2005 Audi A4

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

NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS MANY TIRES IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 2005 AUDI A4 PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2005 20,000 MILES DEC 2005 - RR, BUBBLE/BULGE SPOTTED, REPLACED WITH SPARE JAN 2006 - RF, BUBBLE/BULGE NOTICED, REPLACED, PURCHASED AT AUDI MAR 2007 - LF, BUBBLE/BULGE NOTICED, REPLACED, PURCHASED AT DISCOUNT TIRES JUNE 2007 - LR, HOLE PATCHED BY DISCOUNT TIRES NOV 2007 - RR, HOLE PATCHED BY AUDI MAR 2008 - LR, JUST DISCOVERED A BUBBLE/BULGE CONTINENTAL CONTI PR 235/45R-17. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 2-5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COIL THAT DISTRIBUTES SPARK TO THE CYLINDERS DEGENERATED AND LOST POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR IGNITION COILS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ON MY 2005 AUDI A4 ARE NORMALLY 50% TO 80% COVERED WITH MOISTURE CONDENSATION AND WATER DROPLETS. AUDI CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSE TO WARRANTY THE LIGHTS. AUDI STATES IN TECHNICAL BULLETIN GROUP: 94, NUMBER: 05-04, THAT "THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT LENS SURFACE SHOULD CLEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OF LIGHT OPERATION, ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE SURFACE MAY NOT CLEAR. AUDI FURTHER STATES THAT "CONDENSATION DOES NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ASSEMBLIES". I HAVE FOUND THAT NO AMOUNT OF LIGHT OPERATION PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT CLEARING OF THE LENS SURFACE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 AUDI A4 WITH GOODYEAR RS-A 235/45/17 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN USED FOR UNDER 23,000 MILES AND WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR. AT UNDER 23,000 MILES, THE FRONT TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THE REAR TIRES ARE A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM REACHING THE TREAD LINE. BROUGHT THEM TO GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WOULD NOT OFFER WARRANTY. COMMON FOR TIRES TO WEAR OUT AT 23,000 MILES? *TR

2005 AUDI A4 AVANT IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND AUDI OF AMERICA WILL NOT REPLACE A CRACKED COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO LEAK. HOWEVER, THE CRACK WAS VERY VISIBLE AND WILL MOST LIKELY SPREAD FURTHER RESULTING IN A LEAK. THE CRACK WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SERIOUS FLAW IN MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE RESERVOIR. *AK

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

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.