2003 AUDI A4 Complaints

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE HID LIGHTS HAVE SPORADICALLY FLICKERED. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THEY RANDOMLY FLICKER AND SOMETIMES TURN OFF BRIEFLY MAKING FOR A HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. I REALLY WISH AUDI WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

ON AUGUST 30, 2011 EXPERIENCED HAD A RIGHT PASSENGER TREAD SEPARATION OF BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS. I WAS DRIVING AN AUDI A4 AT 65 MPH ON I24 EAST NEAR MANCHESTER TENNESSEE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TIRES HAD 19,000 MILES OF WEAR. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING. SUDDENLY WITHOUT POWER. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 2003 AUDI A4, WHICH HAS HAD RECALL NOTICES ON IT FOR EXACTLY THIS ISSUE. YET WHEN I TALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY SAY MY "VIN ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES IMPACTED SO IT'S NOT COVERED." IT'S EXACTLY THE MODEL YEAR AND MODEL AND THE EXACT PROBLEM THEY'VE ADMITTED. BUT NOW IN A DOCUMENTED CASE, THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY PRE-OWNED 03 AUDI A4 CABRIO IN MAY 2010 FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FABRIC AT THE TOP. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 2011 ITS NOW SPREAD ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD REACH A WHOLE HAND INTO THE HEADLINER. WHEN IT RAINS PART OF THE BACK SEAT,REAR DECK AND AREAS OF THE TRUNK GET VERY WET WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FABRIC AT THE BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS OF THE REAR WINDOW, ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD REACH A WHOLE HAND INTO THE HEADLINER. WHEN IT RAINS THE HEADLINER AROUND THE REAR GLASS, PART OF THE BACK SEAT,REAR DECK AND AREAS OF THE TRUNK GET VERY WET. WITH THE SMELL AFTER IT DRIES, IM SURE I HAVE MOLD AND MILDEW ISSUES AS WELL. *TR

THE CAR PROBABLY HAS FAULTY TCU, BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES JERK IF GOING FROM COMPLETE STOP AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL (EVEN LIGHTLY). THE CAR AT FIRST WOULDN'T GO, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTEDLY WOULD ACCELERATE. I BELIEVE THIS IS COMMON IN AUDI, AND THEY SHOULD FIX THAT.

2003 AUDI A4 TCM FAILURE ALMOST LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON A SEMI-BUSY ROAD IN WINTER PARK, FL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE GAVE OUT ON MY 2003 AUDI A4 CVT TRANSMISSION. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND JUST WOULD REV. BUT NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. I HAD TO QUICKLY THROW IT IN DRIVE AND HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNTIL BEING ABLE TO GET INOT THE PROPER LANE. AFTER DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS RANDOM AND THERE IS NO LOGIC TO WHEN IT OCCURS. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL TCM PROBLEM IN WHICH SIGNAL 'DROPS' FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THEIS ISSUE WITH THE 2003 CVT TRANSMISSION FROM AUID AND THE TCM SHORTING OUT WHILE DRIVING IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFINALTELY HOLD THE AUTO MANUFACTURUER AT FAULT. AUDI HAS RECALLED THESE TCM'S FOR THEIR A6 AND A8 LINE THAT YEAR WHICH USES MANY OF THE SAME COMPONENTS. WHY HAS THE 2003 A4 CVT NOT BEEN RECALLED THEN. IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES. TCM FAILURE AND FAULTS DUE TO IMPROPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND CLUTCH PACK FAILURE BECUASE THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT HANDLE THE POWER OR WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THAT IS WHY FROM 2005 AND ON THE CVT COMES WITH 7 CLUTCH PLATES. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE 2003 AUDI A4 CVT AND YOU DO NOT RECALL THIS YEAR AND VERSION TCM (AND MAYBE EVEN THE TRANNY ITSELF) PEOPLE WILL DIE IN ACCIDENTS THAT WERE NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I AM HEADED TO THE AUDI WEBSITE AND ANY OTHERS WHO WILL TAKE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I SEE IT UP THERE WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR. IF YOU CANT CONTROL SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN AND THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY ELECTRICAL THUS HAPPENING INTERMITENTLY HOW CAN YOU STAY IN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE? *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE APPROACHING LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, THEN RED, AND THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I APPLIED THE BREAK ON MY VEHICLE, I HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER AS I AM APPLYING THE BREAK, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, RPM WAS OVER 5000, THE BRAKES DID NOTHING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN MORE, I HAD NO CHOICE AND NOWHERE TO TURN OFF TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE PLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE LOCATED IN FRONT OF ME ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT AT LEAST THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, IF MY CAR WAS THE FIRST ONE IN THE LINE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT AND COULD HAVE HIT THE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE ROAD. THIS IS THE WORST DEFECT IN A VEHICLE, AND A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

CAR LOSES POWER AS IT TRAVELS . HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. CHECKED AND FOUND RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V375000 IS ACTIVE. DEALER REFUSES SAYING OUR CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE EVEN THOUGH SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL AND MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ARE SAME. THEY CLAIM VIN IS NOT IN RECALL BASE. WHO DETERMINES THE ACCURACY OF THE VIN NUMBERS ELIGIBLE? WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM OVER THE PAST YEAR AND AFTER SEVERAL DIAGNOSIS WE ARE TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. *TR

RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING - CHANGED THE BULB BUT STILL WILL NOT WORK. ERROR MESSAGE SAYS "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". *TR

I OWN A 03 AUDIA4 1.8T CABRIOLET. FOR THE PASS TWO YEARS I HAVE TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION TWICE- THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE, THE GEARS WEREN'T SWITCHING. AUDI USA ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THAT. SECOND AND BIGGER ISSUE IS THE REAR WINDOW WHICH IS SEPARATING FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE WINDOW CAN FLY AWAY WHILE I DRIVE THE CAR WITH A HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. ALSO VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL CARS. *TR