2005 AUDI A4 Complaints

FRONT HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN GO OUT, RESULTING IN A "DIPPED HEADLIGHT" MESSAGE. ONCE, THEY BOTH WENT TO OUT ONCE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE AND LIGHTS OFF AND RESTART. SOMETIMES THEY "DIP" AGAIN AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS DIPPED AUTOMATICALLY, WILL ALSO GO OFF; HEADLIGHT WILL ALSO FLICKER BEFORE DIPPING; HAVE GONE TO HAVE FIXED BUT DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM; THEY INDICATE THEY NEED TO GET THEM TP REPLICATE THE ERROR BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE; THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER APPEARS NOT WILLING TO FIX; APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH AUDI'S OVERALL; *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 AUDI A4 IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE I WAS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT HAVING TO TAKE IT IN AND GET REPAIRED/SERVICED. NOT ONLY WAS I DISSATISFIED THAT I BOUGHT A HORRIBLE CAR, BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS, BUT I FIND OUT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A QUATTRO, BUT MY AUDI IS NOT A QUATTRO, SO I WAS MISLEAD INTO BUYING A FAULTY VEHICLE.. MY PAPERWORK DOCUMENTATION SAYS 2005 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 1.8T SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET TOWED OUT OF THE SNOW BECAUSE THE AUDI IS ONLY 2 WHEEL DRIVE.. I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE A VW/AUDI VEHICLE AGAIN AND I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE DON'T GET A VW/AUDI BECAUSE THEY ARE HORRIBLE UNRELIABLE CARS. I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS JUNK AUDI THAT JUST CONSTANTLY HAS PROBLEMS, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR AGAIN BY NOW . I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH VW/AUDI. I HAVE WASTED SO MUCH MONEY ON DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR CHECKS, BECAUSE THE [XXX] CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY KEEPS COMING ON THE DASHBOARD. I CAN'T GET MY CAR SMOG APPROVED WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING OFF, SO I AM RELENTLESSLY DUMPING MONEY I SIMPLY DON'T HAVE INTO THIS POS AUDI. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE LIGHTS FOR RE-ILLUMINATION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

LEFT DIPPED AND RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT ON DASH WARNING. LIGHTS WILL FLICKER THEN JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL DIP AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WILL TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN RANDOMLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR CPO IN LATE 2008 BUT HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE NOW IT GENERALLY HAPPENS ONCE EVERY FEW MINUTES WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE ON FORCING ME TO CONTINUALLY TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON THE WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS, NOT TO MENTION EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. *JS

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 AUDI A4 2.0L AT MY LOCAL AUDI/PORSCHE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. IT STARTED WITH SHUDDERING AND FLICKERING WHILE IDLED, AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT MY LEFT LIGHT WILL ACTUALLY SHUDDER, FLICKER, AND GO COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE TO MANUALLY SWITCH MY LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON (VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) TO GET THEM BACK ON, ONLY TO EVENTUALLY SHUDDER AND GO OUT YET AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE AUDI DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY OUT, OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG (OVER $1000) TO FIX JUST ONE HEADLIGHT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT YOU CAN GOOGLE "AUDI A4 DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND GET THOUSANDS OF FORUMS FULL OF COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO NICKEL AND DIME WITH NEW BULBS THAT DON'T FIX THIS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE BALLASTS AND IGNITER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT'S AN OBVIOUS ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THIS MODEL OF AUDI. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WITH LITTLE LIGHTING BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO UNDEPENDABLE. THIS IS NOT OK, AND AUDI CONTINUALLY REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AS THE LEFT DIP LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHEN THE FAILURE WAS ACTUALLY OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HEADLIGHTS(HID) FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE NOT HAD A TOTAL FAILURE YET; ALTHOUGH, I HAVE BEEN FRIGHTENED. THE FLICKERING HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE TOTAL LIGHTS OUT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

CAR HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY FLICKER AND TURN OFF UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. DRIVER SIDE FLICKERS ON ACCELERATION AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL FLICKER AND TURN OFF COMPLETELY DURING ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. HAVE TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON FOR THEM TO LIGHT UP AGAIN. I HAVE THE BI-XENON HID ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS FACTORY INSTALLED ON MY CAR. I JUST RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LETTER DESCRIBING REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CLASS MEMBERS WHO HAVE EITHER REPAIRED OR HAD AN AUTHORIZED AUDI DEALERSHIP DOCUMENT THE ISSUE WITHIN THE 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE OR LEASE. I BOUGHT MY CAR AT 51,XXX MILES AND AM OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO ACCESS TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS RECORDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND A FULL RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE INITIALIZED WITH AUDI OF AMERICA (AOA). FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF A4'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT AOA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND CLAIM THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OPERATING NORMALLY. NORMALLY IS NOT TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 5 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED MY CAR AND NEVER ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS EXPENSIVE ($1000+). IT'S TIME FOR AOA TO OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE AND REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS SINCE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR