1999 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ACTIVATE UPON LIGHT BRAKING. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS ADJUSTED TO ITS MAXIMUM RANGE. A CONSCIOUS EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO INSURE SUFFICIENT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. MY CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR REAR-END COLLISIONS RESULTING FROM THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS HAD TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE.

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD CAME ON & THEN OFF BEFORE STALLING. TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THE AIR INTAKE HOSE WAS DETACHED & PROCEEDED TO REATTACH THE HOSE. THE STALLING HAPPENED BEFORE ON 12 SEP 1999. *AK

THIS MODEL AUDI HAS DANGEROUS WET BRAKING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IT PRESSED IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND FOR AT LEAST 2-3 SECONDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY DEALER (OTHER FROM WHERE I PURCHASE THE AUDI) SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, AND NOTHING CA

THE CAR IS A 5 SPEED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS BELOW THE CENTER ARM REST WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED TO DIFFERENT HEIGHTS. WHEN THE ARM REST IS IN A LOWER SETTING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CANNOT BE PULLED UP HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING. AFTER PARKING THE CAR, WHEN THE BRAKES COOLED, THE CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR.

DEFECTIVE SUN ROOF WOULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND NOT CLOSE. DLR REPLACED SUN ROOF. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS NOT READNG THE SPEED ACCURATELY. DEALER REPLACE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR AND GEAR. FINALLY, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG. DEALER REPLACE DTHE AIRBAG SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BY MANUALLY PULLING UP THE CLUTCH, IT WILL ENGAGE. SINCE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM (SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 1500 MILES, AUDI IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I REFUSE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHOSE ABILITY TO SHIFT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME.

THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION ON LOW OR HIGH BEAM. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A HERD OF ELK BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THE DEFECTIVE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER WINDSHIELD THAT WAS OF THE SAME INFERIER QUALITY WHICH I WAS INFORMED WAS THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROLS DO NOT CONFORM TO CAR'S MANUAL. CAR MANUAL SPECIFIES A SEPARATE "LUMBAR" SUPPORT KNOB. WHILE DRIVING I TURNED WHAT I ASSUMED WAS THE LUMBAR SUPPORT AND FOUND IT TO BE THE KNOB CONTROLLING THE ANGLE OF THE BACK SEAT, CAUSING A MOMENTARY JOLT, DISRUPTING MY CONCENTRATION AND THEREBY CONSTITUTING A SAFETY HAZARD. IT TURNS OUT, THERE IS NO SEPARATE KNOB TO CONTROL THE LUMBAR PRESSURE, CONTRARY TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THE MANUAL. *AK

WHILE BACKING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKES WERE CONTINUOUSLY BEING APPLIED BUT DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING A TRUCK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK