2005 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ON MY 2005 AUDI A4 ARE NORMALLY 50% TO 80% COVERED WITH MOISTURE CONDENSATION AND WATER DROPLETS. AUDI CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSE TO WARRANTY THE LIGHTS. AUDI STATES IN TECHNICAL BULLETIN GROUP: 94, NUMBER: 05-04, THAT "THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT LENS SURFACE SHOULD CLEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OF LIGHT OPERATION, ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE SURFACE MAY NOT CLEAR. AUDI FURTHER STATES THAT "CONDENSATION DOES NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ASSEMBLIES". I HAVE FOUND THAT NO AMOUNT OF LIGHT OPERATION PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT CLEARING OF THE LENS SURFACE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 AUDI A4 WITH GOODYEAR RS-A 235/45/17 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN USED FOR UNDER 23,000 MILES AND WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR. AT UNDER 23,000 MILES, THE FRONT TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THE REAR TIRES ARE A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM REACHING THE TREAD LINE. BROUGHT THEM TO GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WOULD NOT OFFER WARRANTY. COMMON FOR TIRES TO WEAR OUT AT 23,000 MILES? *TR

2005 AUDI A4 AVANT IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND AUDI OF AMERICA WILL NOT REPLACE A CRACKED COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO LEAK. HOWEVER, THE CRACK WAS VERY VISIBLE AND WILL MOST LIKELY SPREAD FURTHER RESULTING IN A LEAK. THE CRACK WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SERIOUS FLAW IN MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE RESERVOIR. *AK

CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE GARAGE. CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION AND ENGINE WAS COLD. *AK

KNOCKING NOISE UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND DRIVER. AFTER CHANGING OUT FUEL GAUGING MECHANISMS AND FUEL PUMP THE DEALER HAS BEEN TOLD (BY AUDI USA) THAT THE CAUSE IS PROBABLY A FILTER ELEMENT IN FUEL TANK AREA WHICH CLOGS AND DOES NOT LET THE TANK RETURN AIR TO TANK AFTER BEING COMPRESSED WHEN FUEL IS SENT TO ENGINE? THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH DEALER/AUDI ARE TRYING TO FIX THE VEHICLE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A 35K PLUS AUTOMOBILE. I AM ONLY LUCKY THAT I STILL HAVE SOME WARRANTY TIME LEFT (VEHICLE IS NOT YET TWO YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 35K MILES! HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WARRANTY REMAINING THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LABOR INTENSIVE THUS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. ON MAY 2006 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ON SEPTEMBER 2006 THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WERE ON AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 10 I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A BRAKE FAILURE DRIVING AT 15 MPH EXITING THE HIGHWAY. MANUFACTURER REJECTS A FAILURE OF BRAKES TESTING THE CAR STATIC AT BODY SHOP. AT CRASH , THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOYED, THERE WAS NO PASSENGER BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ROLL OVER PROTECTOR EJECTED EVEN WITH NO INTENTION TO ROLL. 2- FAILURES AND REPEATED MALFUNCTIONING LEAD TO ACCIDENT EVEN MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEM, MY BELIEF IS THAT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ OTHER SAME PROBLEMS IN THIS DOT SITE. 3- FIRST 2 TIMES REPAIR SHOP STATED A REPAIR. AT THE MOMENT CAR IS BEING REPAIRED ALREADY 4 MONTHS. MANY IRREGULARITIES WITH SERVICE AND REPAIRS WHILE AT DEALERS AND SUB CONTRACTORS TRUSTED REPAIR SHOPS.

MY AUDI SINCE NEW HAS DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS. MC KENNA AUDI HAS ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. MR. FORD (AUDI REP) AUTHORIZED MC KENNA TO CHANGE THE CAMBER ON THE VEHICLE TO IT CAN DRIVE STRAIGHT. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO WEAR OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE. THIS QUICK FIX WAS APPARENTLY TO KEEP ME FROM GOING BACK. I CHANGED THE TIRES AND HAD THE CAR RE ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR DANGEROUSLY DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT IF I DON'T COUNTER STEER TO THE LEFT. MC KENNA AUDI STATED THEY CAN NO LONGER DO ANYTHING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I PAID $250.00 FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS MONEY LOST. MC KENNA WILL NOT REFUND OR FIX THE WARRANTIED CAR ANYMORE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT AUDI OF AMERICA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. AUDI HAS NOT RESPONDED. *NM

STEERING VIBRATION IN CAR AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-65 MPH ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT BY ROAD FORCE BALANCING WHEELS AND TIRES, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY SINCE VEHICLE NEW, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *JB

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE - DESPITE THE FACT THAT I REMOVED BY FOOT FROM THE THROTTLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ACCELERATOR DISENGAGED BUT THEN RE-ENGAGED (BY ITSELF) AND THEN DISENGAGED THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THREE TO FOUR INTERVALS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOUR TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER EACH TIME, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE SENSOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, REPAIRED THE AIRBAG, REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, AND PERFORMED WIRING REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS WERE MINOR AND ONLY LASTED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. *AK