2001 AUDI A6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT TIPPED OVER THE INFANT CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. THE SEAT BELTS ONLY MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CAR SEAT WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY. UPDATED 11/24/07

FILM HAS BUILT UP ON INSIDE OF HEADLAMP GLASSES RESULTING IN REDUCED EFFICIENCY OF LIGHTS AND REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT CREATING POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER HAS NO KNOWN WAY OF CLEANING INSIDE OF HEADLAMPS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI 6. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS BENT AND CRACKED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NOW WARNING AT 62,000 MILES...IT WAS VERY JOLTING AND HARD JERKING OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

NO EVENTS LED UP TO THE FAILURE. ABS MODULE FAILED. NOT YET REPAIRED. TOLD BY SEVERAL SHOPS (INCLUDING AUDI DEALER), THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY HEAT SHIELD. AUDI REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE. *JB

SUBSTANTIAL AND PROLONGED RAIN FLOODED THE COWLING (HOLDING RESERVOIR OF 4 GALLONS )LOCATED BELOW THE WINDSHIELD OF MY AUDI A6 2001 WAGON. THE DRAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLING HAD BECOME CLOGGED FROM BITS OF LEAVES, ETC OVER THE YEARS. THE COWLING HAS NO OVERFLOW DRAIN AND WHEN THE DRAIN HOLE IS CLOGGED THE WATER FLOODS INTO THE AIR VENT AND PROCEEDS INTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR WAS FLOODED WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER WHICH PROCEED TO DAMAGE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX FOR THE ENTIRE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC "HARNESS" WHICH CONNECTS THE CONTROL BOX TO ALL OF THE DEVICES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CAR. THERE WERE MORE THAN 12 CARS IN THIS ONE DEALERSHIP SUFFERING FROM THIS WATER DAMAGE ISSUE. AUDI HAS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, BUT HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A RECALL AND INSTALL AN OVERFLOW HOLE HIGHER UP ON THE COWLING TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF. REPAIR BILL WAS $3,500. INSTALLATION OF AN OVERFLOW HOLE WOULD BE AN EASY SOLUTION. FLOODING SHUTS DOWN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DISABLES CAR. *NM

CONSUMER HAS HAD VALVE COVER REPLACED 3 TIMES ON THE 2001 A-6. *TS THE RIGHT SIDE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE PCV HOSE ASSEMBLY BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE INADEQUATE SERVICE RECEIVED. THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DIED TWICE. *NM

WHILE USING THE TIRE JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE TO LIFT IT UP OFF THE GROUND AND CHANGE A DEFECTIVE TIRE, IT SNAPPED. THE CAR FELL ON THE BRICKS WE HAD SET UNDER THE FRAME AS BACKUP. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE STOPPED USING THE TIRE JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE JACK WE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC PART OF IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT POSES A SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE USING THESE JACKS WITHOUT A BACKUP. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL (04V1233000) WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVILY AND SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER SAW FIRE IN THE VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR AND CALL 911. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING AND DO NOT HAVE THE REPORT. *JB COOLANT BOTTLE LEAKED, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. *NM

DT: THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO, HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RECALLED ,AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTROL ARMS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. WHEN UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED VEHICLE HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILURE, AND IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK