2000 AUDI A6 Complaints

I THINK IT'S SILLY THAT THEY CAN PRODUCE A CAR WHOSE FRONT BUMPER DOESN'T CLEAR THE CONCRETE BUMPERS IN PARKING LOTS.*AK

THE CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE ON COLD START. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SINCE MARCH 2, 2002. ZAUMBACH OF MANHATTAN HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE, TURBOS AND WATER PUMPS DUE TO POSSIBLE LEAK. THEY CANNOT REPAIR THE CAR, THEY SAY THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND IT MAY BE DANGEROUS.*AK

VIBRATION OR CHUCKLE FELT BETWEEN 45MPH AND 75MPH IN FLOOR NEAR THROTTLE AND IN SEAT OF PASS, ALSO FELT WHEN CLIMBING /DECLINING ON HIGHWAY,AT HIGHWAY SPEED. STARTED AT DAY ONE OF BUYING THIS $52,000 VEHICLE. 12 VISITS TO DEALER FOR SAME REPAIR,10 TIRES REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS.. AUDI NO HELP!*AK

INTERMITTENT "BUZZ" SOUND (UP TO 3 SECONDS) WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL (EITHER SIDE)- DEALER SAYS CANNOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY HAVE HEARD "BUZZ"; TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT CLOSE UNLESS SHUT REALLY HARD- SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT LATCH AND WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE TRUNK SYMBOL SHOWS UP ON THE FRONT DASH; INTERMITTENTLY, FRONT DASH RADIO STATION DISPLAY GOES BLANK. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)

TIRE DISINTEGRATED. TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM SIDEWALLS, LEAVING ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF SIDEWALL ON RIM.*AK

THE TORSEN PART(S) IN THE AWD SYSTEM ARE DEFECTIVE THUS CAUSING A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 40-80MPH. THE VIBRATION CAN VARY FROM SIGNIFICANT TO SLIGHT DEPENDING ON AMBIENT TEMP, VEHICLE/PART TEMP, SPEED, ACCELERATION PROFILE, AND LENGTH OF TIME AT CRUISE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OFFICIALLY THAT IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE PART AT SPEED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED.*AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A TRUCK, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.*JB (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).

ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH WAS BACKLIT UNDER ALL RUNNING CONDITIONS NIGHT AND DAY WAS REPLACED W/ NON-BACKLIT CLUSTER DUE TO A SEPARATE FAILURE IN THE CLUSTER. UNLIKE OTHER CARS, THIS CLUSTER HAS NO LUMINESCENT MATERIAL ON THE INSTRUMENT FACE TO MAKE INSTRUMENTS READABLE UNDER DIFFICULT LIGHTING CONDITIONS; WITH BACKLIGHTING IT IS NO PROBLEM. WITHOUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DANGEROUS WHEN UNDER TREES, IN SHADE, WITH SUN AT CERTAIN ANGLES, ETC. THE BACKLIT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SEPARATE FAILURE AND MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRING DEALER STATE BACKLIT VERSION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO A RUNNING CHANGE IN MANUFACTURING. I HAVE HEARD IT RUMORED VARIOUSLY THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THEIR LIGHTS WEREN'T ON AT NIGHT, FORGOT TO TURN THEM OFF IF THEY HAD THEM ON IN THE DAYTIME, OR BECAUSE THE EXPENSIVE LED LIGHTING USED WAS FAILING PREMATURELY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE $650 CLUSTER, OFTEN AT THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPENSE. REGARDLESS, THE CHANGE HAS MADE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNSAFE IN EVERYDAY CONDITIONS DUE TO ITS DESIGN PECULIARITIES WITH NO LUMINESCENCE AND PRIOR DEPENDENCE ON BACKLIGHTING. I UNDERSTAND OTHERS WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WITH THE BACKLIT FEATURE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE NEWER NON-BACKLIT VERSION.*AK

THE DATE I PURCHASE THE CAR I REALIZE THE INTRUMENT CLUSTER LOCATE IN THE CENTER OF THE INTRUMENT DID NOT LIGHT UP ALL THE INFORMATION UNDER THE SUN LIGHT, THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN, I REQUEST THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT , THEY SAY THEY ONLY GET THE PART FROM AUDI, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS COME WILL WORK OR NOT, THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE UNTIL I THINK IT LOOK RIGHT, I GOT VERY UPSET THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALER, SO I CALLED THE AUDI CLIENT RELATION OFFICE, THE SAME KIND OF ATTITUDE AND NON RESPONSIBLE ANSWER, THE CLIENT RELATION SAID WHAT MY PROBLEM, THEY WILL REPLACE TILL IT FIX, BUT THEY CANT TELL HOW LONG, SO I HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR WITH A ALMOST UNREADABLE INSTRUMENT THAT TELL ME ALL THE VITALE INFORMATION OF MY CAR. AFTER I HAVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I REALIZE THAT THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAVE PROBLEM GETTING UP AND DOWN, SO I WENT INTO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING WITHOUT MAKING A APPOINTMENT, TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM THEY REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN 2 HOURS, A FEW MONTH GONE BY, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAVE PROBLEM, I WENT IN IN THE MORNING WITHOUT APPOINTMENT AND THEY REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR . SO I ASK THEM IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPEN TO ALL THE AUDI OR JUST THE MY CAR, THEY SAY JUST MY CAR. THEN I TALK TO A VW DEALER WHERE I LIVE , HE SAID THEY BEEN REPLACING THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN VW PASSAT TOO. MY CONCERN IS IFN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REGULATOR IN MY AUDI, WHY DONT THEY INFORM US, BECAUSE MY CAR EQUIP WITH A AUTOMATIC DOWN AND UP WINDOW SWITCH, IF THIS SWITCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY IT MIGHT HURT SOMEBODY.*AK

ONE FLAT, ONE BLOWOUT AND FOUR SEVERE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURES (INCLUDES THE FLAT AND BLOWOUT. OUT TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 30F. OEM TIRE EXPERENCED SEVERE 50% LOSS OF PRESSURE.