2001 AUDI A6 Complaints

CAR BURNS OIL 1/2 QUART/1000 MI. ALMOST RUNS OUT BEFORE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. AUDI SAYS THIS IS NORMAL- WE HAVE HAD TWO EMERGENCIES ON THE FREEWAY WHERE WE ALMOST RAN OUT OF OIL. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO READ THE OIL DIP STICK- IT IS ARTFUL NOT USEFUL. ROTORS (ALL) FAILED AT 14K MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE ADVISED WE ARE NOT ALONE. AUDI CORP ARROGANT AND WILL NOT RESPOND. THROWS EVERYTHING BACK TO DEALER. DEALER FIXED ROTOR PROBLEM AT NO COST. TRIED TO CHARGE FOR OIL TEST REPAIR. BELIEVE THERE ARE DESIGN ISSUES IN BOTH INSTANCES. AUDI HAS LEARNED NOTHING FROM THEIR PAST PROBLEMS- THEY ARE THE MOST ARROGANT BUSINESS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH, RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT SIDEWALL HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALONG THE ENTIRE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST SEPARATION OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES (COMPLAINT ODI 769362) WHILE THIS ONE OCCURRED AT 36,000 MILES.

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE FUEL DOOR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. SCC

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TWO STICKER ON THE VEHICLE THAT SPECIFY TIRE PRESSURE ONE THAT RECOMENDS 30PSI AND THE OTHER THAT RECOMENDS 40PSI ALSO STATES THAT WHEN HE HAD THE TIRE PREASURE AT 30 PSI HE TWO TIRES THAT FELL AND ENDED WITH BLISTERS. GOODYEAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 40 MPH RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *MR *JG *NLM

WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION HAD NO INDICATION OF OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION/AUTOMATIC - NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM ROLLING STOP. CAR THEN HIGH-REVS AND FINALLY JERKS FORWARD, AFTER AN APPROXIMATE 1-2 SECOND DELAY.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND A6-4.2 THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR DUMPS ALL POWER FROM SLOW SPEEDS. IMAGINE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET OR ONRAMP AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. AUDI REPLACED MY FIRST A6 BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOW ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS OTHER 2000 AND 2001 A6'S AND A8'S WITH THE 4.2 ENGINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IT 'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS GOING TO BE A HORRENDOUS T-BONE OR REAR-END CRASH WITH THESE CARS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, AUDI KNEW THAT THESE CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY TOOK BACK MY ORIGINAL A6 AND SOLD ME THE SECOND ONE. THE AUDI ZONE MGR ASKED THE SERVICE REP WHY THE HECK THEY SOLD ME ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE AND RARE CAR BUT THEY CONTINUED TO SELL THEM AFTER KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE ECM AND THROTTLE COMBO THAT MORE THAN LIKELY WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. AFTER 5 WEEKS OF PHONE CALLS TO AUDI CUST RELATIONS IN MICHIGAN I HAVE GIVEN UP AND WILL HAVE TO GET LEGAL HELP. I HAVE IMPLORED THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES AND CUST RELATIONS HAS PLAYED RUN-AROUND WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY ANSWERS UP TO THIS POINT TODAY. THE MOST ASTOUNDING POINT TO THIS IS THAT I HAVE PURCHASE 6 OR 7 AUDI'S OVER THE YEARS AND 4 NEW VW'S FOR MY KIDS IN THE PAST 6 YEARS AND THEY ABSOLUTELY DON'T CARE IF I GET HURT OR KILLED IN THIS CAR! THIS MODEL CAR WITH THIS ENGINE WILL KILL SOMEONE IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I GUESS THEY ARE RELYING ON THE AIRBAGS SAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE STREET. CONSUMER SUSTAINE D SOME INJURIES TO ARM AND LEFT HAND. *AK