2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4. THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTS, AND THEY FLICKER A LITTLE, SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF AND I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO 'RE-START' THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. OFTEN THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IF I AM ON A BUMPY ROAD OR A CURVY ROAD. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IT WILL GIVE ME THE 'LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED' WARNING ON MY DASH. I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT TO SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. AUDI HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

ON THE 2006 AUDI A4, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT IS NORMAL AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. MANY OTHERS ON THE WEB ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A COMMON FIX. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IS REPLACING THE IGNITER. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF 4.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "LEFT 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 60-70 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. 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

HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. 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. ANNECDOTAL 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

AUDI ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING. 2006 AUDI A4 WITH ADAPTIVE (XENON) HEADLAMPS THAT "FLICKER" FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS DEFECT HAS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES, AND WAS ONCE ADDRESSED BY DEALER FOR ALMOST $900.00. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. SOMETIMES 5 OR 6 MONTHS WILL GO BY BEFORE IT RE-OCCURS. THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL REASONS: 1. WHILE THIS "FLICKERING" IS OCCURRING IT CAUSES ONCOMING DRIVERS TO ENDURE A FLASHING BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT, MUCH BRIGHTER THAN STANDARD HALOGEN HIGH BEAMS, BEING DIRECTED RIGHT AT THEM. 2. IF THIS "FLICKERING GOES ON FOR MORE THAN SEVERAL SECONDS, THE GUILTY LAMP GOES OUT, CUTTING NIGHT VISION CONSIDERABLY. 3. REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, A DANGEROUS PROCEDURE WARNED AGAINST IN OWNERS MANUAL, IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. 4. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES FOR AUDI OWNERS. AUDI IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND HAS IGNORED IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HEADLAMPS ARE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ITEM, AND AS SUCH, NEED TO OPERATE IN A RELIABLE MANNER THAT IS SAFE FOR NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, BUT ALSO THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR

RIGHT OR LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWS A "HEADLIGHT DIPPED" WARNING. BROUGHT THIS TO THE NOTICE OF THE AUDI DEALER, WHO INSISTED THAT THE BULB IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THE FIRST 12 MONTHS AND FURTHER NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED AND NO CODE WAS STORED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY AUDI. *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

AUDI A4 2006 REPEATED "DIPPED HEADLAMP". BROUGHT TO AUDI MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REFLASHED WITHOUT SUCCESS. FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE IGNITER AND BULB FOR $1800 EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAPPENING AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE (OTHER HEADLAMP). THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY AUDI OWNER AND SHOULD HAVE A AUDI RECALL ABOUT THIS. *TR

AUDI A4 B7 BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS FAIL DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. ERROR MESSAGE "HEADLIGHT DIPPED" IS SHOWN IN THE DISPLAY. NO FAULT CODE IS GENERATED. HAD THE CHANCE TO SHOOT A VIDEO OF THE FAILED LIGHT ON THE 1ST OF MARCH 2010: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8AI0XDBIC-A PROBLEM IS OCCURRING SINCE OCTOBER 2009. WAS REPORTED TO AUDI, BUT AUDI DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME SINCE THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE SAVED IN THE SYSTEM. *TR

PROBLEM: FRONT HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND TURNS OFF, UPON CYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE LIGHT COMES BACK. CONDITION: THIS HAPPENS MAINLY DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW 45-DEGREE F) TO BOTH HEADS LIGHTS. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN FIRST GEAR, WHEN THE CAR IS ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION TO START MOVING. *TR