1999 AUDI A6 Complaints

MY 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE LACK OF TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEATER AND HORN. THE BERNARDSVILLE AUDI DEALERS CLAIMS IT "FRIED SOME WIRES" WHICH TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHE SMELLED MELTED PLASTIC, MAYBE AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER FIRE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD VENTS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED FOUND RECALLS 99V248000 AND 00V414000 FOR TIE RODS. CONSUMER CONTACTED AUDI, AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO SUCH RECALLS. ALSO STATED THERE COULD BE RECALLS, BUT THEY COULD BE IN DISPUTE BETWEEN NHTSA AND AUDI. CONSUMER DID SUPPLY AUDI WITH VIN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD WORN OUT TIE RODS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. . THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *AK

AUDI A6 1999. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED EASILY WHILE IN GEAR. *SC THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

DURING NORMAL USE AND DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. ERRATIC AT FIRST THEN STEADY. DIAGNOSIS: ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. DURING PERIOD OF FAILURE VEHICLE OPERATES BUT WITHOUT AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM. REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE ABS CONTROLLER.

HEATED STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HOT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET WARP AND MELT(YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING, STEERING WHEEL AS AN INDENTATION WITH BURN MAKES)

1999 AUDI A6 AVANT HEATED STEERING WHEEL. WHEEL GENERALLY HEATS AT 12, 2, 5, 7 AND 10 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WITH MY HANDS AT THE 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. I INITIATED A RIGHT TURN THAT REQUIRED MY HANDS ON THE 12 AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. HOWEVER, THESE TWO SPOTS WERE TOO HOT TO HOLD. MY INSTANT REACTION TO THE HIGH HEAT WAS TO JERK MY HANDS FROM THE WHEEL. FOR THAT INSTANCE, MY FOCUS SHIFTED FROM DRIVING TO THE HEAT OF THE WHEEL. VEHICLE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED. NO ACCIDENT.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY AUDI A6 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM AND THE DURATION VARIES. WHILE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS DIMINISHED AS EBD IS DISABLED AND THERE IS NO ABS. MOST OWNERS INCLUDING ME HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT'LL COST ABOUT $2000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SEEM TO BE SAYING THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL SINCE ITS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT INVOLVES THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INCIDENT IF ONE DID NOT KNOW THE EFFECTS WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM; THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT MAY BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SOME PRELIMINARY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE SEALS AROUND THE WINDOWS BEING INADEQUATE.*AK