2005 AUDI A6 Complaints

ELECTROMECHANIC PARKING BRAKE BROKE 6 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. A FEW TIMES THE BRAKE WON'T DISENGAGE, HAVING TO LITERALLY DRAG THE CAR ON A PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SINCE THE FIRST EVENT I'VE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE ON PURPOSE (THE CAR IS AUTOMATIC) TO AVOID ANOTHER MALFUNCTION BUT IT WOULD STILL BREAK EVERY FEW MONTHS. IT'S EITHER THE MOTORS OR WIRING OR BOTH. IT NEVER HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING BUT DEALER WARNED ME THAT IT COULD. THE REASON I'M FILING THE COMPLAINT IS THAT IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH "AUDI PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION" WILL PROVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND IT MAKES ME THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL BUT THEY DIDN'T. *TR

MY 2005 AUDI A6 HAS WATER DAMAGE. SOME HOW OVER NIGHT HEAVY RAIN SEEPAGE LEFT AN INCH OF WATER BEHIND DRIVER SEAT. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AT A SLIGHT INCLINE. ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS WHERE CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED $2,700 ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO MODULES LOCATED UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THESE MODULES ALERT ME ABOUT ESP/ABS AND PARK BRAKE AS WELL AS A MODULE THAT POWERS THE VEHICLES MMI/NAVIGATION AND STEREO SYSTEM. NONE OF THESE FUNCTION ANYLONGER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE WATER ENTERED MY VEHICLE. IS AUDI RESPONSIBLE? THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

CAR STOPPED IN PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT MOVE, TURN ON, SHIFT GEARS OR ANYTHING. *TR

DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE CAR STALLED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ESP LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROBLEM CONTINUE 4 TIMES. AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT, I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STILL FEEL AT TIMES AS IF ITS GOING TO STALL. *TR

AFTER THIRTY MINUTES, AC VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTS BLOWING VERY HOT AIR. TEN MINUTES LATER THE AC VENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES THE SAME. A SHORT WHILE LATER THE TWO CENTER VENTS BLOW HOT AIR. THE NEXT DAY IS ALL STARTS OVER. AUDI SENT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB 2013883/1 DOING A MEA CULPA STATING IT WAS THEIR FAULT. WHEN THEY MANUFACTURED IT THEY GOT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE AC PUMP. BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR $1300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT FOR THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON; HOWEVER, THEY ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ALWAYS USED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 AUDI A6 3.2 QUATTRO IN AUGUST OF 2008 WITH 37,000 MILES. IN DECEMBER 2008 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER IN PASADENA BECAUSE THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT, LEFT REAR REVERSING LIGHT, AND LEFT REAR FOG LIGHT WERE SHORTING OUT OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T. THE DEALER SAID THE CONNECTORS TO THAT LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY WERE MELTED AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER, 2009, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME IN SANTA MONICA, CA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AN OIL CHANGE WHERE ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THE CONNECTORS TO THE LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP, REVERSING LIGHT, AND FOG LIGHT WERE MELTED. I REFUSED TO PAY AND TOOK CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND COULDN'T FIX IT. A WEEK OR TWO LATER, THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AGAIN. THAT WAS SUMMER/FALL 2009. BY APRIL 2010, THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO ANOTHER AUDI DEALER THIS TIME IN DOWNTOWN, LA. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM SAYING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SENDING TOO MUCH ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THAT SIDE OF THE CAR AND IS CAUSING THE WIRING TO BURN AT THE CONNECTION POINT TO THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SERVICE THAT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED I SAID JUST 15 MONTHS AGO AND ASKED WHY THIS IS ONLY HAPPENING TO THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 385.00 TO FIX IT. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT SHOP THIS WEEK AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE BURN POINTS IN THE TRUNK WHERE THE WIRING IS FAULTY AND THAT AUDI SHOULD FIX THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE AS IT WILL JUST KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW SWITCHES NOT WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE LIGHTS SHORTING OUT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A BIG NUISANCE BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THIS COULD CATCH FIRE. PLEASE HELP IN THIS SITUATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

MY AUDI A6 STAYED OVERNIGHT IN THE RAIN. IN THE MORNING THE DRIVER'S FOOTWELL WAS FULL WITH 2 INCHES OF WATER. AUDI RECOGNIZED THAT SUNROOFS HAVE A DRAIN LINE THAT IS INSTALLED WITH A KINK TO LIMIT NOISE GOING BACK INTO THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE KINK PREVENTS DEBRIS FROM EVACUATING CORRECTLY. *TR

DURING A RECENT RAIN STORM I WENT TO START THE CAR TO DISCOVER 6 INCHES OF WATER IN THE BACK SEAT. REAR AIRBAG AND SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BEEN FRIED. WHEN I CONTACTED AUDI THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. THAT A LINE UNDER THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT HAD BEEN CLOGGED BY PINE NEEDLES CAUSING THE WATER TO FLOW INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY AUDI. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON - AUDI STATED THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THIS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THERE ARE SAYING THE SAME BELT'S LOCKING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT IS 'OUT OF WARRANTY" . *TR