2002 AUDI A6 Complaints

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO BRAKE PEDAL) HAS FAILED TWICE. ONCE IT ALLOWED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON AT ANY TIME, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS NOT ACTIVATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BOTH TIMES. VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *JB

MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON ROUTE 375 IN WOODSTOCK, NY. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF ASSEMBLY BOLTS ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE EXHAUST CAM SHAFT VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SPROCKET LOOSENING AND FALLING OUT AGAINST THE CYLINDER HEAD, STALLING THE THE CAMSHAFT AND BREAKING THE TIMING BELT. INSPECTION OF BOLTS SHOW NEITHER A LOCK WASHER OR THREAD LOCK ADHESIVE WERE PRESENT TO PREVENT THE LOOSENING DUE TO HEATING AND COOLING OR VIBRATION. FURTHER SERVICE OF BOLTS CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THERE ARE NO TIGHTENING SPECIFICATION FOR THESE BOLTS. AN EASY FIX FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE WOULD BE TO REMOVE BOTH VALVE COVERS AND REPLACE THE BOLTS ON THE TIMING GEAR SPROCKETS WITH NEW BOLTS WITH ADHESIVE ON THE THREADS. THIS IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTS IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE BENDING OF VALVES AND TOTAL ENGINE DESTRUCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE COLD WEATHER SEASON THE BRAKE BOOSTER FILLED WITH WATER AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT DONE AT AN AUDI DEALER. THE CONTACT POSSESSES THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. 2002 AUDI A6. CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON EVEN WHEN CAR WAS OFF, WAS WONDERING WHY VEHICLES WERE HONKING AT ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING. SINCE CAR IS MADE BY VW AND THEY HAVE A MAJOR RECALL ONGOING WITH BRAKE SWITCH FAILURES JUST LIKE I ENCOUNTERED, AUDI SHOULD RECALL ALL THEIR MODELS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TOO (FREE OF CHARGE!) UNLIKE ME WHO HAS TO PAY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND HAD TO BE PULLED OVER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AT A SLOW SPEED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ABS PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/6/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL NOTICE #04V133000 WAS RECEIVED FOR A 2000 AUDI A6 PERTAINING TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNS A 2002 AUDI A6 WHICH A RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR. WHEN THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, A LETTER IN THE DOCUMENT SEARCH FROM VOLKSWAGEN TO THE NHTSA IDENTIFIED THAT THE VIN FOR THE 2002 AUDI A6 MODEL WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE CONTACT ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE VIN, THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL OR VEHICLE IN QUESTION.

ON AROUND MAY 28TH 2006- UPON RETURN FROM WORK THAT EVENING, THE FLOOR OF MY CAR WAS FLOODED- I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON VACATION, I DRIED ALL THE FLOOR AND AIRED IT OUT ETC. UPON MY RETURN FROM VACATION, IT WAS WORSE THAN EVER- THE FLOOR WAS AGAIN SOAKED, IT IN TURN HAD DAMAGED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY CAR AND THAT IN TURN HAD CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANICS SHOP- THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED, THE ENGINE SEIZED AS A RESULT OF ALL THE WATER THAT MADE ITS WAY INTO THE CAR, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM TOTALLY DESTROYED. THEY DRAINED AT LEAST 15 GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE CAR. THIS IS INCREDIBLE AND UNBELIEVABLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS CLOGGED AND EVEN HE HAD A HARD TIME ACCESSING, AND I AS OWNER HAD NO WAY OF FINDING OUT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 05, IT IS AN A6 3.0 YEAR 2002. WITH AROUND 54 THOUSAND MILES UP, AND I HAD ONLY PUT 1000 MILES UP ON THE CAR. THE WARRANTY - EXTENDED, SAID IN TURN THE CAR IS NOT COVERED DUE TO MOTOR DAMAGE, AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $8700 NOT TO MENTION THE MECHANIC FEES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AUDI AND OTHER YEARS AND VW PASSATS ALSO. I PAID NEARLY $26000 FOR THIS CAR AND FEEL I HAVE BEEN SCAMED BY AUDI, MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE WHO SOLD ME THE CAR AND THE GM PROTECTION PLAN WHO PROVIDES THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, - THE SALES PERSON ADVISED IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE- I NOW FIND OUT THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY NEW ENGINE?? I FEEL ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONES IS FILING A CLASS ACTION LAW OR DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, WHERE IS THE PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMER, PLEASE HELP ME, I AM NOT RICH, I SPENT ALL MY SAVINGS FOR THIS CAR, I AM CURRENTLY PAYING INSURANCE AND ALSO CAR PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, I CANT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE, EVEN IF I COULD IS THE SAME PROBLEM GOING TO ARISE AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU, E. MORRISSEY (THERE IS NOT A SELECTION FOR AUDI UNDER VEHICLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE OF GAS WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK. A SEALANT WAS PLACED ON THE GAS TANK HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. UPDATED 09/12/06.*JB

CAR ENGINE HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS HALF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. IN REALITY THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. FUEL SENDER UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OVER $500. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2001 MODEL, BUT NOT 2002 WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. EXTREME DANGER TO A SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. THE CAR CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH A FUEL GAUGE SHOWING THAT THERE IS A HALF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. *NM