2005 Audi A4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 6/15/09 *CN UPDATED 06/16/09.*JB

THE LIGHTS ON MY AUDI A4 3.2 QUATTRO WILL FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME. IF I STOP AND PULL OVER THE LIGHTS WILL GO BACK ON, BUT THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. SOME DAYS I HAVE THE PROBLEM FREQUENTLY- SOMETIMES I'LL GO FOR A STRETCH OF 5-7 DAYS WITH NO PROBLEMS AT NIGHT. AFTER RECENT RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN LEAD TO THIS SITE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND MAKE SOMEONE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT MULTIPLE AUDI OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALSO. I WAS REFERRED FROM FIXYA.COM- AND I HOPE THAT A SOLUTION WILL BE FOUND FOR AUDI OWNERS. THE PROBLEMS THE LIGHTS CAN CAUSE ARE DISTRACTIONS FOR OTHER DRIVERS, AND IT MAY LEAD TO A TICKET OR ANOTHER TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND A DIPPED LIGHT WARNING WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND IT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE FOR MY VEHICLE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

I PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE OWNED CAR FROM DEALERSHIP-AUDI A4 3.0 QUATTRO, 2005. 2 DAYS LATER I COULD NOT PASS REQUIRED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO "CHECK ENGINE" ISSUE-MISFIRE ON A 6TH CYLINDER. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS LATER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY AND CAR PASSED THE INSPECTION-'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WAS RESET BY DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS LATER "CHECK ENGINE" ISSUE CAME BACK AFTER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE (AT 50,000 MILES) WAS DONE BY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED 2ND TIME. IN DECEMBER 2008 AFTER 3RD TIME "CHECK ENGINE" ISSUE, DEALERSHIP PROPOSED TO REPLACE WHOLE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, WHICH WAS DONE. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009 DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK I'VE NOTICED AN EXHAUST GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR, CAR WAS SHAKING AND "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT WAS "ON"/NOT STEADY. I CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVOCATES TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND START THE CASE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 4TH TIME. THEY PERFORMED NECESSARY STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED (2 SENSORS WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THEM AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT STILL "ON"). I WAS INFORMED THAT DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE BACK IN DECEMBER 2008 - THEY ONLY REPLACED LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MISFIRE ON 6TH CYLINDER (UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE). AFTER 3 WEEKS OF WAITING AND CONSTANT REPAIRS I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED PERMANENTLY. FACTS: CAR WAS PURCHASED AT 49,000 MILES ON APRIL 29, 2008. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 75-80 DAYS OUT OF 10 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. TOTAL MILEAGE AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2009 IS 52,450. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED APPROX. MID JANUARY, 2009. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE. SINCE THE LIGHT ORIGINALLY TURNED ON, IT HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE TECHNICIANS DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM AS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN THE 2005 AUDI A4'S. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED SO FREQUENTLY THAT HE KNEW THE PROBLEM BEFORE HOOKING THE VEHICLE UP TO DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT MANAGER. *TR

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

AUDI A4 ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES AT WILL. DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR ALL THE TIME. THEN CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO GET IT INTO REVERSE GEAR. ENGINE RACES UPON ACCELERATION, OR DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED. COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. MY PEACE OF MIND IS SHATTERED. CAR AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO COST $1500. THE INTEGRITY OF THE AUTO IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED. *TR

2005 AUDI A4 2.0 TURBO. THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE SENSOR SAYS "DIPPED LIGHT", NEED TO SHUT LIGHTS OFF AND THEN PUT THEM BACK ON. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM ON ALL THESE CARS BUT, "DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT". THEY CLEANED THE TERMINALS BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE LIGHTS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON NEARLY HALF THE TIME THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHAKES, THEN FLICKERS, THEN TURNS OFF ONLY TO TURN BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER AND THE PROCESS CONTINUES THE ENTIRE DRIVE. UNLESS I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS FROM AUTO TO OFF AND THEN BACK TO AUTO AND IT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM DURING THIS TRIP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER WHICH I PURCHASED FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIX IT, THE PROBLEM NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005.5 AUDI A4 2.0T. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHAKES, THEN FLICKERS, AND THEN TURNS OFF ONLY TO TURN BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER AND THE PROCESS CONTINUES THE ENTIRE DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN THEM ON. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH MY LIGHTS BEING TURNED OFF, EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO AUDI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR