2003 AUDI A4 Complaints

I ACCELERATED ON THE HIGHWAY TO PASS A VEHICLE AND TO TAKE THE UPCOMING HIGHWAY EXIT. THE ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WAS STUCK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO FINALLY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. ASSUMED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL FILTER OR PUMP (WHICH AUDI CALLS A FUEL DELIVERY UNIT). FILTER WAS REPLACED AND CAR WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. NOW AUDI HAS SENT THE WRONG FUEL PUMP TWICE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PUMP, BUT APPARENTLY MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE COVERED VIN NUMBERS. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AUDI ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THE DEFECT! THIS IS FRUSTRATING WHEN THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. *AK

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 03 AUDI A4T QUATTRO IN JUNE OF 03. THE DEALER IS GREAT AND THANK GOD THEY VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE MY CAR HAS GIVEN THEM ALOT PRACTICE ON EVERYTHING. I THINK GERMANY SENT US A DUD! SINCE BUYING THE CAR I HAVE NEEDED VARIOUS ITEMS REPLACED: A NEW COMPUTER, (REPLACED BY THE DEALER), A NEW FUEL SYSTEM WAS NEEDED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (LATER RECALLED BY AUDI BUT AFTER I NEEDED TO BE TOWED AND HAVE THE CPMPONENT FIXED ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS SUPPOSEDLY ATTACHED TO THE SYTEM), AND MOST RECENTLY 2 SEPARATE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN FIXED BUT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 1100 MILES OF EACH OTHER. FIRST DIAGNOSIS OF THE NOISE AND SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING WAS TIRE BALANCE AND LATER RACK AND PIN STEERING AND AFTER ALL THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SHIMMY AT 65MPH + IS ALONG WITH THE WHINNING IN THE CAR THE FIRST 10 MILES FO EACH DAY (AFTER IT IS WARMED UP OR EVEN IF IT IS A WARM DAY). AND WHAT SUPPOSEDLY WAS FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A COIL IS NOW A MYSTERY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 DAYS AND ARE STILL UNSURE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK GOD I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 1/24/07 WITH 22,422 MILES ON IT. SIX DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, IT WAS SHAKING UNBELIEVABLE, WOULD NOT RUN PROPERLY, GO OVER 20 MPH. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, THEY REPLACED A COIL PACK. WITHIN A SHORT TIME, ON FEBRUARY 14, 2007, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. AT THAT POINT I BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST AUDI DEALER. IT NEEDED A TURBO BYPASS VALVE REPLACED. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007 THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE AUDI DEALER ONCE AGAIN. THEY RESET THE ENGINE CODES AND SAY IT HAS HAD A RANDOM MISFIRE. TODAY, MARCH 11, 2007 THE ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN, AND WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 20 MPH. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING, TODAY IS SUNDAY AND THEY ARE NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS. I DRIVE ABOUT 1,000 MILES A WEEK AND I NEED MY CAR OPERATIONAL. I WORRY EACH TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR, I HAVE TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER ALMOST WEEKLY. IT HAS LOW MILES. CARFAX STATES THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS A CLEAN HISTORY AND IS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 6/07. THE BOOKLET OBTAINED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR STATES THE 4 YR/50,000 MI WARRANTY BECAME EFFECTIVE 6/03 WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE FULLY TRANSFERABLE FACTORY WARRANTY VALID UNTIL 6/07. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, SAYING THAT IT EXPIRED 1/31/07. THE CAR NOW HAS 29,XXX MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE SUNROOF MOTOR ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER, WHO THEN TOLD ME THE MOTOR IS $501. *JB

THE AUDI A4 1.8T THAT I PURCHASED IN DEC 2002 HAS A SUNROOF/MOONROOF ASSEMBLY. A FEW TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF OPENS AND CLOSES ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *NM

WHEN THE RIGHT INDICATOR IS TURNED ON BEFORE A TURN, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS KEEP SWITCHING BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS OBSERVED NOT ONLY ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR INDICATOR CONSOLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT RISKING GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND; ESPECIALLY ON A CROWDED ROAD. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP/SERVICE STATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE TWICE. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STARTED HEARING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 06V017000 WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS HE WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87000.*AK UPDATED 03/19/07.*JB

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20MPH AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INGITION COILS FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AUDI WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BASED ON A RECALL.

THE CAR (AN AUDI A4) STARTED SHAKING AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BE TOWED TO A DEALER TO REPLACE 2 SPARK PLUG IGNITION COILS. 4 SPARK PLUG IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS LISTED BELOW. *JB