2005 Audi A4 Fuel system Problems

'TAKATA RECALL' I MADE APPOINTMENTS AND REGISTERED TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN JUNE I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE ELMWOOD PARK LOCATION AND WHEN I GOT THEIR THE GUY LIED AND SAID THE COMPUTERS ARE DOWN HE DIDN'T WANT TO HELP ME. THEY HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND DON'T WANT TO FIX IT IT IS NOW 2018 AND NO ONE FROM AUDI CALLED ME AND MY VEHICLE IS REGISTERED WITH THEM. SO MY AIR BAG CAN RUPTURE AT ANY TIME I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 1/4/17 I WAS INTENTIONALLY REAR ENDED BY A WHITE BMW AND I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD NEPHEW AND MOM WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. NOT ONLY THAT MY GAS TANK FUEL INJECTOR THE AIR PRESSURE IS OFF CAUSING IT TO STOP CONSTANTLY WHILE GETTING GAS. THIRD I HAD THIS P2005 AND P2006 ERROR CODE WHICH IS THE INTAKE AIR EXCHANGE MANIFOLD FLAP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHEN I WENT TO GET IT REPLACED COSTING ME 1,800 THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE SAME ERROR CODE IS BACK 2 MONTHS LATER NOTHING WAS FIXED ON MY CAR PERIOD AND ON 10/31/17 I WENT TO AUDI IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT EITHER OF FIND A DEALER WITH THE AIRBAG NEAR BY THAT HAS THE PARTS TO REPLACE IT THO COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY PASSENGERS THEIR LIFE AND THIS ISN'T UNACCEPTABLE FOR AUDI TO TREAT CUSTOMERS LIKE THAT REGARDLESS OF MY VEHICLE BEING OLD NEW OR BROUGHT FROM A THIRD PARTY DEALERSHIP ALL AUDI OWNERS SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY AND REMEDIES BE ADDRESS ACCORDING TO LAW AND RECALL. BEING THAT A SAFETY RECALL IS ISSUED CUSTOMER PREFERENCE IS NULL AND VOID BECAUSE SAFETY AND WEALTH HAS NO BEARING IN WHO GETS FIRST DIBS ON AIRBAGS NO AUDI OWNER SHOULD GET PREFERENCE OVER THE OTHER WHETHER IT BE THEY BROUGHT THEIR CAR DIRECTLY FROM THE AUDI DEALERSHIP OR NOT AND THAT THE IMPRESSION I'M GETTING AND BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE NOT ALL CUSTOMERS AND OWNER ARE TREATED EQUALLY

NHTSA ID

11071674

Incident

Jan 4, 2018

Mileage

158,978 mi

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT NUMBERED 10785621. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE WAS VERY HELPFUL. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE PROCESS ITSELF ALLOWED ME TO GIVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH MY CAR, THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE REGARDING IT, AND WHY I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE HIGHER UP ON THE CHAIN WHO CAN GIVE ME ADDITIONAL HELP WITH THE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING.

NHTSA ID

10787884

Incident

Nov 3, 2015

Mileage

117,000 mi

WELL MY ALL OF A SUDDEN DIDN'T WANT TO START IT WAS RUNNING FINE,I MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS REVIEWING SOME INFO ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN SOME RECALLS ON CERTAIN YEARS OF AUDI MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586900

Incident

May 4, 2014

Mileage

124,729 mi

CAN'T STAR AND EPC LIGHT ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10502737

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

99,000 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON A PARKING LOT. AUDI A4 2005 1.8 QUATTRO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360280

Incident

Oct 8, 2010

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A HUMMING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ID

10335654

Incident

Jan 22, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

ENGINE WAS STARVED OF FUEL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. APPARENT FUEL PUMP FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. POLICE HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED. $600 REPAIR TO REPLACE AUDI OEM FUEL PUMP. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BY LOOKING AT CARFAX REPORTS. PUMP WAS PREMATURELY DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT FUEL FILTER WAS CLEAN AND FUNCTIONING (NOT CHANGED). ALSO, CAR NOW SHOWS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL READINGS (MAYBE UNRELATED). INCIDENT DATE 12/21/2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10299952

Incident

Dec 21, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

DRIVING AN 2005 AUDI A4 QUATTRO ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION SURGING AND DECELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, EEE MOTORS IN SPRINGFIELD VIRGINIA. EEE MOTORS IDENTIFIED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM, HAD VEHICLE SHIPPED TO AUDI OF ALEXANDRIA FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AUDI DEALER REPORTED FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS A LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR. APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM AS THAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE 2004 AUDI A4 FUEL PUMP SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR BEFORE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM OCCURS FOR 2005. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278958

Incident

Jul 29, 2009

Mileage

38,500 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKING TO SERVICE FOR 3 TIMES WITH A PROBLEM ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. IT MAKES NOISES LIKE GAS GOING OUT OF THE TANK AND WHEN YOU FILL THE GASOLINE INTO THE TANK, SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT IT STOP AND DOES NOT ALOUD YOU TO PUT GAS INTO THE TANK, IT ALSO SPIT OUT THE GAS WHEN YOUR TRYING TO PUT GAS ON THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10261953

Incident

Mar 14, 2009

Mileage

47,340 mi

MY 2005 AUDI A4 3.0 QUATTRO HAS 42,000 MILES. WHILE ON VACATION, 300 MILES FROM MY HOME TRAVELING ON PCH IN CALIFORNIA THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WHILE I WAS GOING UP A SHORT HILL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY, I LOOKED TO SEE THE RPM'S AND THEY FELL TO ZERO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I CONTACTED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO A SMALL TOWN WHICH WE HAD PASSED 10 MILES EARLIER. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BEING NO PRESSURE AND FULL VOLTAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP. $818 LATER, TWO DAYS AND OVER $300 IN RENTAL CAR FEES, HOTEL AND OTHER EXPENSES, MY A4 WAS FIXED. ONCE RESEARCHING ON LINE, THERE WAS A RECALL IN JANUARY 2006 FOR ALL 2003 MODEL YEAR A4, A6 AND PASSATS THAT HAD FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. I HAD THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT THESE 2003 OWNERS EXPERIENCED, "SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER." I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATE THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME FUEL PUMP WAS BEING USED. I KEPT THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP FOR FUTURE INSPECTION. IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN CAR-TO -CAR CONTACT OF SOME SORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255915

Incident

Jan 19, 2009

Mileage

42,784 mi

MY 2005 AUDI A4 AVANT SHUT DOWN TODAY ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT FAILED EARLY. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMPS FOR THE 2003 MODEL BUT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY MORE WIDESPREAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND TO HAVE THE CAR SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY IS NOT NORMAL. THIS FUEL PUMP ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243274

Incident

Sep 23, 2008

Mileage

60,305 mi

KNOCKING NOISE UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND DRIVER. AFTER CHANGING OUT FUEL GAUGING MECHANISMS AND FUEL PUMP THE DEALER HAS BEEN TOLD (BY AUDI USA) THAT THE CAUSE IS PROBABLY A FILTER ELEMENT IN FUEL TANK AREA WHICH CLOGS AND DOES NOT LET THE TANK RETURN AIR TO TANK AFTER BEING COMPRESSED WHEN FUEL IS SENT TO ENGINE? THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH DEALER/AUDI ARE TRYING TO FIX THE VEHICLE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A 35K PLUS AUTOMOBILE. I AM ONLY LUCKY THAT I STILL HAVE SOME WARRANTY TIME LEFT (VEHICLE IS NOT YET TWO YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 35K MILES! HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WARRANTY REMAINING THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LABOR INTENSIVE THUS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192306

Incident

Mar 20, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi