2009 AUDI A4 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2009 AUDI A4 WHICH HAD LESS THAN 3500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME WHEN FIRST THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES BEGAN TO BE VERY ABRUPT. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT FIRST AND TRAFFIC ON THE WESTSIDE HIGHWAY IN NEW YORK CITY WAS FAIRLY CONGESTED SO THE SPEEDS WERE NOT THAT HIGH. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION STOPS SHIFTING ALL TOGETHER AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAR'S DASHBOARD TURN ON BEFORE THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF I ROLL TO A HALT IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE WESTSIDE HIGHWAY AND USE THE BATTERY TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD START FOR ABOUT A SECOND BEFORE THE WHOLE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE HEAVILY BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND THEY ESCORTED THE TOW-TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS LOCKED IN THE TOW-TRUCK DEPOT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO THE AUDI SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY RAN TESTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME A FEW DAYS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VIBRATIONS WERE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND BECAME EXCESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME WHERE THEY REDESIGNED AND INSTALLED THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL BUT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES AFTER THE NEW POWER STEERING HOSE WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING VIBRATIONS WERE A NORMAL ATTRIBUTE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD, GROANING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIBERS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,700.

2009 AUDI A4-MAKES NOISE WHEN SUSPENSION IS MOVING,SO WE INSPECTED IT AND FOUND OUT ON ALL FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS,THE BUSHINGS ARE CRACKED.IF NOT REPLACED IT WILL BRAKE,WHICH CAN CAUSE LOST OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT.

2009 AUDI A4 AVANT WITH 28000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEED. I DROVE IT TO THE AUDI DEALER 315 MILES FROM MY HOME. TOLD THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD "SEIZED" AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. MIGHT TAKE TWO WEEKS OR MORE TO REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A FREE RENTAL AND TOLD THAT THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WHEN REPAIRED.

I HAVE A 2009 AUDI A4, WITH 26K MILES. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT ON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT COVERING IN THE WARRANTY. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP RESOLVE? *TR

I EXPERIENCE SEVER SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS WHEN TURNING WHILE PARKED OR MOVING AT A SPEED BELOW 5MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. *TR

DURING THE WINTER, THE 2009 AUDI A4 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE. BECAUSE THE WIPER RECESS BENEATH THE HOOD, YOU CANNOT "DEICE" THEM OR EVEN GET TO THEM TO CLEAR THEM. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD! *TR

THE WIPER BLADES ON 2009+ MODEL YEAR AUDI A4 HAVE A CHANNEL ON THE TOP SURFACE THAT COLLECTS LIQUID/ICY SLUSH AND IN FREEZING CONDITIONS THAT LIQUID FREEZES MAKING THE BLADE RIGID AND INCAPABLE OF CLEARING THE GLASS RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY. FURTHER, AUDI IS USING A PROPRIETARY WIPER BLADE MOUNT WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY OPTIONS TO INSTALL A TRADITIONAL 'WINTER' TYPE BLADE NOT SUBJECT TO FREEZING. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO AUDI REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND HOPING FOR SOME SOLUTION SINCE NOVEMBER 2008 BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. IT MAKES DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TRT

NEW CAR PURCHASE 2009, WHEEL SHIMMY NOTICED IN FIRST FEW DAYS. I ASKED TWO OTHER PEOPLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NO ONE EVER FELT THE SHAKE. I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST CHECK IN AT 5K, OF COURSE THE SHIMMY WAS MORE NOTICEABLE. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE CONTROL ARMS ARE FAULTY AND REDESIGNED PARTS ARE DUE TO BE INSTALLED W/IN THE WEEK. I AM NOT CERTAIN HOW DANGEROUS A FAULTY CONTROL ARM IS, BUT I'VE BEEN PRETTY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFECT. *TR