1998 AUDI A4 Complaints

VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI AREA ABOUT THE SAME CAR AND VOLKSWAGEN RECALLED THEM AND HAVE A COST OF $50 FOR A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WHILE AUDI HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR AND NO RECALL AND COST IS $400. NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER CAUSE ITS A VERY COMMON PART TO GO OUT ON AUDI AS WELL AS VOLKSWAGEN. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WONT DO A THING FOR ME CAUSE IM THE SECOND OWNER. SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST CHECK AUDIWORLD.COM TO SEE THE PROBLEMS WITH THOSE MAF SENSORS. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS STUCK ON DANGEROUS FREEWAY OVERPASS. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN, AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. AUDI DEALER QUOTE ON PARTS ALONE IS OVER $6900. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

DEALER SAYS VIRTUALLY ALL THEIR 6CYL CARS HAVE THIS FAIL - REPAIR WAS $850. *AK

NHTSA RECALL #99V248000 CONCERNING TIE RODS. THIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF RECALL SCOPE. CONSUMER HAS A FILE WITH AUDI IDENTIFYING THE FAILURE OF THE TIE RODS. MOISTURE/DUST PARTICLES ARE GETTING INSIDE SWIVEL BEARING. HE IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IS NOW ON RECORD WITH AUDI. CASE #20253198. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE HAS GONE OUT, WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START UP CAUSING THE STARTER SWITCH TO BURN OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE RELATING TO IGNITION SWITCH.*JB

MY CAR WAS MADE IN MARCH 1997, IF IT IS NOT ON RECALL, WHY IT HAS AN IGNITION SWITCH # 4A0-905849 WHICH IS DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF #4B0-905849 WICH REQUIRES A DIFFERENT SWITCH HOUSING . I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF AN ORIGINAL BROKEN SWITCH IF YOU GIVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION, AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *MJ

WHILE DRIVING, A BRICK HIT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE AND DRIVER?S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING MINOR BURNS AND BRUISES TO THE DRIVER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR HAD BEEN HIT BY THE BRICK CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YD

IF BRAKES ARE COLD (NOT USED FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES ON A FREEWAY) AND THE WEATHER IS COLD AND WET, THE BRAKES WILL NOT GRIP FOR THE FIRST ONE TO TWO SECONDS. AT BEST, ONLY ONE OR TWO MAY SLIGHTLY GRIP MAKING THE CAR SWERVE TO ONE SIDE. CHECKING THE AUDIWORLD.COM WEB SITE FORUMS SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK