1998 AUDI A4 Complaints

ABS CONTROL UNIT ON MY 1998 AUDI A4 FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED, IN WHICH I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VIA THE TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWED ME TO DOWNSHIFT, AND FINALLY USING THE EBRAKE...CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN TOTAL BRAKE LOSS IF THE ABS UNIT FAILED, WHICH MADE NO SENSE SINCE THE PUMP WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER MY ENGINE...I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT AUDI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS REPAIR, WHICH RUNS IN THE RANGE OF $2500...THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT SHOULDNT HAVE HAPPENED, AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE ON MY CAR, THEY WERENT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF AUDI OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM...I BELIEVE AUDI SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP, BEFORE OTHER AUDI OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME SCARY ORDEAL I DID ON THE HIGHWAY...THANK YOU.*AK

CAR: 1998 A4 AUDI AVANT QUATTRO, BOUGHT NEW. ABS CONTROLLER MODULE FAILED IN 2004, AUDI SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. NO THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES, IS THIS A REASON TO HAVE A RECALL WHEN PEOPLE DIE?? *NM

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ,AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

(1) FAULTY DESIGN OF ABS CONTROLLER, 2) FAILURE OF SAID ABS CONTROLLER, (3) ABS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED ON 1998 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 2.8. THIS ~$2000 PART RAISES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS ITS FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF ABS BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL.*AK

1. AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT DISPLAYED 2. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DETERMINES THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING 3. DEALER ESTIMATES AIRBAG REPLACEMENT WILL COST $1,700, BUT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE ITS FAILURE IS DUE TO MILEAGE AND WEAR. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH THE 1998 AUDI A4 ACCELERATING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING DURING SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AROUND 11:40AM THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS TWO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I WAS DRIVING MY 98 AUDI A4 2.8 QUATTRO NORTH ON A TWO LANE CITY STREET WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND SMELLED A VERY POWERFUL GAS SMELL SINCE I STARTED DRIVING. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ACCELERATION OF MY CAR INCREASED TO 45MPH. I TRIED BREAKING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND THE BREAK PEDAL RESISTED MY EFFORT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO 40MPH BUT NO LOWER. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK THE CAR ACCELERATED GREATLY. DESPITE BREAKING, THE SPEED KEPT INCREASING. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELING FOR OVER A MILE AT SPEEDS REACHING 60MPH ON A 35MPH SPEED LIMIT. I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, LUCKILY IT TURNED GREEN THE MINUTE I WENT UNDER IT. HAD IT NOT, I WOULD HAVE RUN THE RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. MY CAR REACHED SPEEDS TOO DANGEROUS FOR THE ROAD I WAS ON. I MOVED INTO THE CENTER LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, FEARING I WOULD HIT THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. WHILE DRIVING OVER A MILE UNABLE TO CONTROL MY SPEED I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO PULL OFF AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I DID PULL INTO THE CENTER LANE I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT 50MPH. I PUSHED THE BREAKS WITH ALL MY MIGHT; IT DID NOT STOP THE CAR, SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. HAD I NOT FOUND THAT PARKING LOT, I WOULD'VE RUN INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT OR HIT A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO CHANCE MY CAR WAS STOPPING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE SPEED OR BREAKING. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY. I REALIZE THAT MY SPEEDS WERE VERY DANGEROUS ON THIS ROAD. SPEEDS OF THIS NATURE COULD'VE RESULTED IN DAMAGED PROPERTY AND INJURIES OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND UPSETTING EXPERIENCE THAT COULD'VE RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES, INJURIES, OR EVEN DEATH. MY SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED. *JB

AFTER ONLY 65000 MILES ON MY 1998 AUDI A4 I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE MAJOR ABS COMPONENTS BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE ABS SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF WHEN IT WILL FAIL. A BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN GO OFF, INDICATING THERE IS TROUBLE, BUT AT TIMES THE LIGHT WILL BE OFF AND IT IS NOT UNTIL YOU BEGIN TO BRAKE THAT YOU REALIZE THE ABS IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. AUDI HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, REQUIRING A 2 WEEK WAIT JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THEN REQUIRING $2300 TO MAKE A 6 YEAR OLD CAR SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

ABS UNIT FAILED ON 1998 AUDI A4 2.8L QUATTRO. REPAIR COST IS > $2000 FOR A RARELY USED ELECTRONIC MODULE. *AK