1999 AUDI A4 Complaints

WIRES BREAKING CAUSED AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. BREAKS PULL TO RIGHT WHEN WET/MOIST. DOOR ASSEMBLED WRONG (CAUSED WIND NOISE) HAD TO TAKE IN 4 TIMES TO REPAIR.HOOD/ OIL PUMP BROKE EMPTYING OIL ON DRIVEWAY. FRONT SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND ABS COMES ON WHEN BACKING UP WHILE BREAKING WITH WHEELS TURNED. *AK

IN WET CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES HAVE DELAYED BRAKING POWER. THE WETTER THE CONDITIONS THE MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE. AFTER THE DELAYED LOSS OF BRAKING POWER (APPROX. .5 TO 1 SECOND), THE BRAKING POWER APPEARS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. SIMILAR TO RIDING A BIKE WITH WET RIMS EXCEPT THAT THE CAR'S BRAKING POWER RECOVERS FASTER. VERY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE CRUISING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY IN WET CONDITIONS WITH TRAFFIC AND YOU COME UP ON AN UNEXPECTED BOTTLENECK. I MENTIONED IT TO A DEALER IN SANTA CLARA, BUT HE SEEMED CLUELESS. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A FUNCTION OF THE ABS, BUT I KNOW WHAT ABS FEELS LIKE. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH WET DISC BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES TAKE 2-3 SECONDS TO GRAB DURING WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. 2000 MODELS HAVE BRAKE SHIELDS THAT 1999'S DO NOT HAVE. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL AUDI TELLS THEM OFFICIALLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS, THE BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE A SECOND OR TWO TO "GRAB." THEY WORK WELL UNDER ALL DRY CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN WET, THEY SURE MAKE YOU PANIC! *AK

WHEN IT IS RAINING THERE IS A HESITATION OF A SECOND OR SO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AND RPM'S DROP. YH

THE BRAKES ON MY 1999 A4 SUFFER EXTREMELY REDUCED PERFORMANCE (WAY BEYOND WHAT IS NORMAL) IN WET CONSITIONS. I REALIZE THAT SOME REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS APPARENT IN ALL CARS IN WET CONDITIONS, BUT TWICE NOW I HAVE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN VERY RAINY CONDITIONS AND NOTHING AT ALL HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A SECOND!!!!!! OTHER A4 OWNERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, AND AUDI RESPONDED BYU ENLARGING THE FRONT BRAKE SHIELDS FOR MY2000 CARS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT; IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *AK

IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES EXHIBIT A DANGEROUS 2-3 SECOND DELAY CAUSING GREATLY IMPAIRED BRAKING ABILITY OF THE CAR. ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT IN TWO INSTANCES DESPITE MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE. BRAKES WORK NORMALLY IN DRY WEATHER HOWEVER. *AK

WET DISC BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING ABILITY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. DRY BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY