2005 AUDI A6 Complaints

DURING DRIVING EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, RPMS SOAR AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN 13 MONTHS--CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW 13 MONTHS AGO. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS HAVE "REPAIRED" THE CAR AND RETURNED IT TO ME--THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE CAR HAS IN NO WAY EVER BEEN REPAIRED. COMPUTER WAS RE-SET, AND UPDATED. PHYSICAL PARTS REPLACED AS PER DEALER INVOICE THROTTLE VALVE, GASKET. VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *NM

AFTER SHOPPING, I WAS DRIVING MY SISTER BACK TO HER HOUSE, PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, (HEAR IT CLICK ) ENGINE STILL RUNNING, STARTED TO UNLOAD THE PACKAGES, WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD, WHEN I GOT INTO THE FRONT SEAT,I PLACE MY HAND ON THE TRANSMISSION STICK, TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL LOCKED, AND AT THAT POINT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, RAISED UP, AND ACCELERATED, HITTING A TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT TREE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE HIT THE HOUSE. CALL AUDI THE NEXT DAY, DURING THE NEXT WEEK, AUDI TECHNICAL FIELD MANAGER, LOOKED OVER THE CAR, AND FOUND IT TO BE OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND INTENDED, AS PER LETTER DATED OCT. 5, 2006 FROM AUDI EXECUTIVE OFFICE. FOR THE RECORD, AUDI OF SMITHTOWN SERVICE REPS. WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND BY NO MEANS DOES THIS REFLEX THE DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUS HURT.. *NM

ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY WENT INTO 'FULL THROTTLE MODE'. THE CAR RACED AHEAD AND WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP ONLY WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE PULLED STRONGLY AT NEARLY 3000 RPM. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE INSTANTLY RACED TO REDLINE (7500 RPM). I DEPRESSED THE 'ENGINE STOP' BUTTON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, SCATTERED ANY NEARBY PEDESTRIANS---THANKFULLY. I MOVED THE SHIFTER TO 'NEUTRAL' AND THE ENGINE STILL RACED AT REDLINE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO END THIS BY FRISKING MYSELF FOR THE PHYSICAL KEY AND INSERTING IT INTO THE IGNITION AND FINALLY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO CALL AUDI'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NEARLY BRAND NEW AND DESCRIBE TO THEM THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THAT FRIDAY NIGHT. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR NEARLY A WEEK AND INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION AND HAVING TESTED IT, THE CAR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, AND THAT I WAS WELCOME TO COME AND TAKE POSSESSION OF IT AGAIN. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THEY EITHER HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THEIR CARS AFTER PURCHASE ..... OR THEY THINK THAT I MADE IT UP. NEITHER OF THESE IS AN ACCEPTABLE POSITION. MY ONLY REQUEST WAS THAT THEY RETURN TO ME THE CAR ONLY AFTER ABSOLUTELY ASCERTAINING THE CAUSE OF THE FULL-THROTTLE CONDITION AND REPAIRING IT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO AND NOW FEEL PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY FAMILY BACK IN IT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A 100% CONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR ---- IF EVER. *NM

2005 AUDI A6 AIR BAGS ARE TOO SHORT AND CAN NOT PROTECT PASSENGER. CONSUMER WAS TAKING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ONLY PROTECTED THE TOP SIX INCHES OF THE WINDOW AND AS A RESULT, HER HEAD HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW DURING THE ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND ON A DRY ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

ON 6/25/05 I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 AUDI A6 3.2 SEDAN FROM AUDI OF OAKLAND CA AND HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD. AUDI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THE CONDITION OF MY CONCERN IS COMMON TO ALL AUDI A6 VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAN TEMPORARILY FAIL TO RESPOND TO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A SHARP DECELERATION FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT TO RESUME SPEED THAT CALLS FOR A CHANGE OF GEARING. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN THERE IS NO ENGINE POWER. AFTER THE DELAY THE ENGINE WILL LURCH IN TO POWER UPON FINDING A LOWER GEAR. THE PROBLEM CAME TO MY NOTICE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN FROM THE SIDE. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AS FOR THAT BRIEF PERIOD THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER AND I THOUGHT THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WOULD HIT ME. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WITH THE DEALER AND WITH AUDI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THE RESPONSE DELAY IS ''NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE VEHICLE'' AND FURTHER THAT AUDI DOES NOT CONSIDER A NEED TO REMEDY THIS DESIGN DEFECT. SINCE THEN I HAVE TESTED A NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME CLASS MADE BY OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THIS DEFECT. I ASK THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND THAT YOU USE YOUR AUTHORITY TO MAKE AUDI FIX THIS DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ASSISTANCE. *AK

RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR TILTS DOWN IN REVERSE GEAR FOR PARKING, BUT DOES NOT GO BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL UP TO SPEED AND IN 2ND GEAR; RESULT: NO MIRROR WHIEL ENTERING TRAFFIC.