1999 AUDI A4 Complaints

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 1999 AUDI A-4 1.8 TURBO WITH 76,000 MILES BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, LEAVING ME A A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER CARS. AS A RESULT, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TIMING CHAIN WERE ALL TRASHED. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN AT 90,000 MILES, BUT AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA TOLD ME THAT THEY NOIW RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT AT 70,000 OR 75,000. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ME OR TO THE DEALER WHERE MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED (FOLLOWING ALL THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS) AND THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER SAID THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.*AK

OUR 1999.5 AUDI AVANT QUATTRO VIN[XXX] HAS PASSED 80,000 MILES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROLLER HAS FAILED CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE RESULT IS INCONSISTENT AND DANGEROUS HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE IN LOW TRACTION CONDITIONS -- THE VERY CONDITIONS AUDI QUITTER'S ARE PURCHASED FOR! REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM IS IN EXCESS OF 25% OF THE VALUE OF THE MARKET CAR. A SEARCH OF SEVERAL INTERNET AUDI SITES REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY CURRENT AUDI MODELS. AUDI OF AMERICA REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON A 1999 AUDI A4; THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I MUST PAY $1662.39 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V248000 CONCERNING TIE ROD END SEAL FAILURE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VIBRATED SEVERELY ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT IN THEIR DATA BASE.*AK

FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-BEGAN AS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHING-NOW LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME-HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE ON AUDI AND VOLKSWAGEN-REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER-PART IS $2000. *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE BODY FROZE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AT 85 MPH. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ITSELF. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 86000 MILES EVENTHOUGH THE UNIT HAS BEEN VERY SELDOM HAVE BEEN ACTUATED. IT COST ME $2000 FOR AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN RARELY USED OR ACTUATED IN MY CAR.*AK

AUDI A4 1999 2.8 LITER - THROTTLE STICK DURING COLD WEATHER WHEN CRUISING AT STEADY SPEED OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. DRIVERS ONLY RECOURSE IS TO PULL OVER AND SWITCH ENGINE OFF, WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESTART. IDENTIFIED AS MOISTURE FREEZING IN THROTTLE BODY. NOTE CURRENTLY AUDI A6 RECALL IN PLACE. *JB

THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE FAILED OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT ANY TRIGGER FOR IT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE QUOTE TO FIX THE PART WAS ABOUT $1500. *JB

THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS POSSIBLY SAFELY RELATED FAILURE. THIS PART CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKING AND IF IT FAILS, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. THIS COULD RESULT IN CRASHES DUE TO DRIVERS EXPECTING ABS SUPPORT DURING HARD BRAKING ONLY TO REALIZE IT IS NOT WORKING. SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS FIXED OUTSIDE OF AUDI WARRANTY AND WE BELIEVE AUDI IS RUNNING A SILENT RECALL. THIS WEB FORUM DOCUMENTS WHAT COULD BE A SILENT RECALL BY AUDI HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=3409&TSTART=0. THIS PART COSTS AROUND $1500 NEW.*AK