2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

FRONT BI-XENON LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT. IT OCCURS PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER AUDI A4 USERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONDITION IS BOTH UNSAFE, AND ILLEGAL - AS MANY STATES WILL ISSUE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR DRIVING WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7-8 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THEN BE FINE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM ON AT LEAST 3 VISITS, AND HAS CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED/GUESSED THAT IT IS THE XENON LIGHT BULB ITSELF, HOWEVER IT HAS CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME, AND AS MENTIONED, HAS FUNCTIONED FLAWLESSLY AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE WITH MERELY A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CLAIMED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON AT LEAST ONE VISIT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE (CONVERSATIONAL, AND VIA INTERNET OWNERS' FORUMS) SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF AUDI'S MODEL RANGE AND YEARS. *TR

PASSING ON FREEWAY HILL. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO SHIFT AUTO TRANSMISSION INTO LOWER PASSING GEAR. RESULT WAS AS IF I'D SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WITH ACCELERATOR PLANTED FIRMLY TO THE FIREWALL THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 4K. TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE COMBO (OVER THE COURSE OF A 50 MILE FREEWAY TRIP) WITH AUTO TRANS SELECTOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EXCEPT IN THE "DRIVE" MODE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. CLEARLY, WHEN THE "DRIVE" MODE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED A LOWER GEAR, IT WAS AS IF I'D SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A BIT, THERE WAS NOT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT CAR TO BE TRUSTED. ANOTHER CUTE TRICK: NOW AND THEN IT LOCKS ALL THE DOORS AFTER I'VE EXITED THE CAR AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHICH SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN TRUST THIS CAR TO SAFELY PASS ANOTHER. DEALER INDICATES I COULD BRING THE CAR IN, BUT THAT'S 200 MILES EACH WAY...NO CERTAINTY OF DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER 59 RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE W/ MY 2006 AUDI. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. INSTEAD AUDI TECHNICAL SERVICE INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT A DEALER DIRECTLY. I HAVE DONE THIS AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED. THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS THIS POSSES SAFETY CONCERNS. BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT - EVEN AT THE SAME TIME! *TR

1.) WHENEVER THE CAR IS STARTED. THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES ARE THE WORST. 2.) EVERY TIME I USED THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FAIL. TURNING THEM OFF AND BACK ON WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM 90% OF THE TIME. 3.) I WILL TRY REPLACING THE XENON BULBS, THEN THE BALLASTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM BUT I'VE READ THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

FLICKERING LIGHT CAUSES DIPPED HEADLIGHT RESULTING IN ONLY ONE FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHT ONLY RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF AND THEN BACK ON, TEMP FIX. *TR

LEFT DIPPED HEADLAMP THAT AUDI CLAIMS THEY, "KNOW ABOUT BUT DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION." *TR

AUDI HEADLIGHT SHUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN. INDICATOR STATES 'RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED'. FAILURE STARTED AS INTERMITTENT AND IS NOW AS OFTEN AS EVERYDAY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHEN THE LIGHT IS TURNED OFF THEN ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL WORK AND THEN WILL SHUTTER/SHUT DOWN AGAIN. CONSEQUENCE IS A MISSING HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT WHICH CAN CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES NOT TO SEE ME OR LACK OF LIGHTING IN THE DRIVING PATHWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (PEDESTRIAN, OTHER VEHICLES, BIKES, ANIMALS, ETC..). CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT DEALER HAS CLAIMED THAT NO ISSUE IS REPORTED IN THE CARS SOFTWARE AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR

AUDI A4 RIGHT DIPPED HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR RHYME OR REASON. MULTIPLE PEOPLE REPORT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHANGED BULB BUT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME YOU GO OVER SPEED BUMPS OR ROAD DIPS THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. EVENTUALLY ONE SIDE WILL FAIL AND YOU ARE FORCED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH ONE HEADLIGHT AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. *TR