2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. OPERATOR MUST SHUT OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN BACK ON FOR HEADLIGHT TO GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED TO THE LEFT HEADLIGHT AT 50,000 AND THE RIGHT AT 90,000 AFTER DEALER PUT IN A WATERPUMP. DEALER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PRICE FORM REPAIR >$700.00. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 1. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS (SOMETIMES THE LEFT, SOMETIMES THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH). 2. IT THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT/RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. IF I TURN THE LIGHT OFF (NOTE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD HERE) AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL BECOME NORMAL AGAIN, FOR ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. LAST NIGHT I HAD TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY AUDI DEALER SAID THAT AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT -- CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GO ON THE INTERNET AND DO A SEARCH FOR "AUDI DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND YOU WILL FIND AN INFINITE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS THE ATTENTION IT NEEDS? *TR

THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING AND GOING OUT. I'VE TRIED TURNING THEM OFF AN ON SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LUCK, THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT ONCE, ESSENTIALLY LIMITING MY VISIBILITY.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 20,000 MILES AND NO SOLUTION FROM AUDI HAS BEEN GIVEN SO IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL, CONSIDERING SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. *KB

FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON INTERNET HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS CHARGE RIDICULOUS PRICES FOR ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. CLEARLY, THERE IS A FLAW IN DESIGN FROM AUDI AND ALSO A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

LEFT & RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT HEADLAMP. HAPPENS DAILY. IT'S A SAFTEY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED WARNING FROM FAILURE CODE. AFTER DRIVING INITIALLY WITH LIGHTS ON, THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF. IF ONE THEN TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURNS IT BACK ON , THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL REACTIVATE. BUT AFTER ANOTHER 2-3 MINUTES THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL FLICKER AND FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AUDI REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AUTO A WARNING LIGHT FOR LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE WARNING WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON MADE THE WARNING GO AWAY. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT I LOSE BOTH LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONE LIGHT OR THE OTHER NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SO FAR. THIS NECESSITATES TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN TURNING THEM ON AGAIN TO GET BOTH LIGHTS WORKING AGAIN, VERY DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LIGHTS FAIL IN THIS MANNER ONE TO THREE TIMES PER TRIP BEFORE STAYING ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH DEALERSHIP FIXING THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT AUDI DOES HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE HEADLIGHTS TO 4 YEARS / 50000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON TIME BY THE TIME I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. BOTTOM LINE, THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM FIGURE OUT IF THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTS, OR THE MODULE, OR THE IGNITERS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT DIPPED LIGHT INDICATOR EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED. AUDI WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST DUE AS WE WERE SLIGHTLY OVER THE 50000 MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ENDED UP PAYING ALMOST $300 FOR THE REPAIR. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE "DIPPED LIGHT" PROBLEMS. *TR

HEADLAMP HAS "DIPPED" MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING (DAY AND NIGHT) SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (NOW AT 77K). THERE IS AN AUDI TSB OUT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT CAN NEVER GET A CERTIFIED AUDI DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THEY CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN ON COMMAND WHEN THEY INSPECT IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT AUDI AND IT'S AFFILIATES DO NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY OR SHOW DETERMINED INTEREST IN FIXING. *TR

GET DIPPED HEADLIGHT SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM. LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON IF I TURN THE SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS NOTED BY MANY ONLINE AUDI FORUMS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AT RANDOM. *KB