2001 Audi A6 Brakes Problems

WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 AUDI A6 TO WORK, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND WHEN APPLY MY BRAKE, IT SUDDENLY WENT SOFT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STARTS FLASHING. I PERFORMED A BRAKE SERVICE BUT AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A FAULTY ABS CIRCUIT AND WOULD COST AROUND $2000 TO REPAIR. I LATER DID A RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAS A COMMON ABS PROBLEM, WHICH THE AUDI DEALERS WOULD NOT ANSWER TO. I ALSO LEARNED THIS DEVICE WERE RECALL ON THE VW. ARE THERE ANYONE TO PROTECTS US FROM THIS COSTLY, FAULTY UNIT FAILURE? *JS

NHTSA ID

10461096

Incident

Apr 30, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

ABS/ESP LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER DRIVING FOR 60 MINUTES OR MORE, USUALLY WENT OFF IF VEHICLE RESTARTED, THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER COURSE OF 10 MONTHS UNTIL LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME, WHEEL SENSORS HAD TO BE CHANGED AT SIGNIFICANT COST TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10425078

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

Mileage

119,000 mi

NO EVENTS LED UP TO THE FAILURE. ABS MODULE FAILED. NOT YET REPAIRED. TOLD BY SEVERAL SHOPS (INCLUDING AUDI DEALER), THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY HEAT SHIELD. AUDI REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10159587

Incident

May 6, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL (04V1233000) WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVILY AND SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER SAW FIRE IN THE VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR AND CALL 911. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING AND DO NOT HAVE THE REPORT. *JB COOLANT BOTTLE LEAKED, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10121191

Incident

Apr 30, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

DT: THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO, HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RECALLED ,AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTROL ARMS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. WHEN UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED VEHICLE HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILURE, AND IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10126809

Incident

Oct 28, 2004

Mileage

64,000 mi

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP COMPLETELY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK...... THE BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURRED FIRST AT 16,000 MILES, OCCURRED AGAIN BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AT 60,000 MILES , AND THEN AT 75,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ANY RELIEF, APPEALED TO AUDI HOM EOFFICE, AND THEY TOO REFUSED TO D O ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, REMOVED AND INSTALLED WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10103792

Incident

Dec 12, 2002

Mileage

160,000 mi

SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2001, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WITHIN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS, MY ROTORS WARPED. THEY'VE WARPED TWICE SINCE THAT TIME. ALSO, EVERY 4 MONTHS OR SO, I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES RESURFACED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE TO BRAKE AGGRESSIVELY RATHER THAN SLOW TO A STOP. SO, I'VE TRIED THAT. THE BREAKS STILL WARP AND NEED RESURFACING MORE OFTEN THAN THEY SHOULD. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO MECHANICS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME, BUT NOT ALL, AUDI A6 2.7 TURBOS AND 4.0'S (8 CYLINDER VERSION). THEY'VE SAID THAT THE TECHNICAL PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM, BUT CORPORATE KEEPS DENYING IT. THE LAST MECHANIC SAID THERE ARE SOME THINGS THEY CAN DO TO TRY TO HELP THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY'RE NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK. NONE OF THE FIXES INCLUDED USING THICKER OR BETTER BRAKES, WHICH EVIDENTLY ARE AVAILABLE AT A HIGH COST! SOME OF THE TWEAKS THEY CAN DO INCLUDE PRECISION BALANCING OF THE TIRES AND MAKING THE SUSPENSION EVEN TIGHTER THAN IT ALREADY IS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10086881

Incident

Jul 30, 2004

Mileage

3,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON WET ROADS THE BRAKES BECOME SOFT. ONCE DRY, THE BRAKES GRAB. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10042863

AUDI 2001 A6 2.7T TIPTRONIC WHILE IN D TRANSMISSION MODE, CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PER ACCELERATOR INPUT AFTER USING THE BRAKES. THERE IS A DELAY OF ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER BRAKING FROM LOW SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY GENTLE ACCELERATION AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHER SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY EITHER GENTLE OR AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. OFTEN THERE WILL BE A PRONOUNCED JERK WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE DELAY. *LA SAFETY ISSUE TYPICAL SITUATION: WHEN CROSSING MEDIANS TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAVE TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID A COLLISION BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE SMARTLY AFTER BRAKING. THE SAME CROSSING IN PREVIOUSLY OWNED AUDI A4 1.8T AND AUDI A4 2.8 (BOTH WITHOUT FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE) COULD BE SAFELY NEGOTIATED WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION DELAY. THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. REFERENCES FROM AUDIWORLD.COM FORUMS IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ALL HAVE THE AUDI TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM, NOT LIMITED TO THE 2.7T MODEL. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE LATEST MESSAGES HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/A6/MSGS/304185.PHTML ALSO, CONSUMER REPORTS HAVE NOTED THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN TESTING THIS CAR. HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/MAIN/DETAILV2.JSP?CONTENT%3C%3ECNT_ID=302773&FOLDER%3C%3EFOLDER_ID=97851&ASSORTMENT%3C%3EAST_ID=333137&BMUID=1066370138539 SEVERAL OTHER REVIEWS IN THE U.S. AUTOMOBILE PRESS HAVE ALSO NOTED THE DELAY. REPAIR LOCAL AUDI DEALER IS UNABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION SINCE THEIR TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES ONLY INDICATE A "NO FAULT FOUND" OR "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" SITUATION (SEVERAL VISITS). ESCALATION TO AUDI HEADQUARTERS ELICITS STATEMENTS SUCH AS "WORKING AS PER DESIGN, "SAFETY FEATURE (PREVENT OVER REVVING DAMAGE TO ENGINE/TRANSMISSION)", AND "SYSTEM HAS TO PROCESS A LOT OF DATA". *LA

NHTSA ID

10043073

Incident

Oct 16, 2003

DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVER MUST PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BRAKES GRAB IN THE REAR. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10043956

Mileage

8,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10023239

Incident

Apr 10, 2003

Mileage

14,048 mi

THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014662

Incident

Mar 29, 2001

Mileage

40 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10002362

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

Mileage

23,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10001824

Incident

Oct 3, 2002

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A LOW SCREECHING NOISE, THIS IS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN A STOPPING POSITION, AND GOING AT LOW SPEED, CONTACT DEALER AND HAD NO RESPONSE.*AK ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED DOWN BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES TO GET ANY RESPONSE, EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDED WHEN USING HORN. *TT *SLC

NHTSA ID

899101