1998 AUDI A4 Complaints

CAR STALLED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, LOST ALL POWER. COMPUTER REPORTS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

CAR SIMPLY TURNED ITSELF OFF AT 65 MPH. EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. COMPUTER SAYS NO PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN IGNITION TURNED ON A STEADY LOUD CLICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEGINS. ENGINE WLL START BUT ONLY AFTER EXCESSIVE CRANKING. *AK

REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR WET CONDITION. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE (I.E. LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVES) YOU NEED TO PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET SUFFICIENT STOPPING POWER. IT'S STARTLING FOR THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN THAT FAR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SHE HEARD A POPPYING NOISE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND THERE WAS A BAD SMELL. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AND AIRBAG WENT OFF ON ITS OWN.*AK

CAR QUIT RUNNING. WOULD NOT RESTART. BRAKES SQUEEK AND GRIND REVEALING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE WEAR.

WHEN BRAKING,BRAKES WOULD GRIND AND SQUEEK EXCESSIVELY AND REVEALED PREMATURE WEAR.

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V-248) IN REGARDS TO THE STEERING SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE FROM STEERING FLUID CONTAMINATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION, INJURIES TO CONSUMERS. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). *MJS

THERE IS A 2 SEC. DELAY FOR BRAKE RESPONSE WHEN WET. MUCH WORSE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN. THIS WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN PUBLISHED DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES ARE WET. NEW BRAKE PAD MATERIAL IS REQUIRED . THERE ARE ALREADY MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN YOUR DATA BASE.

THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE AMONG A4 OWNERS. AUDI HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM AFTER IT HAD BEGUN SHOWING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AUDIWORLD.COM LISTS WELL OVER 50 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. I FELT YOU SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.