2003 AUDI A6 Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 2003 AUDI A6 QUARTO. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONTACT HEARD A LOW BUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES STEEL BELTS WERE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THERE WEREN'T ANY POT HOLES NOR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS VISIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000 MILES ON THE KUMHO ECSTA ASX TIRES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 44800 MILES.

2003 AUDI A6 HAD FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING OF THE SIDEWALL. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT WHEN TOUCHING THE CURB WHILE PARKING, THE SIDEWALL BEING SO THIN AND LOW PROFILE, SIMPLY CRACK, FAIL AND PUNCTURE. THE SIDEWALLS CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. (PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON LOW PROFILES TIRES). *NM *NM

MY 2003 A6 AUDI QUATTRO "DIED" WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. VIN # NOT PART OF RECENT FUEL PUMP RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK (ANY). BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *JB

FAULTY IGNITION COILS (SO FAR 3 OUT OF 6 CYLINDERS WENT BAD). ON THREE OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING THE CAR INTO THE GEAR, SHAKING ENSUED AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED EACH TIME TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAULTY PARTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED NINE TIMES, WITHIN ONE AND A HALF YEARS. THE SIDE WALLS ON THE TIRES ARE BLOWING OUT. THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALERTED.

2003 AUDI A6 TIRE SIDEWALL IS THIN. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. DURING PARKING, IF THE TIRE TOUCHES THE CURB; THE TIRE FAILS. *JB

DT: CONSUMER MADE A TURN AND ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF WATER CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT INTO THE REAR PASSENGERS SEAT FLOOR BOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID IT COULD BE THAT THE CONDENSER LINE WASN'T PLUGGED, AND THEN A FACTORY SEAL ABOVE THE CONDENSER WAS FAULTY. SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT, HOWEVER, IT RECURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE INCORRECT SPEED SENSORS INSTALLED ON IT. ALSO, THESE BAD SENSORS WERE ON EACH OF THE WHEELS. *AK