2005 Audi A4 Problems

Headlights flickering. Must turn off the headlights and turn them back on for this issue to go away. All headlight components were replaced including the bulb and this issue still is there. The Audi dealerships seem to not know how to fix this issue. This issue is only on the left side/driver side. The dealer could not duplicate this issue on the right side/passenger side. All new parts were installed.

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OUT. IF HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HEADLIGHT WORKS JUST FINE. WHEN I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS CAR MAKE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE SAID THAT AUDI DEALERSHIPS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM

The contact's husband owned a 2005 Audi A4. The contact received several recall letters and cards from the NHTSA and Audi manufacturer for a Takata Air Bag recall. The contact stated that the last notification received stated that the owner could die if the recall was not completed. The contact was adamant and would like the mailing address to be removed from the recall distribution list because the vehicle was no longer owned. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance.

The car is completely defective,total engine, gasket,water pump,intake manifold,airbag, transmission,torque,drive shaft, universal joints,all rear axles,wheel bearing,bought at auction Aug 19,2024, $4000, the as is was so small and on the back of a sheet we did not see it,we are senior,

The car is completely defective,total engine, gasket,water pump,intake manifold,airbag, transmission,torque,drive shaft, universal joints,all rear axles,wheel bearing,bought at auction Aug 19,2024, $4000, the as is was so small and on the back of a sheet we did not see it,we are senior,

TAKATA RECALL AUDI HAS PERSISTENTLY DENIED ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS AND THERE IS NO SUFFICIENT PROCESS TO REMEDY THIS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE. AUDI HEADLIGHTS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO SOMETHING WITH THE ADAPTIVE HEAD LIGHTS. UPON STEERING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY ENTRIES AND EXITS, SHARP TURNS, AND WINDY ROAD DRIVING THE ERROR "DIPPED LEFT HEADLIGHT" WILL APPEAR. AUDI HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED THE PROBLEM AS YOU NEED TO BE ON THE ROAD FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. EVEN DRIVING TO THE SERVICE MECHANIC IS DEADLY WITH ONLY ONE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT AND HAS BEEN THE ONLY WAY FOR A MECHANIC TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE IS OCCURRING. AFTER THAT, THE CAR MUST BE LEFT ON AND UNLOCKED WHILE REGISTERING THE CAR. *TR

The car is completely defective,total engine, gasket,water pump,intake manifold,airbag, transmission,torque,drive shaft, universal joints,all rear axles,wheel bearing,bought at auction Aug 19,2024, $4000, the as is was so small and on the back of a sheet we did not see it,we are senior,

Came to a stop sign car completely cut off and wouldn’t start again.

'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

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.

TAKATA RECALL WATER PUMP IS BAD AN IT IS ON THE RECALL LIST

I HAVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO WHICH HAS ENCOUNTERED A FAILURE OF THE ABS/ESP ELECTRICAL MODULE. THE RESULT IS FAILURE OF THE ESP SYSTEM AND THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY ELECTRICAL MODULE WHICH MANY FORUMS DESCRIBE AS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND AS A RESULT A REDESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE AUDI PART IS ~$1900. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY OWNERS AND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS I WOULD EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THE COSTS OF CORRECTING THE DEFECT.

WE ARE THE 2ND OWNER OF AN AUDI A4 CONVERTIBLE, PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH 25K MILES. WITHIN TWO YEARS, WE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO HAVE THE TCM REPLACED, WHICH WAS LATER REIMBURSED BY AUDI AS A RESULT OF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. IN JANUARY OF 2014, AT 38K MILES, AUDI DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION AS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN COLD, VEHICLE SHUDDERING. ON COMPLAINT TO AUDI, THEY AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE COSTS, WHICH WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $7,000 WHICH RESULTED IN MY WIFE BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT HALF COST. AT 47K MILES, AGAIN COLD WEATHER, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, VEHICLE OFTEN WON'T REVERSE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP UNEXPECTEDLY. AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY, MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS SAFE AGAIN. AS THERE IS DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (US DISTRICT COURT # CV11-00665 BRO AGRX), AUDI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR AND CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTS IN A VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO OPERATE.

2005 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET WITH 38K MILES, CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPS BADLY, WON'T ACCELERATE, LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN COLD. AUDI HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR 2004 AND EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT NOT 2005 MODELS, AS SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY AUDI DEALERSHIP AS NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDED A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION ($6,687.00 AND TAX). AUDI USA AGREED IN WRITING TO ASSIST WITH THE EXPENSE BY COVERING 50% OF TOTAL COST TO REPAIR. VEHICLE OWNER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND RELIABILITY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *JS

NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DIDNT THINK QUICK , ALSO I NOTUCED ELECTRICAL ISSUE HERE & THERE. ENGINE RUNS & SOUNDS LOUDER WHEN USING A/C. WHEN YOU GO TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE THERES A LOUD THUMP THUMP NOISE AT THE END FIR ABOUT 3 MINS OR SO , PROBLEMS STARTING THE ENGINE , BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER TURNS ON BY ITS SELF , A WEEK AGO THE LIGHT IN THE BAVK TURNS ON BY IT SELF. OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS NOT SURE IF ALL TIED IN TOGETHER I JUST STARTED MY PURCHASE ON 7/21/2020 FROM A CAR DEALER. HAD IT CHECKED BY 2 PEOPLE & ONE SAID AIR LEAK SHOWING FROM DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE . MY DEALER PUT ON MACHINE & SAID DIDNT SEE NOTHING WRONG. POWER STEERING GOES OUT HAVE TO FILL ALMOST EVERY 2-3 DAYS. MY DEALER SAID DONT PUT MORE CAUSE IT COULD MESS UP ENGINE. SO I DIDNT & 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING 15 -20 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET IT STARTS SOUNDING LIKE ITS GOING TO STOP SO I PRESUMED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE . CHEVK UNDER THE HOOD & THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS BONE DEY SMOKING SLIGHTLY , & BELT WAS PULLED OUT A& SHREDDED & IT WOULDNT EVEN TURM ON ENOUGH TO GET A FULL START & DEALER CAME & TOWED IT BACK. NOW HE SAYING I NEED A NEW ENGINE

AFTER 10 YEARS OF USE, TURNING LEFT THE RUBBER WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE MAKES A POP NOISE. NOT FROM DRIVING ERRADIC BUT FROM TYPICAL WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO, THERE IS AN MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT COMES ON BUT WHEN PLUGGED UP TO A CODE READER, NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND. CARS WONT PASS SMOG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, SO THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. IF THERE ARE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WHY WOULD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON? I THINK COMPUTERS IN LUXURY CARS BACK THEN WERE A BIT TOO ADVANCED FOR THEIR TIME AND WEREN'T VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT. AIR BAG HAD A RANDOM DEPLOYMENT WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD AND UNSCREWED THE PRESSURE ON THE RADIATOR FLUID. GOING TO NEED THIS VIN ADDED TO THE RECALL FOR AIRBAGS TO GET A NEW ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE PARKING, DRIVE AND NEUTRAL GEARS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR ON ITS OWN AND ERRATICALLY. DEALER DIAGNOSES FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED. AND, AT APPROX 90,000 MILES, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE CLOTH TOP. DEALER EXPLAINED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. TOP WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A HEATER WAS DRYING UP THE LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY A4 CABRIOLET STARTED FALLING OUT. FROM TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PIRELLI TIRE WITH 20,000 MILES BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. *

I BOUGHT 4 BF GOODRICH TRACTION T/A'S FROM BIG O TIRES IN SAN RAMON, CA FOR MY 2005 AUDI A4 2.0T, AND WITHIN A YEAR (12,000 MILES) THE FRONT TWO WERE SHOWING CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL, ONE OF WHICH INTO THE CORDS. THAT TIRE GOT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER AT BIG O, JAMES, TOLD ME "IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME", AND "PROBABLY FROM RUBBING AGAINST CURBS". HE THOUGHT THE ONE THAT JUST HAD SURFACE CRACKING AROUND AND NO DAMAGE TO THE CORDS WAS OKAY TO NOT REPLACE "SHOULD BE FINE". ONE AND A HALF MONTHS AND ONE FREEWAY BLOWOUT LATER, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TIRES WERE ALL BAD FOR SOME REASON. THE BACK TWO: ONE NOW SHOWING SAME SIDEWALL CRACKS AND THE OTHER ONE BLEW OUT. FRONT ONE NOT REPLACED IS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE BLOWOUT HAD THE TREAD FULLY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. JAMES, WHEN I CAME BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THESE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE TIRES, SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME TRYING TO REFUTE THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND EVEN TRIED TO ARGUE THAT THEY WERE THE WRONG TIRE FOR THE CAR (A STUPID ARGUMENT FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, INCLUDING THAT THEY SOLD THEM TO ME AND THAT THEIR WEBSITE STILL RECOMMENDS IT FOR MY CAR....HE CALLS TO THEIR "TECH CENTER" TO PROVE HIS POINT, ONLY TO FIND OUT HE WAS WRONG...WHAT A WASTE OF TIME). NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE WAS NO MENTION OR CONCERN ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY; A BUSINESS THAT SHOULD MAKE CUSTOMER SAFETY THE #1 PRIORITY SHOULD AT LEAST SAY SOMETHING LIKE "WAS EVERYONE OKAY", OR "I'M SORRY TO HEAR YOU HAD SOMETHING SO BAD HAPPEN". INSTEAD IT WAS JUST JAMES TRYING TO FIND WAYS OF BRUSHING IT OFF, JUST LIKE HE DID A MONTH AND A HALF EARLIER, WHEN A FRIGHTENING FREEWAY BLOWOUT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED PERHAPS IF SOMEONE WHO BOTH KNEW TIRES AND CARED ABOUT A CUSTOMERS SAFETY HAD CHECKED THEM OUT INSTEAD OF THESE DANGEROUS CROOKS. THESE TIRES WERE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE, AND I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN HELP DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT, OR IF THERE IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WAITED 20-25 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2007 AND THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. IN JANUARY 2009, THE IGNITIONS COILS WERE PLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE GLUE SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND RUIN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CARPET; THE TOP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

2005 AUDI CABRIOLET CONVERTIBLE. THE REAR WINDOW IS PARTING FROM THE ROOF. THE GLUE IS NOT HOLDING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WINDOW COULD LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLES. AUDI REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS THE 2ND AUDI CONVERTIBLE I'VE OWNED (PREV 2003) AND THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEN AS WELL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

WHEN THE CAR GETS COLD, THE LATCH ON THE TRUNK WON'T CATCH. SO, YOU CAN HAVE THE TRUNK LATCH CLOSED WHEN YOU LEAVE THE GARAGE. BUT WHEN YOU PARK IN A COLD OUTDOOR LOT, THE LATCH WILL COME UNDONE, AND YOU CAN'T LATCH THE TRUNK ON THE WAY HOME. SO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUNK LID RATTLES AROUND. BUT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD. THE SERVICE GUYS AT MY AUDI DEALER SAID, "YEAH, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS." IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT, WHY DON'T THEY FIX IT? THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY TRUNK LATCHES. IT SEEMS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE THE TRUNK FLY OPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

CAR VIN#: [XXX] 2005.5 A4 2.0T QUATTRO DEFECTIVE DESIGN TRUNK LATCH PART THAT AUDI SHOULD RECALL. SEE THREAD AT FORUM: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/329499-DIY-FAULTY-TRUNK-LATCH AUDI OWNER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ALL AGREED THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN DEFECT THAT AUDI REFUSES TO RECALL BUT SEEM TO HAVE A TSB FOR THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUES. REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH PART #4F5-827-505-D NOT SURE OF THE LONGEVITY OF THIS NEW PART. $50 PART + 1 HOUR LABOR THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND POTENTIALLY POPS UP DURING DRIVING. IF THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH TRUNK WIDE OPEN AND THINGS FLY OUT OF YOUR TRUNK AS YOU BLINDLY PULL OVER, ITS POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO WHICH HAS ENCOUNTERED A FAILURE OF THE ABS/ESP ELECTRICAL MODULE. THE RESULT IS FAILURE OF THE ESP SYSTEM AND THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY ELECTRICAL MODULE WHICH MANY FORUMS DESCRIBE AS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND AS A RESULT A REDESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE AUDI PART IS ~$1900. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY OWNERS AND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS I WOULD EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THE COSTS OF CORRECTING THE DEFECT.

AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. ON MAY 2006 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ON SEPTEMBER 2006 THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WERE ON AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ON NOVEMBER 10 I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A BRAKE FAILURE DRIVING AT 15 MPH EXITING THE HIGHWAY. MANUFACTURER REJECTS A FAILURE OF BRAKES TESTING THE CAR STATIC AT BODY SHOP. AT CRASH , THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOYED, THERE WAS NO PASSENGER BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ROLL OVER PROTECTOR EJECTED EVEN WITH NO INTENTION TO ROLL. 2- FAILURES AND REPEATED MALFUNCTIONING LEAD TO ACCIDENT EVEN MANUFACTURER DENIES ANY PROBLEM, MY BELIEF IS THAT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ OTHER SAME PROBLEMS IN THIS DOT SITE. 3- FIRST 2 TIMES REPAIR SHOP STATED A REPAIR. AT THE MOMENT CAR IS BEING REPAIRED ALREADY 4 MONTHS. MANY IRREGULARITIES WITH SERVICE AND REPAIRS WHILE AT DEALERS AND SUB CONTRACTORS TRUSTED REPAIR SHOPS.

MY AUDI SINCE NEW HAS DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS. MC KENNA AUDI HAS ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. MR. FORD (AUDI REP) AUTHORIZED MC KENNA TO CHANGE THE CAMBER ON THE VEHICLE TO IT CAN DRIVE STRAIGHT. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO WEAR OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE. THIS QUICK FIX WAS APPARENTLY TO KEEP ME FROM GOING BACK. I CHANGED THE TIRES AND HAD THE CAR RE ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR DANGEROUSLY DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT IF I DON'T COUNTER STEER TO THE LEFT. MC KENNA AUDI STATED THEY CAN NO LONGER DO ANYTHING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I PAID $250.00 FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS MONEY LOST. MC KENNA WILL NOT REFUND OR FIX THE WARRANTIED CAR ANYMORE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT AUDI OF AMERICA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. AUDI HAS NOT RESPONDED. *NM

AUDI HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO REMEDY THE RECALL ON MAY 27, 2016 FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG (16V382). I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AND AUDI OF AMERICA AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO CONTINUE TO WAIT. I ALSO HAVE A SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM THAT HAD IT'S PLASTIC COVERING FALL OFF. I ASKED FOR A WARRANTY OR GOOD WILL REPAIR, BUT WAS DECLINED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR.

SCRATCH LESS THAN CREDIT CARD SIZE ON ALL 4 WHEELS OF 2005 AUDI A4 SEDAN WITH MILEAGE OF 22,603 DRIVEN ON ONLY N.Y.AND CT. STREETS CLAIMED BY AUDI TO BE EXCESS WEAR AND ASSESSMENT OF $702. WHEELS ARE PROBABLY DEFECTIVE OR A SCAM TO INDUCE PEOPLE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THE ASSESSMENT WAIVED. *TR