2005 AUDI A4 Complaints

2005 AUDI CABRIOLET CONVERTIBLE. THE REAR WINDOW IS PARTING FROM THE ROOF. THE GLUE IS NOT HOLDING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WINDOW COULD LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLES. AUDI REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS THE 2ND AUDI CONVERTIBLE I'VE OWNED (PREV 2003) AND THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEN AS WELL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

DIPPED LOWER RIGHT HEADLAMP. I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THAT WOULD BE THE REASON FOR IT TO FLICKER AND GO ON AND OFF. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. LOOKING AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN. *TR

2005.5 (MIDYEAR) AUDI A4 2.0T WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-25 SECONDS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR QUICKLY PICKED UP SPEED, REACHING SPEEDS OF 90+ MPH ON A CROWDED URBAN HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. A COLLISION WAS BARELY AVOIDED. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION TO THE GAS PEDAL (I.E THERE WAS NO MAT OR DEBRIS IN THE WAY). FURTHERMORE, THERE WAS LIMITED BRAKE FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AFTER 15-25 SECONDS THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE ISSUES: 1. UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION TO REDLINE WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE ACCELERATOR 2. BRAKING FUNCTION FAILED TO OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATOR FUNCTION (AS EXPLAINED BY MY DEALER. IF YOU BRAKE WHILE ACCELERATIONS, THE BRAKES WIN, WHICH DID NOT OCCUR IN THIS CASE.) I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MU AUDI SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON A PARKING LOT. AUDI A4 2005 1.8 QUATTRO. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A 2005.5 AUDI A4. HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES WILL FLICKER AND GOES OUT. DASHBOARD SAID DIPPED RIGHT HEADLIGHT OR DIPPED LEFT HEADLIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AUDI AND MY AUDI DEALER IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. OVER 75% HAVE THESE CARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON AS HIS FIRST CAR AND HAS BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. HE WAS RESTRICTED ONLY CAN DRIVE IN THE DAY TIME AND ALSO CAUSING US A LOT OF INCONVENIENCE. BY REPORTING THIS I HOPE SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND HAVE AUDI STEP UP TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON THREE CYLINDERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR CONCERN AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE FINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE COIL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT WAS BEING USED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE TURBO FAILED AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62000.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2006 AUDI A4 WHICH HAS THE XENON LIGHTS, THEY SHUT OFF ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT AND CAUSES A HUGE DRIVING DISTRACTION AND THE PARTS THEY SAY WILL FIX IT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TEND TO NOT FIX IT AT ALL, I HAD WHAT THEY SAID FIXED THE PROBLEM ONLY LAST FOR A MONTH AND THEY STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 A4 AND FOR THE PAST YEAR HAVE BEEN GETTING A 'DIPPED HEADLIGHT' WARNING ON MY DASH LCD. WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER & SPORADICALLY GO OFF. MY DEALERSHIP SAID TO SHUT OFF CAR, WAIT A MINUTE, AND TURN CAR BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE SITUATION, BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT OR FLICKER, IT'S NOT CONSIVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT YOUR CAR OFF. THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS UNDER A RECALL AS THERE IS STILL NOT ONE SET UP. AUDI IS LETTING THEIR LOYAL CONSUMERS DOWN BY PUTTING US AT RISK OF HARM SHOULD WE BE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS JUST GO OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO ENSURE DRIVERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH FUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT. *TR

AUDI A4 A6 ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). MY 2005 A4 CAR HAD APPROX 45,000 MILES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TAKING THE CAR IN FOR AM OIL CHANGE SO I HAD THEM CHECK THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TCM AND THE CAR WAS REGISTERING FAULTY SAFETY CODES. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I DID NOT GET IT FIXED THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OR THE TRANSMISSION COULD BURN UP WHILE DRIVING. I ASKED WAY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL AS IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THE UNIVERSITY AUDI SERVICE REPR (JORDAN) STATED IT WAS UP TO AUDI HQ TO MAKE SUCH A CALL. I ASKED IF HE HAD SEEN OTHER ISSUES. HE STATED YES THAT IS WHY AUDI CAME UP WITH AN UPDATED PART. I STATED WELL IF THERE WAS AN UPDATED PART THAT MEANS THE OLD PART WAS NO GOOD AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUE. I CALLED AUDI HQ AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY TRACK THE FREQUENCY OF PART REPLACE AND DETERMINE A RECALL BASED ON THAT. I REPLIED WHAT ABOUT SAFETY AND THE DEATH OR INJURY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. WHY WOULD YOU NOT EVALUATE AN ISSUE FOR RECALL BASED ON SAFETY? SHE INDICATED AUDI VALUES ITS CUSTOMERS, BUT RELIES ON DEALERS TO REPORT ISSUES. SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS IN DENIAL OF WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF AUDI CAR OWNERS. THEN, I WAS TOLD THE AMOUNT OF MORE THAN $1800 DOLLARS. I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE TCM AND COST OF MORE THAN $2500. NOW I KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT WANT TO ISSUE THE RECALL, BUT INSTEAD UPDATE A PART AND CHARGE ITS CUSTOMERS VERSUS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, AS IT IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE REPAIRS AS THE DEALER CLEARLY STATED THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS. IS THIS ANOTHER HIDDEN TOYOTA SITUATION WHERE THE DEALER IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PROFITS OVER SAFETY? *TR

2005 AUDI A4 QUATTRO WAS SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP IN NASHVILLE TN FOR A RECALL OF COIL PACKS. AFTERWARD THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THE AIR BAG AND A SWITCH UNDER THE SEAT WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT RE-APPEARED. THE DEALER STATES THAT A NEW SENSOR IS NECESSARY. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT MANY AUDI OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SAFETY PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY AUDI. *TR