2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, RESTORES THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, BUT IS A LITTLE DANGEROUS AT SPEED. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IN BAD WEATHER VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME. ERROR MESSAGE SAYS LEFT/RIGHT DIPPED HEADLAMP. IT SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH, INJURY, AND MONETARY FINES FROM THE POLICE. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. NOW THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON, THEY WILL FLICKER AND GO OUT. I WILL GET AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS "DIPPED HEADLIGHT". THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO FLIP THE LIGHTS OFF AND FLIP THEM BACK ON. DOING THIS RESULTS IN THE CAR BEING WITHOUT LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT LIGHT GOES OUT. THEY CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH RESULTS IN ME DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH HIS ISSUE. AUDI IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THEY CONTINUE TO TELL US TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB AT OUR COST, WHICH DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOLUTION PROVIDED. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CAR AND AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAS HAD HEAD LAMP PROBLEMS. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. A WARNING ON THE DASH WILL SAY LEFT (OR RIGHT) HEADLAMP DIPPED. THE ONLY WAY TO ALTER THE SITUATION IS TO TURN THE HEADLAMP OFF AND THEN BACK ON AT SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT MANY AUDI A4 OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT AUDI, A MANUFACTURER THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON SAFETY, HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A FIX. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED AND AUDI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM/DEFECT. *TR

FIRST, IS WAS ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, BUT NOW IT'S BOTH. THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. AFTER THE LIGHTS TURN OFF EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS WON'T TURN ON. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: AUDI / A3 2006-2009 AUDI / A4 2005-2007 AUDI / A4 CABRIOLET 2007-2009 AUDI / TT 2008-2009 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : TSB-94-09-14 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10030587 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION : AUDI: 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. *PE MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: AUDI / A3 2006-2009 AUDI / A4 2005-2007 AUDI / A4 CABRIOLET 2007-2009 AUDI / TT 2008-2009 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : TSB-94-09-12 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10030630 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION : AUDI: HEADLIGHT, LOW BEAM MAY NOT WORK. 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. ONE XENON LIGHT ON ONE SIDE FAILS PERMANENTLY. *PE *TR

RIGHT AND LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNINGS APPEAR FREQUENTLY SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS/PULSES, THEN GOES OUT AND THE WARNING APPEARS. TURNING LIGHTS TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK ON GENERALLY BRINGS BOTH HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BUT THE SAME HEADLIGHT OR OTHER SIDE WILL OFTEN FAIL MOMENTS LATER. ONCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT ALL DRIVING SPEEDS. *TR

MY 2006 AUDI A4 JUST DIED ON THE ROAD THE DAY AFTER I DID THE 95K SERVICES.. COULDN'T START UP THE CAR AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND FINALLY WHEN I COULD, IT WAS VERY LOUD AND SHAKY.. GOT SOME SMELLS FROM THE FRONT ALSO BUT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I SENT IT BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND GOING THROUGH SOME DIAGNOSIS, WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT INSIDE THE ENGINE'S GOT BROKEN SLEEVES. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WERE RECALLS ON MY CAR, MY SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS LINKED TO THE RECALL, THEY REPLACED THE BREATHER, BUT DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE TURBO PIPE.. WHEN MY CAR DIED ON THE ROAD, I WAS LUCKY THAT JUST TURNING OUT FROM DUNKIN DONUTS FOR AN VERY EARLY MORNING COFFEE (5AM), BECAUSE IT WAS SO EARLY, THERE WEREN'T MANY CARS, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD VERY LIKELY BE A CRASH. *TR

WHEN CAR HITS A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT SELF-LEVELING HEADLIGHT SYSTEM STICKS AND SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHT, AND SHOW A "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" MESSAGE ON DASH. STOPPING THE CAR, SHUTTING OFF THE LIGHTS, AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESETS THE LIGHTS BUT IT USUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN SOON AFTER. THIS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IS A SAFETY ISSUE SUDDENLY BEING WITHOUT ONE HEADLIGHT DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON OCTOBER 17, 2012, THE 2006 AUDI A4 THAT I WAS DRIVING WENT INTO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ABOUT 5:30 PM WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, AFTER A STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TO A SPEED OF 55 MPH (WHICH WAS THE MAXIMUM SPEED ALLOWED). AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE - EVEN THOUGH I HAD RETRACTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL I QUICKLY AND FIRMLY TAPPED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN SLOWED DOWN. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, I WAS REQUIRED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS CARS IN FRONT OF ME MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AFTER THE (3) VEHICLES MADE THEIR TURN, I THEN QUICKLY ACCELERATED THE CAR UP TO THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. AS MY CAR REACHED THE 45 MPH LIMIT I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BUT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN CHANGED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "DRIVE" TO "NEUTRAL". THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED (THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AT MAXIMUM RPM) BUT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "SCREAM" AT MAXIMUM RPM'S UNTIL I TURNED THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE TO THE "OFF" POSITION. BASED ON THE ABOVE, MY WIFE WILL NOT LONGER DRIVE OUR AUDI A4. *TR