1999 AUDI A4 Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1998 AUDI A 4 WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN THE ABS UNIT AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ORDERED ANY PARTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT WAS THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH VOLKSWAGEN.*AK

DT: 1999 AUDI A4 QUARTO 1.8T. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST MONTH. THE VEHICLE WA STAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THE ABS MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I TOOK MY CAR INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL DONE ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS OF THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME EVERYTHING WITH MY CAR WAS FINE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TO GET A SECOND OPINION ON THE CONTROL ARMS, AND IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT THE CONTROL ARMS DEFINITELY DID NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MIGHT BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ANY FURTHER. NOW THAT MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE HAS SUBMITTED THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE, I AM NO LONGER ELIGEABLE FOR THE RECALL AND AM STUCK WITH MY DANGEROUS CONTROL ARMS.

DT: AUDI NORTH AMERICA REFUSESDTO DISCUSS OR ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL THAT MAY BE AFFECTING THE OWNERS VEHICLE. THE OWNER IDENTIFIED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FAULTY THROUGH STATE INSPECTION. AND THAT WAS VISIBLE BY VIBRATING THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND YESTERDAY BY STATE INSPECTORS ON THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. THE OWNER HAD NOT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ANY DIFFERENT. THE OWNER FOUND IT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION. THE OWNER HAS BEEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND CHECKED FOR RECALLS. CONTACTED AUDI. AND THEY REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT IT ABOUT BECAUSE THE OWNERS SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUSED WAS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE OWNER'S CAR. THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE THIS CORRECTED YET, BUT WASHAVING HIS OWN MECHANIC FIX IT. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FAULTY. THIS HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005. THIS WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT. *AK

ABS COMPUTER FAILURED DURING HARD BRAKING. AFTER SEARCHING CAR SITES, IT APPEARS THAT THE VW/AUDI ABS UNITS REGULARLY FAIL RENDERING THE ABS INOPPERABLE. ALTHOUGH THE REGULAR BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CAR ARE MAINTAINED, THE ABS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. HAVING THIS FAIL DURING A PANIC STOP COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE ABS UNIT FAILED (DUE TO THE BEEPING) AND CORRECT ACCORDINGLY.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE 1999 AUDI A4.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE. *JB

(1) NORMAL DRIVINGON HIGHYWAY. (2)TIMING BLET BROKE AT 70278 MILES. AUDI RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IS 90K. (3) AUDI OF NASHUA EST. DAMAGE COST $4,800.00. UNFAIR

1999 AUDI A4 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER AND LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. *JB

AUDI A4 ABS CONTROLLER FAILED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT AND SYSTEM LIGHT TO STAY ILLUMINATED. REPLACEMENT PART IS $1,000. LOOKING FOR USED. BASED ON RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUDI'S ACROSS MODELS. SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY MANUFACTURER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE TIMING TENSION ROD BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK