1998 AUDI A4 Complaints

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. ABS DASH LIGHT FLASHES AND BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS LIT. ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONAL. STANDARD HYDRAULIC BRAKES REMAIN FUNCTIONAL WITHOUT ABS SAFETY FEATURE. *JB

RE: NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 99V248000 (SEP 13, 1999) I OWN AN 1998 AUDI A4 [XXX]. ON 03/11/2003 I HAD THE $1,3000 REPAIR OF TIE RODS AND FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT HOUSTON MOMENTUM AUDI THAT SEEMED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALLS CONSEQUENCES. THE AUDI OF AMERICA DOES NOT SHOW MY VEHICLE AMONG THOSE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY REASONING, NOR COULD THEY RECONCILE THEIR REFERENCES WITH THE NHTSA RECALL. I BELIEVE, I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY AUDI AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE ONE OF ITS TIRES (LEFT REAR) SERVICED BECAUSE IT HAD BEGUN TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. A SCREW WAS VISIBLE IN THE TIRE. WHILE IN FOR REPAIR THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SEVERE DRY ROT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES. THE OPENINGS WERE 2-4 INCHES LONG WITH EXPOSURE THROUGH TO THE LINER. THE SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRY ROT WAS "NOT UNHEARD OF BUT WAS UNUSUAL" AND THAT THE TWO TIRES WERE FAULTY AND UNSAFE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE MY CAR IS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MODEL ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE/QUATTRO SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE TREAD WEAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES INCLUDING THE TWO FAULTY WERE BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2003 AND HAD 41K MILES ON THEM. THE FOURTH TIRE WAS NEWER, BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2004 AND HAD 17K MILES ON IT. *JB

1998 AUDI A4 2.8 QUATTRO ABS CONTROL MODULE, PART#[XXX]OR N VIN: [XXX]. *JB CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FEATURE. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECT AT VARIOUS MILEAGE POINTS, EVEN RANDOM AUDI A4 OWNERS THAT I HAVE MET IN PERSON. IT NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON 2 OCCASSIONS AS BRAKES LOCKED-UP PREMATURELY. PART IS BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/09/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILURE ENGINE RUNS POORLY, COULD SEIZE ENGINE AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FOR RECALL REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK PERFORMED ON THE 1998 AUDI A4 LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *MR ALL 4 UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND ONE BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS REPLACED. *SC

ABS CONTROL MODULES (BOSCH 5.3) ON ALL EARLY MODEL 98-01 AUDI A4 AND IT'S SISTER CAR THE VW PASSAT 98-01 WILL AND DO FAIL AT SOME POINT. CONTROL MODULE IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE MOST TIMES WHILE DRIVING. MAY START WORKING SPORADICALLY AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. COMMON PROBLEM ON FORUMS (AUDIWORLD.COM). I HAVE BEEN A VW / AUDI TECHNICIAN FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS GOING TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. VW / AUDI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS JUST RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ALERTING THAT THE CONTROL MODULE MAY NOW BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY FROM THE HYDRAULIC UNIT. THIS CONTROL MODULE AT MY COST (CONSIDERABLE DISCOUNT SINCE I WORK FOR THE COMPANY) IS $1495.00. PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND OTHER AUDI / VW OWNERS GET OUR CARS STOPPING SAFELY. *JB

1998 AUDI A4 QUATTRO TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 AUDI A4 AVANT, 2.8 V6, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER 45K MILES THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE ("BRAIN") FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 91K MILES THE ABS BRAIN FAILED. WAS THERE, OR WILL THERE BE, A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS?

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A4. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS. *NM