2006 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE XENON HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 1. THE LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER (THE LEFT ONE WAS RECENTLY FIXED) 2. AFTER FLICKERING THE HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" OR "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. IF I TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH TO OFF (NOTE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT HERE) AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL BECOME NORMAL AGAIN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS MANY PEOPLE DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2005.5 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 1. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS 2. IT THEN TURNS ITSELF OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. *TR

HID LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE FLICKERS THEN CAN FAIL AND GO TO A DIPPED STATUS DISPLAYING IN THE CONSOLE. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AND BACK ON WILL RESTORE THEM. FORUMS CANNOT ISOLATE THE ISSUE TO BULB-FLASH UPDATE FOR HEADLIGHTS-OR BALLAST. JUST GOOGLE AUDI DIPPED OR HID FLICKER. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LIGHT MAKE OTHER DRIVERS THINK YOUR FLASHING THEM. ITS A DISTRACTION TO OTHER DRIVERS. FAILURE IN A CORNER IS DANGEROUS. *TR

THE XENON HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS THIS ANNOYING -- AND DANGEROUS -- PROBLEM: 1. THE LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER (THE LEFT ONE WAS RECENTLY FIXED) 2. AFTER FLICKERING THE HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF 3. THE MESSAGE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" OR "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" APPEARS 4. THE MESSAGE IS CHANGED TO A SIGN INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTBULB HAS FAILED. IF I TURN THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH TO OFF (NOTE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT HERE) AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, THE LIGHT WILL BECOME NORMAL AGAIN, FOR ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ONE OF THESE VERY EXPENSIVE BULBS, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY CAUSING PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS MANY PEOPLE DISCUSS THE PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET. IN FACT, AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME SORT OF REDESIGN OF THE BULB AND A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CARS THAT ARE LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO RECALL THESE CARS ON THEIR OWN BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE TO TURN YOUR LIGHTS OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. *TR

MY 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT 2.0 HAS THE XENON HEADLIGHTS. ONE OF THE LIGHTS HAS BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP IN SUNNYVALE CAN'T POINT TO THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE THE XENON BULB WHICH IS NOT BROKEN. IT WORKS AFTER YOU TURN OF THE LIGHT AND THEN ON AGAIN. IT'S HAPPENING IN COLD WEATHER MOSTLY LATE AT NIGHT OR VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. IT WORKS FINE OTHERWISE. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE LIGHT CONTROL BLAST. A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE REVEALS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS RELEASED BUT NO REAL SOLUTION SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FOUND. THOSE WHO HAD THE BULB REPLACED STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME SINCE MY LIGHT TURNS OF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVE WHEN IT'S DARK. I'D LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO RECALL THIS AND REALLY FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT MAKING ME PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND THEN GOES OUT RANDOMLY ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. TO DO THIS, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR SO WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF TO RESET THE LEFT LIGHT, YOU WON'T BE DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES IT IS OK. *TR

2006 AUDI A-4 HIT WITH DEBRIS FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT A TRACTOR TRAILER TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DEBRIS HIT HIS VEHICLE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0331-91) *JB

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE IGNITION COIL PACK IN CYLINDER 1 FAILED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONLY THE COIL PACK FOR CYLINDER 1. ONE WEEK LATER, AGAIN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, IGNITION COIL PACK 2 FAILED. THIS TIME IT FAILED WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY FREEWAY IN WASHINGTON DC. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED COIL PACK 2, AND PETITIONED AUDI TO REPLACE 3 AND 4. AUDI ACQUIESCED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PIECE OF WOOD THAT PUNCTURED HIS PLASTIC GAS TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED REPLACING. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

2006 AUDI A4 CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING VERY LOUD AND CUSTOMER WANTS AUDI TO FIX IT**CC