2003 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS HEAVY OIL SLUDGE. THE OIL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD ONLY 26,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR. AUDI RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGES EVERY 10,000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BEFORE THE 10000 AND 20000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AT AUDI DEALERSHIPS. AUDI HAS NOT REIMBURSED THE COST OF REPAIRING THE ENGINE, DESPITE THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION TO COVER THE COST OF OIL SLUDGE DAMAGE.*AK

THE SUN ROOF ON OUR AUDI SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT MORE OR LESS EXPLODED. GLASS COVERED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT WE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THIS OCCURED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH. FOUR TO FIVE INCH DIAMETER PIECES OF GLASS FELL INTO OUR DAUGHTERS CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. WE HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW OPENING AND CLOSING ON IT'S OWN AND AUDI HAD WORKED ON THE WINDOW PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE WINDOW HAD ONCE AGAIN OPENED ON IT'S OWN AND IT WAS CLOSING WHEN IT EXPLODED. IT SEEMED TO EXPLODE AT THE END OF CLOSING WHEN THE WINDOW RAISES UPWARD TO SEAL. AUDI CLAIMS THAT THE INCIDENT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED THE WAY I HAVE STATED. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET OF SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS ON BMW, VOLVO, TOYOTA AND LEXUS AUTOMOBILES. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS INJURED I FEEL AS THOUGH WE WERE LUCKY. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY LARGE PICES OF GLASS OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURED AS A RESULT OF THE GLASS FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS EYES. MY HAIR WAS FULL OF GLASS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY CASES OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY. I TRIED TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET BUT THE SEARCH IS SPECIFIC TO YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE ON SUNROOF BREAKAGE ON ALL OTHER AUTOMOBILES AS WELL. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT AUDI REFUSES TO COVER THE WINDOW UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT A SUNROOF IS NOT SHATTERPROOF GLASS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS MY SECOND AUDI I OWN, I ALREADY WITNESSED FEW KNOW ISSUES WITH THE 2003 A4 MODEL, WHICH HAS THE PIRRELLI TIRES AS POOR QULAITY, ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS A FACTORY DEFECT ( NO RECALL FROM AUDI), PLUS LATELY THE GAS INDICATOR WHICH HAS TO DO WITH FUEL PUMP. MY CAR WAS HOLD FOR 3 WEEKS TO BE SERVICED AND AUDI DID NOT EVEN COVER THE TAB OF MY RENTAL DURING THIS TIME, MY EXPERIENCE IS AUDI CUTOMER RELATIONS SHOULD LEARN HOW TO TAKE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE THE SERVICE SUCKS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK ROAD. IT WAS TOWED, AND DEALER DISCOVERED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CLAIMED THESE VEHICLES WERE PRONE FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE SPEED ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO STICK FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL AND LIFT IT UP, AND THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. *AK *LA

CONCERN WITH PIRELLI TIRE MODEL P235/45R17-PIRELLI P6.- I HAVE A TOTAL OF 28,000 MILES ON AN AUDI A4. I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS AND THREE TIRES THAT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SPECIFICALLY, THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES BUBBLE OUT IN WEAK SPOTS. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND GOT A FLAT ON THE SIDEWALL, AND I NOTICED WHEN FIXING HER TIRE THAT NOW ANOTHER ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A BUBBLE. I WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF A VEHICLE.*AK I AM NOT A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVER. I DRIVE FOR WORK AND FAMILY RELATED MATTERS ONLY SO THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO EXCESSIVE DRIVING SPEEDS OR HARSH HANDLING. I AM FOLLOWING THIS COMPLAINT WITH A COMPLAINT DIRECTLY TO PIRELLI AND TO AUDI OF AMERICA. IF DESIRED I CAN FORWARD A DIGITAL PHOTO OF THE TYPICAL BUBBLE. BRUCE HENDEE

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD A BUBBLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY INDICATED THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK (PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES) *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES . DRIVER WENT TO HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK