2005 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED APPROX. MID JANUARY, 2009. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE. SINCE THE LIGHT ORIGINALLY TURNED ON, IT HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE TECHNICIANS DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM AS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN THE 2005 AUDI A4'S. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED SO FREQUENTLY THAT HE KNEW THE PROBLEM BEFORE HOOKING THE VEHICLE UP TO DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT MANAGER. *TR

MY 2005 AUDI A4 3.0 QUATTRO HAS 42,000 MILES. WHILE ON VACATION, 300 MILES FROM MY HOME TRAVELING ON PCH IN CALIFORNIA THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WHILE I WAS GOING UP A SHORT HILL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY, I LOOKED TO SEE THE RPM'S AND THEY FELL TO ZERO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I CONTACTED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO A SMALL TOWN WHICH WE HAD PASSED 10 MILES EARLIER. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BEING NO PRESSURE AND FULL VOLTAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP. $818 LATER, TWO DAYS AND OVER $300 IN RENTAL CAR FEES, HOTEL AND OTHER EXPENSES, MY A4 WAS FIXED. ONCE RESEARCHING ON LINE, THERE WAS A RECALL IN JANUARY 2006 FOR ALL 2003 MODEL YEAR A4, A6 AND PASSATS THAT HAD FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. I HAD THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT THESE 2003 OWNERS EXPERIENCED, "SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER." I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATE THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME FUEL PUMP WAS BEING USED. I KEPT THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP FOR FUTURE INSPECTION. IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN CAR-TO -CAR CONTACT OF SOME SORT. *TR

AUDI A4 ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES AT WILL. DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR ALL THE TIME. THEN CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO GET IT INTO REVERSE GEAR. ENGINE RACES UPON ACCELERATION, OR DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED. COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. MY PEACE OF MIND IS SHATTERED. CAR AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO COST $1500. THE INTEGRITY OF THE AUTO IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED. *TR

2005 AUDI A4 2.0 TURBO. THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE SENSOR SAYS "DIPPED LIGHT", NEED TO SHUT LIGHTS OFF AND THEN PUT THEM BACK ON. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM ON ALL THESE CARS BUT, "DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT". THEY CLEANED THE TERMINALS BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE LIGHTS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON NEARLY HALF THE TIME THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHAKES, THEN FLICKERS, THEN TURNS OFF ONLY TO TURN BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER AND THE PROCESS CONTINUES THE ENTIRE DRIVE. UNLESS I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS FROM AUTO TO OFF AND THEN BACK TO AUTO AND IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM DURING THIS TRIP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER WHICH I PURCHASED FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIX IT, THE PROBLEM NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHAKES, THEN FLICKERS, AND THEN TURNS OFF ONLY TO TURN BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER AND THE PROCESS CONTINUES THE ENTIRE DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN THEM ON. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH MY LIGHTS BEING TURNED OFF, EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO AUDI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

SCRATCH LESS THAN CREDIT CARD SIZE ON ALL 4 WHEELS OF 2005 AUDI A4 SEDAN WITH MILEAGE OF 22,603 DRIVEN ON ONLY N.Y.AND CT. STREETS CLAIMED BY AUDI TO BE EXCESS WEAR AND ASSESSMENT OF $702. WHEELS ARE PROBABLY DEFECTIVE OR A SCAM TO INDUCE PEOPLE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THE ASSESSMENT WAIVED. *TR

MY 2005 AUDI A4 AVANT SHUT DOWN TODAY ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT FAILED EARLY. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMPS FOR THE 2003 MODEL BUT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY MORE WIDESPREAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND TO HAVE THE CAR SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY IS NOT NORMAL. THIS FUEL PUMP ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS MANY TIRES IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 2005 AUDI A4 PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2005 20,000 MILES DEC 2005 - RR, BUBBLE/BULGE SPOTTED, REPLACED WITH SPARE JAN 2006 - RF, BUBBLE/BULGE NOTICED, REPLACED, PURCHASED AT AUDI MAR 2007 - LF, BUBBLE/BULGE NOTICED, REPLACED, PURCHASED AT DISCOUNT TIRES JUNE 2007 - LR, HOLE PATCHED BY DISCOUNT TIRES NOV 2007 - RR, HOLE PATCHED BY AUDI MAR 2008 - LR, JUST DISCOVERED A BUBBLE/BULGE CONTINENTAL CONTI PR 235/45R-17. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 2-5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COIL THAT DISTRIBUTES SPARK TO THE CYLINDERS DEGENERATED AND LOST POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR IGNITION COILS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.