2006 Audi A4

ABOUT 2MINS AFTER I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STARTS TO FLICKER AND SOON TURNS OFF. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT WHICH SAYS "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS FOR AT LEAST 20SEC BEFORE MY LEFT HEADLIGHT RELIABLY COMES BACK ON. PROBLEM IS ESP PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMP IS BELOW 40. *TR

ON MY 2006 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO SEDAN, THE XENON DIRECTIONAL LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, GIVING A MESSAGE OF "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLAMP." THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN ONLY AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH TO "OFF" POSITION, WAITING TEN SECONDS, THEN SWITCHING THEM BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS EVERY DAY. AUDI DEALERS HAVE REPLACED XENON BULBS, IGNITERS AND PIGTAILS TO LAMPS, ADVISING THAT WIRES BECOME VERY HOT. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND CONSTITUTES GREAT DANGER ON DARK ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN RECURRENT ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT A SOLUTION. *TR

2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 3.2L...THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF AND EITHER "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" OR "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" ERROR MESSAGES OCCUR. MUST TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) AND TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE XENON HEADLIGHTS TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONDITION IS BOTH UNSAFE, AND ILLEGAL - AS MANY STATES WILL ISSUE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR DRIVING WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7-8 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THEN BE FINE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM ON AT LEAST 3 VISITS, AND HAS CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED/GUESSED THAT IT IS THE XENON LIGHT BULB ITSELF, HOWEVER IT HAS CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME, AND AS MENTIONED, HAS FUNCTIONED FLAWLESSLY AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE WITH MERELY A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CLAIMED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON AT LEAST ONE VISIT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE (CONVERSATIONAL, AND VIA INTERNET OWNERS' FORUMS) SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF AUDI'S MODEL RANGE AND YEARS. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER 59 RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE W/ MY 2006 AUDI. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. INSTEAD AUDI TECHNICAL SERVICE INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT A DEALER DIRECTLY. I HAVE DONE THIS AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED. THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS THIS POSSES SAFETY CONCERNS. BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT - EVEN AT THE SAME TIME! *TR