2006 Audi A4 complaints

HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN ONE OR BOTH GO OUT. IF YOU STOP THE AUTO AND TURN EVERYTHING OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON THEY TEND TO STAY ON. ABSOLUTELY SCARY ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. DASH WARNING COMES ON INDICATING A DIPPED HEADLIGHT OCCURRED. *TR

XENON GAS HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. RIGHT OR LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT MESSAGE APPEARS. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OUT FOR DAYS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

ABOUT 2MINS AFTER I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTS TO FLICKER AND SOON TURNS OFF. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT WHICH SAYS "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS FOR AT LEAST 20SEC BEFORE MY LEFT HEADLIGHT RELIABLY COMES BACK ON. PROBLEM IS ESP PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMP IS BELOW 40. *TR

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2010 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 AUDI A4 CABRIO AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PART HAS NEVER BEEN USED. IF I'D BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. ALTHOUGH A TSB HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME CAR AFTER THE SAME # OF YEARS. SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. HAD I BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED THE AIRBAG TO WORK, IT WOULD NOT HAVE. SINCE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS INDICATES THE PART WAS FAULTY ALL ALONG. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND AUDI USA SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL VEHICLE OWNERS TO AVOID THE INEVITABLE LAWSUIT IF THE PART FAILS WHEN SOMEONE DOES HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO SEDAN, THE XENON DIRECTIONAL LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, GIVING A MESSAGE OF "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLAMP." THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN ONLY AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH TO "OFF" POSITION, WAITING TEN SECONDS, THEN SWITCHING THEM BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS EVERY DAY. AUDI DEALERS HAVE REPLACED XENON BULBS, IGNITERS AND PIGTAILS TO LAMPS, ADVISING THAT WIRES BECOME VERY HOT. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND CONSTITUTES GREAT DANGER ON DARK ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN RECURRENT ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT A SOLUTION. *TR

DRIVING WHILE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON , HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THEN SOMETIMES ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WILL SHUT OFF AND A ERROR MESSAGE " RIGHT/LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED " WILL APPEAR. OCCURRENCE IS TOTALLY AT RANDOM. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM VEHICLE IS A 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 3.2L...THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF AND EITHER "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" OR "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" ERROR MESSAGES OCCUR. MUST TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE XENON HEADLIGHTS TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT BI-XENON LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT. IT OCCURS PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER AUDI A4 USERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSING ON FREEWAY HILL. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO SHIFT AUTO TRANSMISSION INTO LOWER PASSING GEAR. RESULT WAS AS IF I'D SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WITH ACCELERATOR PLANTED FIRMLY TO THE FIREWALL THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 4K. TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE COMBO (OVER THE COURSE OF A 50 MILE FREEWAY TRIP) WITH AUTO TRANS SELECTOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EXCEPT IN THE "DRIVE" MODE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. CLEARLY, WHEN THE "DRIVE" MODE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED A LOWER GEAR, IT WAS AS IF I'D SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A BIT, THERE WAS NOT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT CAR TO BE TRUSTED. ANOTHER CUTE TRICK: NOW AND THEN IT LOCKS ALL THE DOORS AFTER I'VE EXITED THE CAR AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHICH SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN TRUST THIS CAR TO SAFELY PASS ANOTHER. DEALER INDICATES I COULD BRING THE CAR IN, BUT THAT'S 200 MILES EACH WAY...NO CERTAINTY OF DIAGNOSIS. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "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 ABOUT 7-8 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THEN BE FINE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS 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, HOWEVER IT HAS CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME, AND AS MENTIONED, HAS FUNCTIONED FLAWLESSLY AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE WITH MERELY A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CLAIMED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON AT LEAST ONE VISIT. ANECDOTAL 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

1.) WHENEVER THE CAR IS STARTED. THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES ARE THE WORST. 2.) EVERY TIME I USED THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FAIL. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM 90% OF THE TIME. 3.) I WILL TRY REPLACING THE XENON BULBS, THEN THE BALLASTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM BUT I'VE READ THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER 59 RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE W/ MY 2006 AUDI. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. INSTEAD AUDI TECHNICAL SERVICE INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT A DEALER DIRECTLY. I HAVE DONE THIS AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED. THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS THIS POSSES SAFETY CONCERNS. BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT - EVEN AT THE SAME TIME! *TR

FLICKERING LIGHT CAUSES DIPPED HEADLIGHT RESULTING IN ONLY ONE FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHT ONLY RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF AND THEN BACK ON, TEMP FIX. *TR

LEFT DIPPED HEADLAMP THAT AUDI CLAIMS THEY, "KNOW ABOUT BUT DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION." *TR

AUDI HEADLIGHT SHUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN. INDICATOR STATES 'RIGHT 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 REPORTED IN THE CARS SOFTWARE AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR

AUDI A4 RIGHT DIPPED HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR RHYME OR REASON. MULTIPLE PEOPLE REPORT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHANGED BULB BUT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME YOU GO OVER SPEED BUMPS OR ROAD DIPS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. EVENTUALLY ONE SIDE WILL FAIL AND YOU ARE FORCED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH ONE HEADLIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO AND THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WONDERFUL, WHEN THEY WORK OF COURSE. HOWEVER, AT NIGHT THEY FLICKER AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES EVEN GO OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE WORST PART IS, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS. AUDI NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

OUR AUDI A4 HAS AN ISSUE WITH A DIPPED HEADLIGHT. THE DEALER WON'T CORRECT EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OUT AND HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RELIGHT. THIS WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. IT ISN'T THE BULB BUT SOME SORT OF IGNITER OR BALLAST ISSUE WE THINK. THIS PRESENTS A REAL DANGER ON A DARK ROAD AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRAFFIC CITATION. AUDI QUOTES US OVER 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE BULB BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND THE BULB WOULD HAVE GONE OUT PERMANENTLY IF THAT WAS THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING... THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN. 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 MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. *TR

FLICKERING OF BOTH XENON HEADLIGHTS WITH NO APPARENT REASON. IT OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 45 SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE BALLAST (CONTROL UNIT) FOR OVER 1000 USD, WHEREAS IN MANY OTHERS' EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS NOT HAD A POSITIVE RESOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW IS SEPARATING FROM THE ROOF OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 2.0 WITH ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING OUT UNTO A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BOGS DOWN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY PRIVATE MECHANIC PROVIDED ME A BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. THE AUDI DEALER HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING ABNORMAL CAMSHAFT WEAR AND FAILURE WITH THE STANDARD STOCK FACTORY INSTALLED PUMPS WHICH ARE FROM A DESIGN FLAW. THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE NHTSA HAS THREE ITEMS#10024427, 10030593 AND 10025965 REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. IN CHECKING ONLINE WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH, IT APPEARS MANY 2004-06 AUDI'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH CREATE A DANGER TO THE DRIVING PUBLIC. THE TSB IS NOT MAKING AUDI LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND I FEEL MANY CONSUMERS ARE PLANNING TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR AUDI'S DESIGN FLAW INCLUDING THEIR COVER-UP OF THE DESIGN FLAW. IT IS CRITICAL THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME HE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND OR THE IGNITION COILS. NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN NOTED AN OIL PRESSURE ISSUE INVOLVING THE CYLINDER HEAD, BEARINGS AND SHORT BLOCK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT. UPDATED IVOQ 08/19/10*JB UPDATED IVOQ 10/18/10*JB *TR THE

AUDI A4 2006 HEADLIGHT DIPS AND GOES OUT DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY AUDI. *TR

MY 06 AUDI A4 B7 2.0T IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE FLICKERING AND THEN GOING OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE HID LIGHTS DO THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY, IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NIGHT AND ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERS OUT AND THEN I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. I HAVE HAD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH OF THEM FLICKER OUT AND I GET THE WARNING LIGHT INSIDE THE CAR STATING THAT THEY HAVE "DIPPED". I HAVE READ MANY AUDI OWNERS FORUMS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS! I HAVE REPORTED IT TO AUDI AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S COMMON AND THEY CAN START REPLACING PARTS, BUT CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE WANTING 1,000.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS AND BALLASTS. BUT FROM WHAT I READ DOING THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY AND NOT HAVE A GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED!! *TR

2006 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER CHECKED WIRING CONNECTIONS UNDER SEAT AND LIGHT WENT OUT. 1WEEK LATER IT'S BACK ON. THIS TIME THEY SODERED THE WIRES AND CLEARED THE CODE. A WEEK OR 2 LATER IT'S BACK ON AND THEY DID SOMETHING ELSE, WHAT I'M NOT SURE. 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT LIGHT IS ON AND THEY REPLACE AIRBAG IN DRIVERS SEAT. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT IT IS ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACES THE RING IN THE STEERING WHEEL ( CLOCKSPRING??) 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. AM TOLD IT IS A RANDOM FAULT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT AND THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND THE AUDI CERTIFIED WARRANTY ABOUT TO KICK IN. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. WHILE PERFORMING A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY. IN ADDITION, THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4. THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTS, AND THEY FLICKER A LITTLE, SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF AND I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO 'RE-START' THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. OFTEN THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IF I AM ON A BUMPY ROAD OR A CURVY ROAD. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IT WILL GIVE ME THE 'LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED' WARNING ON MY DASH. I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT TO SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. AUDI HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

ON THE 2006 AUDI A4, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT IS NORMAL AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. MANY OTHERS ON THE WEB ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A COMMON FIX. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IS REPLACING THE IGNITER. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF 4.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "LEFT 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 ABOUT 60-70 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. ANECDOTAL 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

RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWS A "HEADLIGHT DIPPED" WARNING. BROUGHT THIS TO THE NOTICE OF THE AUDI DEALER, WHO INSISTED THAT THE BULB IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE FIRST 12 MONTHS AND FURTHER NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED AND NO CODE WAS STORED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY AUDI. *TR

AUDI ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING. 2006 AUDI A4 WITH ADAPTIVE (XENON) HEADLAMPS THAT "FLICKER" FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS DEFECT HAS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES, AND WAS ONCE ADDRESSED BY DEALER FOR ALMOST $900.00. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. SOMETIMES 5 OR 6 MONTHS WILL GO BY BEFORE IT RE-OCCURS. THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL REASONS: 1. WHILE THIS "FLICKERING" IS OCCURRING IT CAUSES ONCOMING DRIVERS TO ENDURE A FLASHING BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT, MUCH BRIGHTER THAN STANDARD HALOGEN HIGH BEAMS, BEING DIRECTED RIGHT AT THEM. 2. IF THIS "FLICKERING GOES ON FOR MORE THAN SEVERAL SECONDS, THE GUILTY LAMP GOES OUT, CUTTING NIGHT VISION CONSIDERABLY. 3. REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE WARNED AGAINST IN OWNERS MANUAL, IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. 4. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES FOR AUDI OWNERS. AUDI IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND HAS IGNORED IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HEADLAMPS ARE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ITEM, AND AS SUCH, NEED TO OPERATE IN A RELIABLE MANNER THAT IS SAFE FOR NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, BUT ALSO THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR

HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "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 ABOUT 7-8 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THEN BE FINE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS 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, HOWEVER IT HAS CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME, AND AS MENTIONED, HAS FUNCTIONED FLAWLESSLY AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE WITH MERELY A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CLAIMED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON AT LEAST ONE VISIT. 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

"DIPPING" PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "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 ABOUT 7-8 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THEN BE FINE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS 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, HOWEVER IT HAS CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME, AND AS MENTIONED, HAS FUNCTIONED FLAWLESSLY AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE WITH MERELY A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CLAIMED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON AT LEAST ONE VISIT. ANECDOTAL 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

AUDI A4 2006 REPEATED "DIPPED HEADLAMP". BROUGHT TO AUDI MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REFLASHED WITHOUT SUCCESS. FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE IGNITER AND BULB FOR $1800 EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAPPENING AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE (OTHER HEADLAMP). THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY AUDI OWNER AND SHOULD HAVE A AUDI RECALL ABOUT THIS. *TR

AUDI A4 B7 BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS FAIL DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. ERROR MESSAGE "HEADLIGHT DIPPED" IS SHOWN IN THE DISPLAY. NO FAULT CODE IS GENERATED. HAD THE CHANCE TO SHOOT A VIDEO OF THE FAILED LIGHT ON THE 1ST OF MARCH 2010: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8AI0XDBIC-A PROBLEM IS OCCURRING SINCE OCTOBER 2009. WAS REPORTED TO AUDI, BUT AUDI DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME SINCE THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE SAVED IN THE SYSTEM. *TR

PROBLEM: FRONT HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND TURNS OFF, UPON CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHT COMES BACK. CONDITION: THIS HAPPENS MAINLY DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW 45-DEGREE F) TO BOTH HEADS LIGHTS. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN FIRST GEAR, WHEN THE CAR IS ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION TO START MOVING. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THEN COMPLETELY GO OUT. PROBLEM IS RANDOM, HOWEVER HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. THE ONLY WAY TO REIGNITE THE HEADLIGHT IS BY TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK TO THE ON POSITION. AUDI DEALER HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULB (AT A COST), HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. *TR

CAR: 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT. SAFETY ISSUE: HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO REILLUMINATE. THE FLICKER IS VERY COMMON AND IS AN ANNOYANCE. THE SHUTTING OFF HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED OR IN A CORNER. *TR

CAR DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS PRIOR TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES OF CHECK IN LIGHT APPEARING THE CAR BEGIN DRIVING ROUGH AND SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND QUICKLY CUT THE WIRES OF THE COIL PACK FROM THE HOUSING TO PREVENT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING, AS I GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 AUDI A4, AND THE DIPPED HEADLIGHT (MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE) FLICKERS, THEN GOES OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR AS LONG AS I DRIVE THE CAR, AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL REPEAT THE FLICKER, AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUDI DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE 2007. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AGAIN RECENTLY, AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN WARM WEATHER, COLD WEATHER, DRY, WET, SNOW, OR RAIN. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP, MAKE A TURN, OR EVEN CHANGE LANES. IT HAS EVEN OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ALONG A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD WITHOUT OUT STOPS. *TR

2006 AUDI A4. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES DIPS WHEN ITS COLD OUT. LIGHT COMES ON AND SAID LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING AND OCCASSIONALLY WILL GO OUT. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS WILL TURN THE LIGHT BACK ON, BUT IT CONTINUES TO FLICKER. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER REPAIR IT. THEY STATED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY FO RTHE REPAIRS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE FOUND OTHERS TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR, JUST TO HAVE IT OCCUR AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE NIGHT THIS LIGHT WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN THE CAR.

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 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. 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. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING A LOT RECENTLY WITH THE COLD WEATHER. I CAN'T TELL FOR SURE WHETHER IT IS TEMPERATURE RELATED. 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. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LIGHTLY PLACING HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PROCEED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HE PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, BARELY AVOIDING A CRASH WITH A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR ONE WEEK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,015.

MY LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT. I DO NOTICE THAT THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE DURING THE EVENINGS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. I DO HAVE TO FLIP LIGHTS OFF QUICKLY BECAUSE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THEN FLIP BACK TO LIGHTS ON. THEY WILL WORK FOR AWHILE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN WARNED BY OUR STATE POLICE REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL PROBABLY GET A TICKET THE NEXT TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS BEGINNING TO BE A INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. LETS GET THIS INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR SOMEONE CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE DUE TO TICKETS AND INCREASE IN INSURANCE FOR THE TICKETS. *TR

ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 WHICH HAS THE XENON LIGHTING, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS THEN GOES OUT, AND WILL COME BACK ON AFTER I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, I AM WORRIED BOTH HEADLIGHTS MAY GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND CAUSE ME TO CRASH. *TR

STOPPED BY A RED LIGHT WAITING IT TO CHANGE. I WAS ON A 2 LANE ROAD ,TURNING INTO A 6 LANE ROAD TO GO INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS ALWAYS, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH. THE BRAKE BARELY STOPPED ME FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT!I THEN PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO LOWER THE RPM. CAR WAS TOWED TO CORAL SPRINGS AUDI. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG! SOMETHING IS WRONG. AUDI A4 CONVERT. APPROX 21K MILES. I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR AND WISH THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND SOMETHING WRONG. I KNOW THE TOYOTA ISSUE AND IT IS IRONIC THAT IT HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. THIS NEEDS FOLLOW-UP BIG TIME! THANKS *TR

2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO, LIGHT APPEARS STATING THE LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL STAY ON, THEN THE LIGHT WILL FLICKER, THEN IT GOES OUT. IT DOES THIS MOST EVERY NIGHT, AND WHEN STARTS UP, DOESN'T OFTEN STOP. *TR