2009 AUDI A4 Complaints

RECENTLY DONE OIL CHANGE WITH SYNTHETIC OIL (AUDI RECOMMENDED) WHICH SHOULD LAST FOR 10,000 MILES BEFORE ANOTHER OIL CHANGE IS NEEDED. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER A MONTH AND HALF OF DRIVING OIL LEVELS ARE SHOWING HALF OF THE OIL GONE. ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE AND LOT OF CO2 BEING CLOGGED UP. RUNNING HEAVY CAUSES TO USE LOT OF FUEL. FEELS AS IF ENGINE MAY GET TOO HOT AFTER EATING UP EXCESS AMOUNT OF OIL. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CARD AND IT HAS A WEIRD GRINDING TYPE NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED. STEERING SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT BREAK OR IS LOOSE AT THE STEERING COMPONENT POSSIBLE LINKAGE ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHT DIPPING WARNING COMES ON. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO AUDI AND ON OTHER FORUMS WITH OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO HEADLIGHT GOING OUT DURING RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. AUDI IS FULLY AWARE THAT OVER 70 PERCENT OF ITS A4S HAS THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND REFUSES TO FIX OR RECALL THE LIGHTS. THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A NEW VEHICLE PER MANY PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

THE 2009 AUDI A4 CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW'S ADHESIVE ON MY CAR (AND OTHERS, ACCORDING TO INTERNET/YOUTUBE POSTINGS) IS BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE TOP. THE ONLY CHOICE OWNERS HAVE IS TO PURCHASE A NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP. DEALERS CHARGE BETWEEN $4500-$6000. PRIVATE BODY SHOPS CHARGE APPROX. $1600+. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUDI CONVERTIBLES, AS CONFIRMED BY THE AUDI SERVICE REP WHO INFORMED ME OF THE ISSUE DURING A SERVICE VISIT. IF THAT IS THE CASE, AUDI SHOULD HOLD THE ADHESIVE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR, NOT THE AUDI CUSTOMER. PURCHASING AN ENTIRELY NEW TOP IS UNREASONABLE AND UNFAIR. MY REQUEST: AUDI USA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL, WHETHER THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT, AT NO CHARGE TO ITS CUSTOMERS. SHOULD RECOUP COSTS FROM THE ADHESIVE MANUFACTURER. AT THE VERY LEAST, CUSTOMERS, AT THE POINT OF SALE, SHOULD BE WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DEFECT THAT HAPPENS SOON AFTER PURCHASE. *JS

I WAS JUST PARKING THE CAR AND WAS ABOUT 5 MPH AND SUDDENLY CAR GOT ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY TO HIGHER RPM AND HIT THE CURB AND ABOVE CEMENT WALL . EVEN APPLYING BRAKES HADN'T SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS JUST FEW FEET AWAY. *TR

THE CAR BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. ITS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 A4 2.0T MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE BURNING GALLONS OF OIL IN THESE CARS. ITS A SHAME THAT AUDI IS SWEEPING THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG. THESE CARS NEED RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE OBTAINED THIS CAR AS A USED CAR. ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED ONE WEEK AFTER I HAVE THE CAR AT A MECHANIC SHOP. THREE WEEKS (ABOUT 500MILES DRIVING) LATER, A LOW ENGINE OIL ALARM SOUNDED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC SHOP AND ADD A QUART OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A ROAD TRIP. THE LOW OIL ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY ROAD TRIP WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY (ABOUT 500MILES SINCE LAST OIL ADDITION) AT ABOUT 75MPH. I HAVE TO GET OFF THE HIGH WAY RIGHT AWAY AND WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP TO TOP OFF THE OIL. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I COULDN?T FIND A MECHANIC SHOP IN TIME TO ADD MORE ENGINE OIL, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN OVERHEATED, LOCKED, AND FORCED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. UNDER THIS SCENARIO, A SERIOUS COLLISION WITH THE CARS BEHIND OR NEXT TO ME MIGHT BE CAUSED IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON RESEARCH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM/COMPLAINT IN THIS MODEL OF CAR DUE TO THE DEFECTS IN THE PISTON RINGS. IN MOST CASES, THE PISTON RINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 57K MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT WAS DEFECTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A YEAR, IT STARTED TO BURN THROUGH OIL AT AN INCREASING RATE. CURRENTLY IT IS GOING THROUGH ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN A FEW TIMES TO CHECK FOR LEAKS OR TRY TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION WHERE IT IS GOING AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MODEL ENGINE GOES THROUGH AT A FASTER PACE AND HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST CUSTOMERS. IN ADDITION TO THIS I HAVE DEALT WITH HAVING TO GET THE SUNROOF RE-LUBRICATED EVERY FEW MONTHS, DEALING WITH RATTLES IN THE DOORS, WARPING OF THE INTERIOR (DASH, DOOR PANELS, SEAT BACKS), AND A ONE-TIME FAILURE WITH THE DOOR LATCH NOT WORKING DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. *TR

USED OIL, 1 QUART PER 450 MILES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS LEAKING AND BURNING OIL CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD 72K MILES. I WAS TOLD AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THIS CAR. *JS

ON TWO OCCASIONS, APRIL 3, 2012 AND APRIL 9, 2012, WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 78 MPH, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CONTROL OR ACCELERATOR, THE CONTROL SETTING JUMPED TO 90 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. *JS