Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Audi A4 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
2007 AUDI A4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL RETURN RINGS COLLAPSED. THE MOTOR GOT HOT AND CAUSED 3 HOLES IN 3 EXHAUST VALVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *JS
OIL LEAKS AND ELECTRIC MALFUCNTIONS AND ENGINE OIL LEAKS...LOTS OF OIL LEAKS EVEN AFTER REPAIRS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
CAR STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE AND OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASED TO 1 QUART PER 500 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCV VALVE, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER CSC-10043026-6562. HOWEVER, SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED, THE DEALERSHIP AND AUDI REFUSE TO COVER THIS ISSUE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART IS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN.
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT, CAM FOLLOWER AND INTERNAL METAL SHAVINGS FROM DEFECT AT 123,542 MILES.
I PICKED UP MY AUDI A4 A FEW WEEKS AGO LEFT THE DEALER WENT ABOUT FIVE MILES AND THE CAR STARTS MISS FIRING BRING IT BACK FOR A NEW COIL PACK, ONE WEEK LATER OIL LIGHT CAME ON LOW OIL NOT EVEN 700 MILES AND ADD ONE 16 OZ OF OIL SO STARTED TO PARK CAR IN GARAGE OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR LOTS OF OIL SO FAR NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE CAR. BRINGING IT TO AUDI REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR THE LEAK. I SHOULD HAVE COME HERE FIRST TO SEE, WHAT I SEE NOW I WOULD NOT HAVE BROUGHT SOMETHING OTHER THEN AUDI NOW WAITING TO SEE IF IT BURNS OR CONSUMES ANY OIL IF SO SHOULD I CALL THE AUDI DEALER. I PAID 9,850.00$ *JS
FROM DAY ONE IN AUGUST 2013 WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT BURNS OIL AT AN EXTREME RATE. A QUART EVERY 500 - 800 MILES. IT CALLS FOR SYNTHETIC OIL BY CASTROL WHICH IS CLOSE TO $10.00 A QUART. DO THE MATH. THE CAR MANUFACTURE SAY THAT IS WITH IN THE SPECS FOR HOW ENGINE WAS BUILT. THIS IS TRULY HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND AUDI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I WENT ON AUDI FORUMS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND THE U.K. COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AS 50 YEARS OLD AND BEEN PAYING TAXES FOR 35 YEARS. WORKING SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. STAND UP AND DO SOMETHING FOR A AGENCY THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE TO DO SO. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. *JS
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM BETTER WAY AUTO SALES ON 10-31-14. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF DRIVING, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY ODOMETER WAS ALSO GOING UP PRETTY FAST, WENT FROM 89,000 MILES TO 93,000 MILES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON PERMANENTLY EVEN WHEN I WASN'T PRESSING THE BRAKES. I BOUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC & HE GAVE ME A LIST OF ISSUES THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED. THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT WEEKS FROM WHEN I CALLED. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, THEY CALLED SAYING MY DEALERSHIP WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I'M 100% SURE I DIDN'T DRIVE 4,000 MILES IN 3 WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP WARRANTY EXPIRES AFTER 90 DAYS OR 3,000 MILES WHICH EVER ONE COMES FIRST. I ALSO PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DON'T COVER THE PARTS NEEDED. THE LABOR OF EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE THAT THEY WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I SUSPECT THAT THERE'S SOME ODOMETER FRAUD GOING ON OR SOME TYPE OF SCAM. I ALSO FEEL AS THOUGH THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED BEFORE SELLING. THEY CLAIM THERE WAS A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE ON CAR BUT AREN'T BRAKES INCLUDED IN INSPECTION? I HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE WHEN IT COME TO THINGS OF THIS NATURE BUT I DO SUSPECT SOMETHING WRONG IS GOING ON WITH BETTER WAY AUTO SALES. *JS
TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH. THE ESP(STABILITY CONTROL) AND EPC LIGHTS CAME ON. 5 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND I KEEP ROLLING AT 60MPH BUT DECREASING SPEED. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO TURN BUT ONCE THE ENGINE TURNED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND I COULD NOT PULL OVER. THERE WAS AN EXIT AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE OFF RAMP. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I TOOK THE KEY OUT THEN, PUT IT BACK ON THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. WHEN IT FINALLY TURNED ON THE VEHICLE STALLED BACK OFF AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE FOR 5MIN IN OFF. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND IT STARTED OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPEN THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WITH OTHER AUDI'S BUT THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND DOING RESEARCH MANY OTHER AUDI OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEY STATED THAT THE "ENGINE SPEED SENSOR" AKA CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WOULD GO OUT AND THEIR ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! AIRBAGS GO OFF WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO BE TURNED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR
EXTREMELY BAD OIL CONSUMPTION THE CAR USES A QUART UNDER 1000 MILES AND HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE UPDATES WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT AUDI OFFERS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT PLAGUE MANY MODELS AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. *TR
AUGUST 2010 AT 30K MILES, ADD OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 2,000 MILES OF LAST OIL CHANGE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FIXED PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE. ADD OIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, APPROX 1K TO 3K MILES. DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT YR/MODEL. MAY 2013 AT 69K MILES, WHITE FOUL SMELLING SMOKE COMES FROM EXHAUST UPON ACCELERATION AND CAR DRIVES ROUGH. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP STATES NO CODES OR PROBLEMS UPON TEST DRIVING. JUNE 2013 IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THIS TIME NEEDS TO BE TOWED. DEALER FIXES FUEL INJECTORS. AUGUST 2013 HAPPENS AGAIN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER DOES OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. FAILS TEST. SEPT 2013 DEALERSHIP REPLACES PISTON RINGS AND CYLINDER HEAD. ADD OIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND WHITE SMOKE AND SHAKING INTERMITTENTLY. OCT 2013 TAKE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACE TURBO. ALL OF THE ABOVE SERVICES DONE AT NO CHARGE DUE TO EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. DEC 2013 IT HAPPENS AGAIN. DEALERSHIP FINDS ANOTHER LEAK IN THE VALVES. DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS TO CHARGE ME 50% OF REPAIRS ALTHOUGH PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. CURRENTLY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED. IT IS DRIVABLE BUT CONTINUES TO NEED OIL EVERY 1K MILES OR SO AND INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCES WHITE SMOKE AND SHAKES. *TR
OIL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS AFTER A 75,000 MILE CHECKUP WAS PERFORMED (EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES) THE CAR PETERED OUT ON ME, HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE WHERE I WAS TOLD IT HAD A BLOWN ENGINE. *TR
THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I'VE HAD IT CHANGED TWO WEEKS AGO AND TODAY IT APPEARED AGAIN. IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY AND ONCE I FILLED IT UP THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE CAR WAS JUMPING AND MAKING A HHUMM LIKE NOISE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBO PART OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FELT AN EXTREMELY HOT DROP FALL ON TOP OF MY FOOT WHILE WEARING SANDALS. THE PAIN WAS SO BAD I HAD TO STOP ON THE EMERGENCY LANE TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. THERE WAS A BROWN OILY SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM WHERE THE GAS PEDAL IS RIGHT ON MY FOOT. I HAD A PINK MARK AFTER I CLEANED OFF AND KEPT DRIVING. GOT HOME ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND NEVER FELT IT AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, ALSO DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS TIME I ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF THE BURNING SENSATION ON MY FOOT. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS THE SAME OILY SUBSTANCE. I WENT TO MY VERY TRUST WORTH MECHANIC AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE HEATER CORE? IMMEDIATELY I KNEW IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT'S AN 8 HOUR LABOR JOB. TOOK IT TO AUDI AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING ON THEIR CARS, AND SEEMED TO BLAME ME BECAUSE MAYBE "I AM NOT MAINTAINING MY CAR WELL" MEAN WHILE I AM ON TOP OF EVERY LITTLE THING ABOUT THAT CAR. THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT FOR AN INSPECTION ON THIS WEEK, AND THEY SAID THEY WILL HAVE ME SPEAK WITH A SERVICE MANAGER AFTER. HOWEVER IN THE MEAN TIME I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT WAS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND TO HAVE TO FIX SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. ALSO THE FACT THAT MY FOOT HAS NOW BEEN BURN TWICE, THIS NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. I ALMOST CRASHED THE 2ND TIME AROUND AND COULD HAVE INJURED MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS.
THIS AUDI AND MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ABOUT 1 QUART SYNTHETIC OIL IS USED/LOST EVERY 1000-2000 MILES. *TR
LOW PRESSURE ALARM CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED . MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CAM SHAFT CHAIN IS BROKEN AND THAT IS FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT AUDI DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CHAIN. THERE IS SEVERAL THOUSANDS IN DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED IF THIS HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES OR LESS. *TR
AFTER A STOP LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I STARTED A LEFT TURN. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED TO "SHAKE". IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER SOME LANE DIVIDER BUMPS. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A FAULTY IGNITION COIL.( ALL FOUR IGNITION COILS WERE ALREADY REPLACED IN 2010 BECAUSE OF A RECALL). AGAIN I HAD ALL 4 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED; (POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY IGNITION COILS RUINING SOME OF THE PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED ABOUT 20,000 MILES AGO.) I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL OF THE IGNITION COILS DID NOT COVER THIS EVENT. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE IGNITION COILS AND INCLUDE SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENTS. *TR
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM MCKENNA AUDI IN NORWALK WITH 25,302 MILES AND OEM WARRANTY. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE AT 29,761 MI. AUDI OF MISSION VIEJO CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. AT 36,120 MI, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. AT 41,940MI, IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED AFTER COMPLAINING OF VIBRATION/SHUTTERING/HESITATION. AT 46,163MI, COMPLAINED OF SHUTTERING/HESITATION. HOSE SEALS & TIMING BELT ROLLER WERE REPLACED. AT 46,934MI, COMPLAINED OF SAME ISSUES, AUDI OF MV CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. AT 48,552MI, COMPLAINED OF BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE, ROUGH IDLE AND VIBRATION. CAM PLUG AND INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. AT 52,811MI, THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH (HAVE VIDEO). CIRCLE AUDI OF LONG BEACH REPLACED CRANK CASE & BREATHER VALVE. ENGINE VIBRATION/HESITATION/SHUTTERING CONTINUED AFTER THIS REPAIR. AT 55,600MI, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE INTO A LOWER GEAR (OR PARK) WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. THIS MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE COULD HAVE LED TO INJURY OR DEATH. VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND TOWED TO RUSNAK AUDI OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME, AFTER LESS THAN 20,000MI. AT 56,000MI, THE CAR IS NOW VIBRATING, SHUTTERING, HESITATING AGAIN (ONLY 1,000MI ON "NEW" TRANSMISSION). IT IS DISPLAYING ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT LED UP TO THE MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. AUDI OF MISSION VIEJO CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO A LEAKING/CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT AND IMPROPER TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SAME ISSUES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND DESPITE MINOR REPAIRS, THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS FAILS. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE IS IRREPARABLY FLAWED AND UNSAFE. AUDI OF MV HAS ALSO BEEN NEGLECTED. AUDI OF AMERICA (CORPORATE) HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MY REQUEST FOR A BUYBACK DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DENIED. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 AUDI A4 THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH MY CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A LOCAL ROAD, AND A THIRD TIME IN A PARKING LOT. ALL THREE TIMES AUDI CLAIMS THAT "NO ERROR CODE WAS RECORDED" YET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONICS ERROR LIGHT TURNS ON. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT OR SEE AN ERROR THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME OTHER THAN TEST DRIVE THE CAR. WHAT EVIDENCE DO THEY WANT? WOULD ME IN A BODY BAG AFTER MY CAR QUITS ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN BE WHAT IT TAKES TO CONVINCE THEM SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING? *TR
2007 AUDI A4 AVANT. VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME I WOULD ACCELERATE IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE A NEW CAMSHAFT, CAM FOLLOWER, AND FUEL PUMP WERE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL OF $1,749.97. *TR
SINCE I GOT THE CAR, A4 CABRIOLET 2.0T, I'VE BEEN ADDING OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS COURTEOUS, AND RAN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHEN IT'S AROUND 9000 MILES. THEY ADVISED IT'S WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE, AND I SHOULD SEE IMPROVEMENT. WELL, IT'S NOW 21K MILES, AND I AM STILL ADDING OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE MAINTENANCE GUIDE SAID TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 10K AFTER THE INITIAL OIL CHANGE, BUT NEVER MENTION THE NEED TO ADD OIL EVERY 2-3 MONTH. HOW IS IT NORMAL? I TALKED TO OTHER AUDI OWNER, AND NO ONE EVER HAD TO ADD OIL BEFORE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS W/ THE SAME THE ISSUE ON THE MYCARSTATS.COM. *TR
SINCE I BOUGHT MY AUDI, I HAVE HAD TO PUT OIL IN IT MANY TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR A TURBO. I THINK THAT IS CRAZY, AND EVEN AN AUDI SERVICE MAN TOLD ME NOT ALL OF THE TURBOS DO THAT. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR SEEMING TO LOSE POWER AND JERK ABOUT TWICE A MONTH WHEN I AM USUALLY AROUND 70 MPH. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF FOR 1 SECOND, THEN IT ACTS FINE. THIS IS VERY STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY COILPACKS AND DIVERTER VALVES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. SEVERAL WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AS SOON AS I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD TO START PAYING FOR THEM. THEY BREAK FAR TOO OFTEN AND ARE FAR TOO EXPENSIVE TO NOT BE COVERED BY AUDI. *TR
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