2002 Audi A4

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2002 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 3.0{6 CYLINDER} WITH ITS SECOND COILPACK PROBLEM. THERE IS ONE COILPACK PER CYLINDER.THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 8750 MILES THE SECOND ONE AT 9250 MILES. AUDI NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL THE COILPACKS. CURRENTLY THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE FAILED PART.

• 12/30/2002· TIRES

  I AM ADDING TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT [ODI 768857 - REF 704187] REPORTING 2 GOODYEAR SIDE WALL TIRE FAILURES. I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED A 3RD SIDE WALL BUBBLE AND FAILURE. AGAIN THERE IS NO RIM DAMAGE AND PROPER TIRE PRESSURES HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED OFF ROAD. I'M CAUGHT BETWEEN AUDI WHICH TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRES ON THEIR CARS AND GOODYEAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD TIRE FAILURES ON ANY OF THE OTHER 5 CARS WE OWN AND CONTINUE TO BE SURE THAT THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY WEAK SIDE WALLS.

• 12/25/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ONE DAY I RECEIVED A MESSAGE IN MY INFO CENTER ABOUT "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND AN ICON FLASHING WITH AN "X" A THE STICK-FIGURED BULB, WENT OUT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED MY LEFT BI-XENON WAS OUT, BUT MY RIGHT ONE WAS NOT. TURNED THE LIGHTS/CAR ON AND OFF, ONCE TURNED BACK ON, STILL NOTHING, SWITCHED THE RIGHT BULB INTO THE LEFT SIDE SOCKET, TURN THE CAR ON, STILL NO LIGHT COMING FROM THE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT", I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM WHEN I ARRIVED HOME LATER THAT DAY, AND I FOUND A LOT OF POST ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH AUDI CAR LIGHTS GOING ON AND THEM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER TELLING THEM THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, SO I WENT FOR MYSELF AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY RECEIVED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT, BUT FOR $500 THEY CAN ORDER A NEW HEADLIGHT AND FOR $200 A NEW BI-XENON LIGHTBULB AND $200 LABOR WE CAN REPLACE THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT UNIT. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $900 FOR LIGHT TO COME OUT OF MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH I PAID $40,000 FOR A CAR TO ALREADY DO THAT. BESIDES THE POINT, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, I WOULD SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM FROM ALL THE POSTS I'VE SEEN AND ALSO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT POSTED ANYTHING. ITS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT AFTER MY LEFT ONE HAD GONE OUT, MY RIGHT ONE HAD ALSO GONE OUT LATER THAT DAY BUT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. BUT THAT'S A TOTAL BLACKOUT I HAD ON THE HIGHWAY, I MEAN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IF AUDI KNOWS ABOUT IT AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

• 12/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION COIL PACK. THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THIS VECHICLE (AUDI A4) AND IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MANUFACTURER, AUDI, IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT FAILURES ARE OCCURRING IN A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ITS CARS, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. INSTEAD IT IS REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART ONLY AFTER IT FAILS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS NOT REPLACING THE OTHER DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS IN THE CARS THAT HAVE NOT YET FAILED, THEREBY LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE TO FUTURE FAILURES. THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED SO THAT ALL COIL PACKS ARE REPALCED. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

• 12/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A SHAKY VEHICLE, LOSS OF POWER AND A RED HOT GLOWING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AUDI IS REFUSING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE COILS UNTIL EACH ONE FAILS. AUDI EVEN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COILS AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE.

• 12/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A SHAKY VEHICLE, LOSS OF POWER AND A RED-HOT GLOWING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AUDI IS REFUSING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE COILS UNTIL EACH ONE FAILS. AUDI EVEN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COILS AT THE CUSTOMER''S EXPENSE.

• 12/21/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FAILED IGNITION COIL PACK ON 2002 AUDI A4. 3.0 ENGINE LEAVING THE CAR INOPERABLE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A WORLDWIDE MAJOR FAILURE MODE WITH VW/AUDI ONLY REPLACING THE FAILED COIL PACK, THE OTHER COIL PACKS WILL FAIL IN TIME. SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD UP TO 5 COIL PACKS FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES LEAVING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES STRANDED IN UNDESIRABLE CONDITIONS AND PLACES. MANY PEOPLE DON'T CARRY CELL PHONES ENHANCING THE PROBLEMS. A TOTAL RECALL IS MANDATORY IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER! TS

• 12/21/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION - TWO IGNITION COILS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS ON FREEWAY IN FAST TRAFFIC WHEN COIL FAILED. CAR SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY AND TWO CARS BEHIND HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID COLLISION. TS

• 12/21/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR ENGINE WAS MISFIRING WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. THERE WAS A SEVERE LACK OF POWER. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM TO BE FAULTY IGNITION COIL PACK.

• 12/20/2007· EQUIPMENT

  I WAS ATTEMPTING TO JACK MY AUDI A4 QUATTRO, WHEN THE FACTORY SUPPLIED JACK COLLAPSED. I RECEIVED A SMALL SCRATCH AND THE CLADDING ON THE CAR WAS GOUGED. *TR

• 12/19/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2002 AUDI A4 1.8T HAD A COIL PACK FAILURE ON 12/18/02. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO SPUTTER LOSE SPEED AND BECOME UNPREDICTABLE. IT OCCURED AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH FORCING ME TO TAKE EVASIVE DRIVING ACTION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS FAILURE IS OCCURING ON A VERY LARGE SCALE WITH DOZENS AND DOZENS OF 1.8T ENGINES (BOTH VW AND AUDI) HAVING THIS PROBLEM. VW/AUDI HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THESE PARTS AND IS ONLY REPLACING THE FAILED PART. THERE ARE COIL PACKS IN EACH 1.8T. VW/AUDI IS NOT ACTING ON THIS PROBLEM LEAVING THOUSANDS OF 1.8T OWNERS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THEIR CARS. WHEN A COIL PACK FAILS IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

• 12/18/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL PACK FAILURE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LACK OF POWER - HAD TO BE FLATBED TRUCKED INTO DEALER - WITHOUT CAR 3 DAYS NOW . DEALER STATES AUDI ONLY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COIL " WITH NEW IMPROVED COIL " WHAT ABOUT OTHER 3 IGNITION COIL PACKS ON THIS ENGINE ? WAITING FOR NEXT FOOT TO DROP !

• 12/17/2002· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,SEATS,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  IGNITION COIL FAILED ON HIGHWAY. CAR "SHOOK" VIOLENTLY UNTIL STOPPED IN PARKING LOT. ONCE CAR WAS OFF THE ROAD, THE COIL HOUSING CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ULTIMATELY BURNED ITSELF OUT, AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED AUDI USA OF THE DEFECT AND RECOMMENDED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. AUDI USA ELECTED TO REPAIR CAR UNDER WARRANTY. MULTIPLE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE (SEE LIST). TS

• 12/12/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2ND IGNITION COIL PACK FAILED. DEALER SAYS PART MAY TAKE UP TO 45 DAYS TO REPLACE

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION COIL WIRE HAS GONE BAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO START BUT THEN TO SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR'S BASIC PROBLEM IS A BADLY DESIGNED COIL PACK (IGNITION MODULE). THERE IS A REDESIGNED ONE BUT THE DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ONE THAT FAILS. LEAVING THREE OTHERS (IN A 4CYL CAR) TO FAIL AT A LATER DATE. THESE FAILURES HAPPEN MOSTLY AT ENGINE STARTUP, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME ALSO. LIKE DRIVING IN A TUNNEL WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF LIKE SOMEONE REACHED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY...LUCKILY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED IN A MANUAL TRANS. CAR, I JUST POPPED THE ENGINE BACK ON. DT

• 12/10/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IN PRODUCTION TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BEING ISSUED; THEREFORE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

• 12/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/07/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT. AUDI BROOKLYN (665 65TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11220, (833) 448-2449) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/07/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  STEREO-FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT ON AT LEAST (4) OCCASIONS WINSHIELD FLUID DISPENSER/WIPER MALFUNCTION SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT MALFUNCTION-AT LEAST (5) OCCASIONS SOLENOID VALVE BAD CLUTCH SWITCH BAD BLOWER IN AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER UNIT BAD PIRELI TIRES-BROKEN BELTS IN ALL FOUR (AT 25,000 MILES)- THESE ARE THE TIRES PLACED ON THE VEHICLE BY AUDI COILS BAD GAS GAUGE MIS READ

• 12/06/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/04/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/03/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY SO THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THIS FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT HAD BECOME CAUGHT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,600. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF UPDATED 01/31/11

• 12/03/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  ON OCTOBER 28, 2002 THE 'AIR BAG' LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE SHOP ON OCTOBER 31, 2002. THE MORNING OF THAT DATE AS THE CAR WAS STARTED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP. ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE SHOP I INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE NEW PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. AT THIS TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE. DT

• 12/02/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/02/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT IGNITION COIL FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE PARKWAY. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. MANUFACTURER AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PART. CONSUMER MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WITH DEALERSHIP HOWEVER IGNITION COIL PACKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. TS *TT

• 11/29/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER WHO WAS PROMPT AND HELPFUL, AND AFTER INVESTIGATING ON SOME AUDI FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THESE COILS ARE VERY FAILURE PRONE. THEY CAN FAIL ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME, AND AT LOW MILEAGE. IN MY CASE IT WASN'T A MATTER OF SAFTEY, BUT OF DEPENDABILITY. THIS IS A $36,000 "NEAR LUXURY" CAR THAT REALLY CAN'T BE TRUSTED, AND MAY FAIL ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COIL, BUT IT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AND MANUFACTURER. (BOSCH) WOULD BE NICE IF A NEW (REVISED) PART WAS ISSUED, AND ALL 6 COILS WERE REPLACED. THANK YOU. DT

• 11/28/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 143,000.

• 11/28/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TODAY WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COILS, FIRST OCCURED 7/25/02 W/10500 MILES ON THE CAR, IGNITION COILS 1 & 4 WERE REPLACED. UNKNOWN WHICH COILS HAVE FAILED THIS TIME. IT'S THANKSGIVING DAY, WON'T KNOW UNTIL TOMORROW HOW MANY COILS HAVE FAILED. IN AUGUST I REPORTED THE CAR RUNNING ROUGH AND WANTED THE COILS CHECKED, DEALER STATED THAT WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR HARD FAILURE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TODAY IS THE SECOND FAILURE IN 5 MONTHS AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR A FULL YEAR YET. THESE FAILURES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD, I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE CLOSE TO HOME AND DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN EACH OCCURRED. DURING TODAY'S FAILURE THE CAR COULD BARELY GO 10MPH TO GET ME HOME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AUDI 2002 1.8T. DT

• 11/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY AUDI A4 1.8 TURBO ENGINE MAY HAVE SLUDGING PROBLEM - 80K MILES. CAR ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES - ABOUT 1.5 HOURS ON THE ROAD GOING APPROX 60-70 MPH. BUT OIL LEVELS ARE ACTUALLY FINE. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING IN LOCAL COMMUTING AREA. AUDI WILL ONLY COVER THE FIX IF CONSUMERS HAVE RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES PERFORMED WITHIN THE 10K RECOMMENDED MILEAGE. I HAVE TO PAY $2750 ESTIMATED TO FIX THE PROBLEM - SOME ENGINE SLUDGING AND OIL PRESSURE LOW. AUDI WILL NOT COVER. NOTE THAT OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGES EVERY 10K AND DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THESE 10K OIL CHANGES MUST BE DONE AT THOSE INTERVALS. MANY OF THESE ENGINES MANUFACTURED BY VW ARE FAILING. IF THE OIL ABSOLUTELY MUST BE CHANGED WITHIN 10K OR 12K MILES OR ENGINE SLUDGING/FAILURE WILL OCCUR - PROPER NOTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN IN OWNER'S MANUAL TO INDICATE THAT THEY OIL CHANGES ABSOLUTELY MUST BE PERFORMED AT 10K MILES OR ENGINE FAILURE WILL OCCUR AND A HIGH RED ALERT MESSAGE SHOULD BE DISPLAYED IN THE DASH WHEN SYSTEM'S CHECK IS PERFORMED BY DRIVER. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED !!! I ACTUALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT 16,674 MILES BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH, DEALERSHIP INDICATED IGNITION COILS WERE BAD AND REPLACED. *JB

• 11/25/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINEFire

  2002 AUDI A4 WITH 370K BURNED A BIT OF OIL WHICH WAS FINE CLEANED THE ENGINE OUT WITH CLEANERS IT SMOKED A BIT WHICH IS NORMAL.. HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING 'HIDS' SO I PARKED IT. 3 DAYS LATER I GO TO TAKE THE CAR ON A TEST DRIVE AND THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT LIT ON FIRE ! NOT SURE IF IT WAS A HEADLIGHT ISSUE OR A WIRING ISSUE.. INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT.

• 11/25/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  I HIT A DEER IN MY 2002 AUDI A4, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ABOUT $10,000 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IS THIS NORMAL? *LA

• 11/25/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATES, SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADMIT THAT THE IGNITION COIL IS DEFECTIVE, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL THE COMPONENT FAILS. THE COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *TS *NLM

• 11/24/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE AUDI CORP. FAILED TO NOTIFY TO ALL TO ALL OWNERS OF A4-1.8 CARS (2002) MODEL YEAR. DT

• 11/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  APPARENTLY AUDI HAS EXPERIENCED MANY FAILURES OF THE IGNITION COIL PACK. WE HAVE TWO 2002 A4'S IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. AUDI WILL ONLY REPLACE THE FAILED UNIT. DT

• 11/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE ON LOW MILEAGE NEW VEHICLE. CONCERNED ABOUT RELIABILITY OF CAR AND SAFETY SHOULD SYSTEM FAIL AND DISABLE THE CAR IN DANGEROUS LOCATION. DT

• 11/21/2002· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR IS INOP/LUMBAR MOTOR/ROCKS BACK/FORTH, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT(MOISTURE COLLECTION IN THE INSIDE DUE TO WEATHER/CAR WASH), THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT DEFECTIVE, THE SEAT AIR BAG TORN, THE STRAP ON DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOWER/STUCK, WIRES WERE FOUND DAMAGED UNDER THE CARPET, AND THE VEHICLE HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS/NOT SHIFTING EASILY-FAILED. THE CONSUMER ALSO REQUEST FOR THE DEALER TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND OR COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER FOR THE TIME WITHOUT THE VEHICLE. SCC

• 11/18/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXPRESS WAY, PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM FOR 2002 AUDI A4'S (COIL PACK FAILURE). IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR KNOWING THAT SOME DAY I'LL GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD. EVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT, AUDI CLAIMS THAT THEY WILL JUST REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE UNTIL I GET ANOTHER FAILURE INSTEAD OF REPLACING ALL 4 OF THEM. SHOULD I JUST WAIT FOR ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION? DT

• 11/16/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL #1 FAILED, CAUSING DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. WAS AT RISK OF BEING HIT BY FASTER MOVING CARS. LUCKILY WAS NEAR EXIT AND MANAGED TO AVOID ANY INCIDENTS. DT

• 11/13/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AUTO TRANSMISSION LAGS UP TO 1 SECOND IN RESPONDING WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHEN TRING TO MAKE TURNS INTO TRAFFIC. TRANS ALSO LAGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. ENGINE REVS BUT DRIVETRAIN DOES NOT CATCH. THEN CAR TAKES OFF WITH A JOLT. ALSO, EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION FROM CAR WHEN DRIVING EVEN AFTER CHECKING BRAKE ROTORS, WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. SEEMS TO COME AND GO. COULD BE TRANSMISSION RELATED. DT

• 11/12/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  A KNOWN DEFECT IN AUDI 1.8 TURBO OIL PUMP .AUDI FAILED TO RECALL THE AUTO ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM SINCE 2001. RESULTED IN TOTAL ENGINE DESTRUCTION. AUDI,HONOLULU REFUSES TO REPAIR. THIS SAME COMPLAINT IS SUBJECT OF 5 CLASS ACTION CIVIL LAW SUITS ON MAINLAND. DURING AN OIL STARVATION ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE EXPLODES, RISK TO DRIVER AND PUBLIC IS SIGNIFICANT AS NOTED BY CIVIL COURT MASSACHUSETTS DOCUMENT .AUDI IS DEFENDANT IN LAW SUIT WHICH LISTS. DECEPTION, AND FAILURE TO RECALL VEHICLE AS PRIME COMPLAINTS.... INJURY AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE WHEN ENGINE EXPLODES IS ALSO MENTIONED IN DOCUMENT.DOC. NO.06CV3513-JCL-MFDISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS1:06-CV-11875-JLT AKA PLAINTIFFS SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION. AUDI HAS NOT YET ALERTED ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THAT A OIL PUMP DEFECT IN MODELS 1997-2004 CAN HAVE CATASTROPHIC OIL STARVATION AND EXPLOSION LEADING TO INJURY AND OR DEATH. I HAVE ASKED AUDI-HONOLULU WHY THEY DID NOT WARN OWNERS. THEY RESPOND "WE WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO SO" THIS ENGINE DEFECT NEARLY KILLED MY SON AND COULD INJURY OR KILL ANYONE SUBJECT TO ITS ENGINE SEIZURE/BURN UP. MICHAEL HEALY MD MPH *TR

• 11/08/2005· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE IS AN AUDI A4, 3.0 AUTOMATIC, 2ND OWNER, COMING OFF A 3 YR. LEASE IN WHICH ALL OF THE WARRANTY WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS 62,000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAYS IT MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $9,213.72. DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. RECORDS SHOW THAT THERE WERE (3) OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE SHIFT-CONTROL SOFTWARE. ON THE 2ND OCCASION THE DEALER REMOVED AND CLEANED THE CONNECTION TERMINALS OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). ON THE THIRD OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE (TCM). THEN THE VEHICLE WENT OFF-LEASE AND THE DEALERSHIP SOLD IT AT AUCTION TO A USED CAR DEALER. SINCE THEN THE CAR WAS SOLD TO AN UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER AND NO HISTORY WAS EVER PRODUCED WHICH DESCRIBED THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME INTERNAL DEFECT OR PROBLEM WHICH WAS NEVER PROPERLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS, AND THEREFORE IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. OF COURSE, THE DEALERSHIP AND AUDI USA IN MICHIGAN WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ONLY THE (TCM). IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WHY WOULD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCUR SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS OFF LEASE WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY ON A SEALED UNIT, WHICH THESE UNITS ARE. *NM

• 11/02/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2002 A4 1.8T. IN JANUARY OF 2004, I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED WITH 22678 MILES ON IT. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER, 25TH, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND MENTIONED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS HESITATING. AFTER EVALUATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS GOING AGAIN AND THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE CAR NOW OLNY HAS 32,317 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO "WEAR" BY DRIVING. SINCE MARCH OF 2002, WHEN I PICKED UP MY NEW CAR, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS (MOST OF WHICH INCLUDED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, SHORTS, AND OTHER MALFUNCTIONS). *AK

• 10/25/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS A LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THERE IS A MOMENT WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS THEN, A SECOND LATER THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY RAPIDLY. THIS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHERE YOUR FOOT GOES FROM THE BRAKE TO THE THROTTLE FREQUENTLY. MY WIFE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DELAY; SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE, WHEN AN OPENING APPEARED, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND FOR A MOMENT NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN THE CAR FINALLY GOES AND PUTS HER RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD THE ONCOMING CAR NOT BRAKED, SHE FEELS SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A CONVENIENCE ISSUE. I CONTACTED AUDI VIA E-MAIL TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIC AND ROAD TEST WHICH I DID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR IS "OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S SPECS'' AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHEN I FOLLOWED UP WITH AUDI THEY CONCURRED WITH THE DEALER AND AGAIN STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I LOGGED-ON TO AN AUDI ALLROAD FORUM(AUDIWORLD.COM) AND MANY OTHER ALLROAD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND GETTING THE SAME RESULTS WHEN THEY CONTACT AUDI, WHICH IS NO AKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS REPORT TO HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS. MANY OWNERS FEEL IT IS THE DRIVE BY WIRE ACCELERATOR WHILE OTHERS FEEL IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. EITHER WAY IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY AUDI . DT

• 10/24/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NO KNOWN EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN AUDI A4 OF MODEL YEAR 2002-06. *TR

• 10/24/2002· TIRES

  WE HAVE HAD 2 SEPARATE SIDE WALL FAILURES ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE FIRST WAS IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND THE SECOND WAS ON A NEW TIRE IN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON A NEW REPLACEMENT. NEITHER FAILURE SHOWED ANY EVIDENCE OF RIM DAMAGE OR OTHER EXTERNAL EVENT. WE ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN AUDI AND GOODYEAR EACH OF WHICH WANT US TO CALL THE OTHER PARTY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM RELATED TO THE AUDI TT TIRE RECALL. DT

• 10/07/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION COIL IS DEFECTIVE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. *MR CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, BUT THE IGNITION FAILS REPEATEDLY. *YH

• 10/06/2006· EQUIPMENT

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE JACK BENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.

• 10/06/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A BLOCK AFTER COLD START, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HESITATE. PROBLEM GOT WORSE. AFTER DRIVING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 3 BLOCKS, THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WERE WISPS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF GRILL. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, DISCOVERED A SMALL FIRE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF A COIL FAILURE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PLASTIC MANIFOLD COVER, BECAUSE FIRE WAS PUT OUT EARLY. *JB