2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

AUDI 2006 A4 CONVERTIBLE TOP ADHESIVE BREAKDOWN ON REAR GLASS. NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. GETTING QUOTES, LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOTE A COVERED ITEM. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. TO DO THIS, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR SO WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF TO RESET THE LEFT LIGHT, YOU WON'T BE DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT IS OK.

PROBLEM STARTED SOME 3-4 MONTHS AGO, AT THE BEGINNING MY RIGHT BI-XENON HEADLIGHT STARTED JUST FLICKERING, BUT NOW, AFTER THEY FLICKER, THEY TURN OFF. I RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH STATING "DIPPED RIGHT HEADLIGHT." AFTER I TURN OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE SWITCH, THEY WORK AGAIN FINE FOR SOME PERIOD BUT THAN AGAIN, THEY START FLICKERING AND SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. MY BOTH BI-XENON BULBS LOOK FINE, AND THE LIGHT IS VERY BRIGHT AT NIGHT SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY GO OFF MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE RIGHT LIGHT SEEMS TO BE ONLY AFFECTED.

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS THAT BOTH OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH BI-XENON, WITH OR WITHOUT ADAPTIVE LIGHTING (AFS): ONE XENON LIGHT ON EITHER SIDE SPORADICALLY FLICKERS OR FLASHES AND GOES OUT. WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN OR AT IGNITION CYCLE, THE HEADLAMPS MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY OR EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR; ONE XENON LIGHT ON ONE SIDE FAILS PERMANENTLY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 2.0. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY. I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT. AT FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TURN ON THE LIGHTS. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK ON. AT TIMES I DO THIS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER - NEW COUNTRY AUDI OF GREENWICH BUT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE IT. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ($300+) BUT OFFER NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 AVANT 3.2L V6: ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND A "DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH. TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON WILL BRING THEM BACK ON MOMENTARILY UNTIL A VIBRATION KNOCKS THEM OUT AGAIN. IT'S USUALLY ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER BUT SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A VERY COMMON ONE: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/332613-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-DIPPED-HEADLIGHT-FLICKER-PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES POWER WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. POWER LOSS GENERALLY LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. POWER LOSS IS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED WHILE ATTEMPTING PASS OTHER VEHICLES. ON OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP-MODE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED.

THE CONCERN IS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 AUDI QUATTRO 2.0 A4. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY. AT FIRST, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, BUT TODAY HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TURN ON THE LIGHTS. OTHER THAN A COSTLY REPAIR THAT NO SHOP CAN GUARANTEE...THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK ON. AT TIMES I DO THIS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS (WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I CAN'T PULL OVER FOR FEAR THAT SOMEONE WILL NOT SEE ME...SO I HAVE TO DO THIS OFF/ON PROCEDURE WHILE MOVING). AT TIMES I HAVE SURPRISED OTHER DRIVERS AND NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO LIMP MODE. NONE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE DEALER ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE LIMP MODE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 AUDI A4 2.0 THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERED AND TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN A DASHBOARD ERROR MESSAGE "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONTINUED AND FREQUENTLY CONTINUES TO OCCUR TO THIS DAY. WHEN IT DOES OCCUR I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON; LEAVING ME IN THE DARK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAD THE AUDI SERVICE CENTER CHECK OUT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THE HID BULB NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND IT WOULD BE $400. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AND DID NOT HAVE IT CHANGED. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE DESCRIBING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. MANY STATING THAT REPLACING THE BULBS DO NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND MUCH MORE COSTLY REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. AUDI OF AMERICA HAS LET ITS' CUSTOMERS DOWN ON THIS ONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE DOT AND NHTSA NEED TO ADDRESS. *TR