2003 AUDI A4 Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS AN AUDI A4 3.0. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 6/2003. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR BEGINS TO BUCK/SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK AS I WAS RETURNING HOME, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT IT TO AUDI SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE SMOKE. HOWEVER, I AM NOW NO LONGER COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS PRONE FOR FAILURE AFTER 50,000. THEY WANT TO TAKE OUT MY TRANSMISSION AND EITHER REPLACE/REPAIR IT (IF POSSIBLE). I CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY CONTACTED AUDI SERVICE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO THE COVERAGE FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM A WHILE AGO WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. *TR

AUDI A4 6-CYL 3.0L AVANT 2003 MODEL YEAR. COIL PACK #2 FAILED ON SEP 28TH 2007. AUDI HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THE 2003 A4 4-CYL 1.8L ENGINES BUT NOT FOR THE 3.0L ENGINES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT'S LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CP FAILURES, UNTIL I HAVE ALL OF THEM REPLACED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 3.0L ENGINE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V017000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000 MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. SHE NOTICED A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW OF THE CONVERTIBLE IN ADDITION SHE NOTICED THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE REAR WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECT IS ADHESIVE PROCESS USED DOESN'T STICK TO CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO REPLACE THE TOP. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

I HAVE A 2003 AUDI A4 1.8T ENGINE. I DISCOVERED A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE AT THE REAR OF MY CAR WHEN DRIVING AND NOW ALSO AT IDLE. I FOUND OUT FROM A AUDI INDEPENDENT SHOP & FROM ONLINE CAR FORUMS THAT THE ISSUE ON MY CAR IS THE FUEL PUMP IS ABOUT TO FAIL. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 06V017000, THE MANU CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS JL. I THEN DISCOVERED FROM SERVICE RECORDS ON THE CAR THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED ON 4/19/06 WITH 35,434 MILES ON THE CAR WITH THE JL CODE. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT THE END OF MAY 2006 WITH 35,500 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD TO GET A REPAIR TO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT (SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL) UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/16/06 WITH 36,706 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MENTIONED THE SERVICE HISTORY TO ME AT THIS POINT. THE CAR HAS JUST REACHED 57K MILES(OUT OF WARRANTY 50K)AND NOW THE FUEL PUMP IS SCREAMING WITH MECHANICAL NOISE.SO BASICALLY WITH ONLY APPROX 22K MILES ON THE "NEW" FUEL PUMP IT IS FAILING AGAIN. TODAY I WENT TO A AUDI DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE, CA AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR, AND THE HISTORY OF THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT WAS EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL AND REFUSED THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THE CAR UNDER A RECALL NOTICE. IN HIS OWN WORDS HE SAID THAT A MECHANICAL PART COULD FAIL THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER INSTALLATION. SO MUCH FOR INSPIRING CONFIDENCE IN A PREMIUM MANUFACTURER. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT THAT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS ON MY WIFE AND I WHEN DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE, HE DID NOT CARE. AFTER THIS I THEN RANG UP AUDI OF AMERICAS CONSUMER HELPLINE, I TALKED TO A FRIENDLY LADY, BUT SHE SAID THAT NOTING COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY AOA AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY, AND VERY WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY TO DRIVE THIS CAR. AUDI SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT ESPECIALLY AS HISTORY PROVES THAT THERE WAS A OFFICIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP OUT. PLEASE HELP MY WIFE AND I OUT. IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2003 A4 CABIOROLET HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TOP. NOW BARELY HANGING ON, THE WINDOW PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHEN IT FALLS OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LOST POWER, WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. IGNITION COIL IN CYLINDER #2 FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

RIGHT FRONT HUB WHELL BEARING SEIZED INTO THE ADJOINING KNUCKLE. THIS FAILURE RESULTED FROM WHAT THE DEALER REPORTED TO BE "ELECTROLYSIS. WRONG CHOICE OF METALS IN THE WHEEL BEARING. WHEEL PARTIALLY SIEZED *AK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AND NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE "EPC" WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ON APRIL 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ONLY FOR IT TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (LEN STOLER) WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ONCE BEFORE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED IN RECALL # 06V017000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.