2000 AUDI A6 Complaints

THE "AIRBAG MODULES", MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH, IN MANY MODELS OF AUDI AUTOMOBILES APPEAR TO BE FAILING, INEXPLICABLY. THESE MODULES ACT AS THE CENTRAL "BRAIN" FOR A CAR'S AIRBAG SYSTEM AND IF THEY FAIL THE CAR'S AIRBAG SYSTEM IS RENDERED USELESS. IN MY CASE, MY MODULE FAILED INEXPLICABLY AND MUST BE REPLACED ($1000), HAVING NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION OR HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AUDI AND BOSCH HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL, GIVEN THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT GIVEN THE CRITICAL NATURE OF A CAR'S SAFETY SYSTEM, AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF TAMPERING WITH A COMPUTER MODULE HIDDEN DEEP IN THE RECESSES OF THE CAR, THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS MAY BE A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, AND IT IS SCARY TO THINK OF HOW MANY CARS ARE OPERATING WITH "FAILED" SAFETY SYSTEMS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE NEVER COMPLETELY WORKED. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE VISIBLE. IN WARM TEMPERATURES, THE LIGHTS WERE VERY LOW AND VERY DIM. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE DIM, HE IS UNABLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN OR DETECT IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SCRREN WAS NOT VISIBLE. UPDATED 07/31/08. *JB

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN WHICH ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES, AND CHIME COMES ON. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT SIGNIFIES THAT ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE IT HAS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPONENTS. DIAGNOSED BY AUDI DEALER AS "ABS CONTROL MODULE INTERMITTENTLY NOT COMMUNICATING." NOTIFIED AUDI OF AMERICA ABOUT ISSUE AND CONTENTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN ABS WORKING GREATER CONTROL IS AVAILABLE IN BRAKING SITUATIONS. WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM I'LL HAVE TO GLANCE AT DASHBOARD DURING EMERGENCY BRAKE SITUATION AND BRAKE ACCORDING TO WHETHER AT THAT MOMENT I HAVE ABS OR NOT. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA HAS PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID: 02V031000) FOR THEIR 2002 JETTA. *TR

MY INFORMATION LED CLUSTER IN MY DASH FADES OUT WHEN IT GETS WARM. THIS CLUSTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISPLAYING GEAR INFORMATION (P,R,N,D,4,3,2,1) AS WELL OTHER SAFETY AND INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE OR SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS REVERSE OR DRIVE AS WELL AS ANY SAFETY INFORMATION THE CAR WOULD NEED TO DISPLAY. *TR

ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INFREQUENTLY AND I CALLED MAPLEWOOD AUDI SERVICE AND THEY PROCEEDING TO TELL ME IT WAS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS CONTROL MODULE AND IT IS A "FACTORY ONLY" FIX BECAUSE OF REPROGRAMMING AND SUCH AND IT WOULD RUN ABOUT $2000. I BELONG TO A COUPLE OF AUDI FORUMS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS PROPRIETARY SYSTEM IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE MANUFACTURER AND OR DEALERSHIPS. UNLIKE THEIR OTHER POOR PRACTICES FOR MONOPOLIZING SERVICE TO THESE CARS THIS ONE AFFECTS BRAKING AND THUS SAFETY. *TR

1) THE ABS MODULE ON MY 2000 AUDI A6 HAS FAILED. FAILED AT 95,000 MILES, ALWAYS HAD REGULAR MAINTAINANCE DONE ON VEHICLE 2) I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE REPORTS REGARDING THIS MODULE AND TYPE OF CAR. IT IS $1500 TO FIX AND IN THE MANUAL STATES TO CORRECT IMMEDIATELY AS TO THE REAR BRAKES MAY LOCK UP UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. 3) HAVE NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE YET. *TR

2000 AUDI A6 WITH A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL LEAK AND WOULD LIKE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER. *KB THE VEHICLE HAD PUDDLES OF FUEL ON TOP OF THE TANK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL # 01V157000 WAS RELATED TO FUEL TANK PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED . THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD DIM. *JB

MODEL YEAR 2000, AUDI A6 QUATTRO WAGON 4 INSTANCES OF SUB-STANDARD EQUIPMENT: 1) ABS WARNING LIGHTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROLLER A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. 2) SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS USED IN THE VENT TUBING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAKS CAUSING INCREASED EMISSIONS OUTPUT HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT). 3) DASHBOARD WARNING DISPLAY LED FAULTY, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. 4)PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN INTERIOR OF THE AUTO BREAK EASILY POOR PLASTIC STRENGTH (IE CUPHOLDER, BUTTONS ETC). *TR

INFORMATION DISPLAY ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT READABLE. MANY LINES ON THE LCD DISPLAY KEEP IT FROM PROVIDING CRITICAL INFORMATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,776.