WENT ON HEAD LIGHT WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. ROUGHLY SEVERAL MONTHS LATER BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER FOR A WHILE AND THEN BOTH GO OUT COMPLETELY. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES AND THEY BOTH GO OUT AGAIN. I DRIVE ON RURAL ROADS SO THERE IS NO STREET LIGHTING AT NIGHT AND LITTLE TO NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. LOSING BOTH HEAD LIGHTS IS VERY SCARY. TURN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH EVERY FEW MINUTES MAKES FOR A LONG DRIVE HOME. DEALERS CLAIM THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. I STARTED OFF DRIVING A 1963 COVAIR WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED; IT NEVER HAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. CAN THE NHTSA HELP US ALL OUT AND GET THE NEWS OUT TO AUDI THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

MY HEADLAMPS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLAMPS, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT, WILL "DIP". THIS WILL TURF THE LAMPS OFF. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT.

THE LEFT XENON HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING AND GOING OUT. YOU NEED TO TURN IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO STAY ON, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE, ESSENTIALLY LIMITING MY VISIBILITY. AS STATED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. OPERATOR MUST SHUT OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN BACK ON FOR HEADLIGHT TO GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED TO THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AT 50,000 AND THE RIGHT AT 90,000 AFTER DEALER PUT IN A WATERPUMP. DEALER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PRICE FORM REPAIR >$700.00. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 1. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS (SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH). 2. IT THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT/RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF (NOTE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD HERE) AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL BECOME NORMAL AGAIN, FOR ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. LAST NIGHT I HAD TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY AUDI DEALER SAID THAT AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT -- CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GO ON THE INTERNET AND DO A SEARCH FOR "AUDI DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND YOU WILL FIND AN INFINITE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS THE ATTENTION IT NEEDS? *TR

THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING AND GOING OUT. I'VE TRIED TURNING THEM OFF AN ON SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LUCK, THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE, ESSENTIALLY LIMITING MY VISIBILITY.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 20,000 MILES AND NO SOLUTION FROM AUDI HAS BEEN GIVEN SO IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL, CONSIDERING SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. *KB

FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON INTERNET HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS CHARGE RIDICULOUS PRICES FOR ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. CLEARLY, THERE IS A FLAW IN DESIGN FROM AUDI AND ALSO A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

LEFT & RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT HEADLAMP. HAPPENS DAILY. IT'S A SAFTEY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED WARNING FROM FAILURE CODE. AFTER DRIVING INITIALLY WITH LIGHTS ON, THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF. IF ONE THEN TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNS IT BACK ON , THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL REACTIVATE. BUT AFTER ANOTHER 2-3 MINUTES THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL FLICKER AND FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AUDI REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AUTO A WARNING LIGHT FOR LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE WARNING WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON MADE THE WARNING GO AWAY. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT I LOSE BOTH LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SO FAR. THIS NECESSITATES TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN TO GET BOTH LIGHTS WORKING AGAIN, VERY DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LIGHTS FAIL IN THIS MANNER ONE TO THREE TIMES PER TRIP BEFORE STAYING ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH DEALERSHIP FIXING THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT AUDI DOES HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE HEADLIGHTS TO 4 YEARS / 50000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON TIME BY THE TIME I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. BOTTOM LINE, THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM FIGURE OUT IF THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTS, OR THE MODULE, OR THE IGNITERS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT DIPPED LIGHT INDICATOR EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED. AUDI WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST DUE AS WE WERE SLIGHTLY OVER THE 50000 MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ENDED UP PAYING ALMOST $300 FOR THE REPAIR. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE "DIPPED LIGHT" PROBLEMS. *TR

HEADLAMP HAS "DIPPED" MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING (DAY AND NIGHT) SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (NOW AT 77K). THERE IS AN AUDI TSB OUT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT CAN NEVER GET A CERTIFIED AUDI DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THEY CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN ON COMMAND WHEN THEY INSPECT IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT AUDI AND IT'S AFFILIATES DO NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY OR SHOW DETERMINED INTEREST IN FIXING. *TR

GET DIPPED HEADLIGHT SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM. LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS NOTED BY MANY ONLINE AUDI FORUMS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AT RANDOM. *KB

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON ONE OR BOTH INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. A "HEADLIGHT DIPPED" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DRIVERS DISPLAY. IF YOU CYCLE THE SWITCH THE PROBLEM RESOLVES UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. APPARENTLY AUDI HAS NO IDEA WHY OR HOW TO FIX. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FAULT AND WARRANTS A RECALL-FIX. *TR

OWNER WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXHIBIT A SLIGHT BUCKING, SMOKE CAME INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED SMALL FIRE ON TOP OF ENGINE. ANALYSIS REVEALED FIRE ORIGIN AT #1 IGNITION COIL ON TOP FRONT OF ENGINE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY AND VEHICLE IS REPAIRABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY AUDI A4 A FEW NIGHTS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT TWO MILES FROM MY HOME THE AUDI A4 DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND THEN WENT OUT (VERY DANGEROUS) SO I THOUGHT THE LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED THE CAR GOING TO LOOK FOR A BULB TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT, NOTICED THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS IN MY DARK GARAGE. THE LIGHT ONLY COMES BACK ON AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. I LIVE IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA THAT'S NOT WELL LIT SO I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE. I TOOK THE A4 TO AN AUDI DEALERSHIP IN DENVER AND WAS TOLD AUDI DOESN'T KNOW IF THE ISSUE IS THE LIGHT ITSELF OR THE BALLAST/IGNITER. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST SO I TOOK THE A4 TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT EURO SHOPS AND GOT THE SAME DIAGNOSIS, THE IGNITER IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUDI VEHICLES. I AM ASKING THE NTSB TO PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

"INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "LEFT (OR RIGHT) HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONDITION IS BOTH UNSAFE, AND ILLEGAL - AS MANY STATES WILL ISSUE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR DRIVING WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 40 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED OR CLEAR IF THE HEADLIGHT IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. IT WILL THEN BE FINE FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME. IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND WORSE. AT TIMES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND QUICK ACTION TO AVOID INJURY OR DEATH. THEN RANDOMLY TURN BACK ON. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM ON AT LEAST 3 VISITS, AND HAS CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED/GUESSED THAT IT IS THE XENON LIGHT BULB ITSELF, OR BALLAST. ANNECDOTAL EVIDENCE (CONVERSATIONAL, AND VIA INTERNET OWNERS' FORUMS) SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF AUDI'S MODEL RANGE AND YEARS." *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN FAILS. *TR

OUR 2006 AUDI A4 HAS A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT. IT WILL REGULARLY BEGIN TO FLICKER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. THE CAR WILL TELL US WE HAVE A "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL FIX THE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FLICKERING STARTS AGAIN AND REPEATS THE CYCLE. THIS HAD OCCURRED AS MANY AS 5 TO 6 TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHT WILL STAY ON. EVEN THEN IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN LATER IN THE EVENING. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT AUDI DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH SAY THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS PROBABLY JUST A BULB GOING BAD. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2008 AND THE BULB HAS BEEN GOING "BAD" FOR 3 YEARS. I'VE ASKED THAT THEY SWITCH THE BULBS TO TEST THEIR THEORY AND THEY WOULD DO IT BUT FOR $100. A REPLACEMENT BULB WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $500. BOTH VISITS OCCURRED WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, UNFORTUNATELY FOR US WE ARE NO LONGER WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FACT THAT AUDI HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM AND FIX THIS ISSUE IS MOST DISCONCERTING. *TT

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND A "DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WILL BRING THEM BACK ON MOMENTARILY UNTIL A VIBRATION KNOCKS THEM OUT AGAIN. IT'S USUALLY ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER BUT SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NO FAULT CODES ARE STORED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO REGULARLY FLICKERS, THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF, THEN INDICATES A "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" ALONG WITH AN INDICATOR THAT THE LIGHT BULB HAS FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INTERMITTENTLY. 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 MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT -- CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS SEEMS TO BE TURNING ON AND THEN OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL SAY " LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT " AND THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE PICTURE WILL GO UP. SOMETIMES ITS " RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT ". SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THE AUDI TECH'S. CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND IT'S STARTING TO COST ME MONEY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I DON'T HAVE THE VISIBILITY I SHOULD AT NIGHT PLUS I AM DISTRACTED AS I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF UNTIL IT WORKS. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND THEY CONTINUED TO FLICKER FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE CAUSING DECREASED VISIBILITY. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING AUDI VEHICLE MODEL A4 FROM YEAR 2006-2008. THE ISSUE IS CONCERNING THE HID XENON HEAD LIGHT THAT I HAVE ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS HEAD LIGHT IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT THAT AUDI PUTS IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH IT FLICKERS AT TURN OFF IT SELF WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. I THINK IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN, LIKE 5 TIMES A NIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF, THE VEHICLE GIVES A WARNING SO TURNING IT OFF AND ON WILL TEMPORARILY PUT THE LIGHT ON. I FIGURED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER FOR THREE TIMES AND MENTION THE ISSUE TO THEM AND THEY JUST STATE THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT. *TR

AUDI 2006 A4 CONVERTIBLE TOP ADHESIVE BREAKDOWN ON REAR GLASS. NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. GETTING QUOTES, LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOTE A COVERED ITEM. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. TO DO THIS, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR SO WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF TO RESET THE LEFT LIGHT, YOU WON'T BE DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT IS OK.

PROBLEM STARTED SOME 3-4 MONTHS AGO, AT THE BEGINNING MY RIGHT BI-XENON HEADLIGHT STARTED JUST FLICKERING, BUT NOW, AFTER THEY FLICKER, THEY TURN OFF. I RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATING "DIPPED RIGHT HEADLIGHT." AFTER I TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE SWITCH, THEY WORK AGAIN FINE FOR SOME PERIOD BUT THAN AGAIN, THEY START FLICKERING AND SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. MY BOTH BI-XENON BULBS LOOK FINE, AND THE LIGHT IS VERY BRIGHT AT NIGHT SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY GO OFF MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE RIGHT LIGHT SEEMS TO BE ONLY AFFECTED.

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. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 2.0. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY. I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT. AT FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TURN ON THE LIGHTS. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK ON. AT TIMES I DO THIS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER - NEW COUNTRY AUDI OF GREENWICH BUT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE IT. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ($300+) BUT OFFER NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 AVANT 3.2L V6: ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND A "DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WILL BRING THEM BACK ON MOMENTARILY UNTIL A VIBRATION KNOCKS THEM OUT AGAIN. IT'S USUALLY ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER BUT SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A VERY COMMON ONE: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/332613-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-DIPPED-HEADLIGHT-FLICKER-PROBLEM. *TR

FLICKERINGAND DIPPED HEADLIGHT OUTAGES. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES POWER WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. POWER LOSS GENERALLY LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. POWER LOSS IS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED WHILE ATTEMPTING PASS OTHER VEHICLES. ON OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP-MODE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED.

THE CONCERN IS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI QUATTRO 2.0 A4. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY. AT FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, BUT TODAY HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TURN ON THE LIGHTS. OTHER THAN A COSTLY REPAIR THAT NO SHOP CAN GUARANTEE...THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK ON. AT TIMES I DO THIS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS (WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CAN'T PULL OVER FOR FEAR THAT SOMEONE WILL NOT SEE ME...SO I HAVE TO DO THIS OFF/ON PROCEDURE WHILE MOVING). AT TIMES I HAVE SURPRISED OTHER DRIVERS AND NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED. *TR

DIPPED HEADLIGHT ERROR TURNS OFF ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO LIMP MODE. NONE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE DEALER ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE LIMP MODE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 AUDI A4 2.0 THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN A DASHBOARD ERROR MESSAGE "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONTINUED AND FREQUENTLY CONTINUES TO OCCUR TO THIS DAY. WHEN IT DOES OCCUR I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON; LEAVING ME IN THE DARK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAD THE AUDI SERVICE CENTER CHECK OUT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THE HID BULB NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND IT WOULD BE $400. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AND DID NOT HAVE IT CHANGED. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE DESCRIBING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. MANY STATING THAT REPLACING THE BULBS DO NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND MUCH MORE COSTLY REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. AUDI OF AMERICA HAS LET ITS' CUSTOMERS DOWN ON THIS ONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE DOT AND NHTSA NEED TO ADDRESS. *TR

AUDI HEADLIGHT SHUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN. INDICATOR STATES 'LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED'. FAILURE STARTED AS INTERMITTENT AND IS NOW AS OFTEN AS EVERYDAY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHEN THE LIGHT IS TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL WORK AND THEN WILL SHUTTER/SHUT DOWN AGAIN. CONSEQUENCE IS A MISSING HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT WHICH CAN CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES NOT TO SEE ME OR LACK OF LIGHTING IN THE DRIVING PATHWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (PEDESTRIAN, OTHER VEHICLES, BIKES, ANIMALS, ETC..). CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT DEALER HAS CLAIMED THAT NO ISSUE IS BULB RELATED AND WILL COST OVER $400US TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

ON OUR 2006 A4 2.0 QUATTRO AFTER TURNING ON LOW BEAM XENON CONTINUALLY FLICKERS AND EVENTUALLY GOES OUT. THIS IS FOLLOWED A LEFT BULB FAILURE INDICATION. RECYCLING THE LIGHT SWITCH MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TURNING CAR COMPLETELY OFF SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE EFFECTIVE BUT ALL IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS. I TOLD MY AUDI SERVICE GUY ABOUT THIS BUT ALTHOUGH AUDI SAYS TO REPLACE BULB (OVER $200US ) HE WAS SURE THIS WOULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAS NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WITH THE PROBLEM. I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS ALLOWED. DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLAMP IS A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR A REASON. IT IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION FOR DRIVER AND I'M SURE ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 DIPPED HEADLIGHT / FLICKER / PROBLEM. LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL DIP AND MINUTES LATER, THE OTHER LIGHT WILL GO OUT. AUDI SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A TICKET. TURNING OFF THE LIGHT AND TURNING THEM BACK ON DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR