2004 AUDI A4 Complaints

FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO EXIT, BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED. SAME MODEL FROM PREVIOUS YEAR RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT AUDI HAS NOT DONE SO FOR 2004 WHICH IT SHOULD DEFINITELY DO! OUR CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES, AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! ALSO HAD TO REPLACE COILS BEFORE AUDI EVENTUALLY RECALLED, BUT THEY DID NOT REFUND THE FULL. *TR

THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE AUDI DEALER HAS A BAD AUTOMATIC TCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIP GEARS OR NOT SHIFT DOWN WHEN COMING SLOWING DOWN AND THEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WILL STAY LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR AND WHEN PULLING OUT ON TO THE FREEWAY OR A BUSY STREET IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO SPEED. WHEN PARKED ON A SLANTED DRIVEWAY OR STREET THE VEHICLE MAY NOT ENGAGE A GEAR ONCE IT HAS BEEN SELECTED AND THE CAR WILL ROLL DOWN HILL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I THINK AUDI SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE AUDI SHOULD RECALL THE CAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER AUDI OWNERS, BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSS POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

2004 AUDI A4 WITH INTERMITTENT FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN RESTART AFTER SOME TIME. THE LATEST EVENT OCCURRED AT THE AIRPORT AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT OPERATING RESULTING IN $800 IN REPAIRS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND APPEARS TO BE A LARGER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL OF THE 2002-2003 DID NOT CAPTURE THESE OTHER VEHICLES WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THIS CAN RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH, ITS CRITICAL THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATE FOR RECALL. AUDI WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET WITH A 1.8T ENGINE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY IT WASN'T AT NIGHT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE LANES IN THE ROAD OR OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. WHEN I CONTACTED THE AUDI DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT COULD BE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION BECOMING CORRODED WITH RUST AND BEING UNABLE TO MOVE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THEY HAD JUST FINISHED REPAIRING ONE THIS WEEK (SOUTHHILLS AUDI, PITTSBURGH PA) I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE WIPERS HAVE DEFINITELY STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. I WAS QUOTED 600 DOLLARS TO FIX AND LEFT TO DRIVE HOME SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. WHILE STOPPED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WIPERS FAILED, PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING HER VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,834.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION AND AN INTERNAL COMPRESSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCES THE FAILURE WITH THE SPORADIC ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED HE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A MULTI-CYLINDER MISFIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11

2004 AUDI A4 FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSES CAR TO STALL. MY CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AND PROCEEDED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I PURCHASED A 2004 AUDI A4 1.8T ALL WHEEL DRIVE IN OCTOBER 2010. CARFAX SAYS NO ACCIDENTS, FLOODING, ETC. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUDI OF SCHAUMBURG, IL WHO SAID THE HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CHARGED $507.77. THIS IS THE DRIVER'S SEAT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO AUDI EXCHANGE IN HIGHLAND PARK, IL AND THEY SAID IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE AIR BAG BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, AUDI DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE COST IS $900 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS GOING TO TRY TO GIVE ME SOME SORT OF DISCOUNT. PICKING THE CAR UP AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AUDI SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX IT FOR FREE. IF AIRBAGS AREN'T GOING TO DEPLOY THEN WHY HAVE THEM? WHY PAY MONEY FOR SAFETY FEATURES THAT DON'T WORK? *TR