2002 AUDI A4 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND DECELERATED. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET CAR TO TRAVEL OVER 40MPH. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF DEFECT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE COMPONENT UNTIL FAILS. PH *TS

LEFT STRANDED BY IGNITION COIL FAILURE ON 2002 AUDI A4 1.8T - THIS IS THE SECOND TIME STRANDED BY THIS FAILURE

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM *TS

NAR 1/15/2003. 4 OF THE 6 ENGINE COILS FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION COIL CONSTANTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN NO ACCELERATION BEYOND 2ND GEAR. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WITHIN LAST 3 MONTHS.

2002 AUDI A4 1.8 T: EXPERIENCED THREE IGNITION COIL FAILURES WITHIN THE PAST 20 DAYS. WHEN FAILURE OCCURS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND REQUIRES TOWING ON A FLAT BED TRAILER. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND INTERNET RESEARCH, SEE AUDIWORLD.COM A4 (B6) FORUM AND SEARCH "COIL PACK" , INDICATES A VIRTUAL CERTAINTY THAT THE COIL PACK WILL FAIL, YET AUDI WILL NOT REPLACE/RECALL UNTIL FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THIS WILL LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND MOTORIST STRANDED ON THE ROAD SIDE UNTIL TOWED. PRESENT WINTER CONDITIONS OF 20 DEGREES F WITH SNOW POSES AN UNNECESSARY RISK. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS BEFORE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE COIL PACKS FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*JB

I AM ONE OF THE MANY AUDI OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM RELATING TO THE IGNITION COILS OF MY 2002 A4 QUATTRO. LIKE OTHER DRIVERS, I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENTIRE CARE BEGAN VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY. AFTER ONE FLATBED TRIP TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND I WAS INFORMED OF A MALFUNCTION OF ONE OF THE FOUR IGNITION COILS ON MY CAR WITH A TOTAL OF 12,000 MILES OF USE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NEARLY AS AGGRIVATING AS THE INFORMATION WHICH I HAVE LEARNED FROM THE SERVICE TECH AT TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND 3 AUDI ENTHUSIAST WEBSITES: THIS IS A PROBLEM WELL-KNOWN TO AUDI, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH FREQUENCY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AUDI HAS YET TO SUCESSFULLY SOLVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT AFTER REPLACING JUST ONE OF THE FOUR COILS PER WARRANTY AGREEMENT, WITH A COIL IDENTICAL TO THE ONE THAT HAS FAILED (A REPLACEMENT IS NOT READY/AVAILABLE) THAT I AM LEFT TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE WITH THE FULL PROSPECT OF FUTURE FAILURE FROM THE OTHER THREE COILS THAT AUDI REFUSES TO REPLACE. THIS SOLUTION STRICKES ME AS ILLOGICAL, UNSAFE AND UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. AUDI HAS CERTAINLY PRIDED ITSELF AS A MANUFACTURER OF PREMIUM AUTOMOBILES. THE DECISION TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WITH MINIMAL SERVICE SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS A FUNDAMENTAL LACK OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IS CONTRADICTORY TO THIS FIRM'S INTENTIONS OF ACQUIRING, RETAINING AND SATISFYING CUSTOMERS.