2008 Audi A4

AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH I WENT TO USE THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. IT WOULDN'T PRESS DOWN AT ALL. I ENDED UP RUNNING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND COASTING IN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON A NUMBER OF TIMES AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS STILL HARD EVERY TIME. I CALLED AUDI EXPERIENCES AND BY THE TIME I HAD EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. (FOR 15 MINUTES THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK!) I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT DAY BUT AT A CAUTIOUS SPEED. LATER THAT EVENING, AROUND 8:50PM, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AGAIN, THE BRAKES REFUSED TO WORK, SAME HARD PEDAL AS EARLIER THAT MORNING. I CALLED AUDI EXPERIENCES AND SCHEDULED A TOW PICK UP. AUDI SERVICES SAYS THAT A VACUUM HOSE HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND CAUSES THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE ON ITSELF CAUSING THE BRAKES TO "LOCK UP." THEY WANT TO REPAIR THE SAME HOSE AND USE IT AGAIN. IT DEFINITELY NEEDS REPLACED WITH A THICKER HOSE THAT ISN'T GOING TO COLLAPSE ON ITSELF AND CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FAULTY HOSE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN TO THEM. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT AND DIDN'T HURT SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

WAS CHANGING LANES AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE THEN IN AN INSTANT WENT EXTREMELY FAST. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS REVVED SO HIGH AND GOING SO FAST THAT I JUST SKIDDED INTO TRAFFIC. BEFORE THE INCIDENT WE NOTICED IT WOULD DO IT BUT THE LAG WASN'T SO BAD... WASN'T UNTIL WE DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THAT IT REALLY BECAME A PROBLEM. VERY SCARY TO HAVE A CAR FULL OF KIDS AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. *TR

I HAVE THE DIPPED HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IN MY 2009 AUDI A4/B7 DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE MY LIGHTS SET TO ALWAYS BE ON. EVERY NOW AND THEN I'LL SEE THE LIGHT FLICKER OR GO OUT AND GET THE DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNING. WHAT I DO IS TURN MY LIGHTS FULLY OFF, LEAVE THEM OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN SWITCH THEM BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UNTIL NOW THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY GOES OUT WITH ONLY THE (DIPPED HEADLIGHT) WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS IS A RECALL WORTHY PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET WITH NO LUCK ONLY MORE VICTIMS WHO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS. *TR

AFTER REACHING AN APPROPRIATE SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, I EASED OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL ENTIRELY BUT THE PEDAL STAYED DOWN. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND CHECKED THE STILL DEPRESSED PEDAL TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS OBSTRUCTING IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I PULLED THE PEDAL UP AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE LOOKED AT MANY FORUMS AND HAVE SEEN THIS A PROBLEM IN OVER 70 PERCENT OF AUDI A4 B7 OWNERS. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 8 PM. THEY WOULD FLICKER, BUT WOULD NOT RE FIRE. I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS FOR THE 2006 - 2008 AUDI LINE. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS ON. *TR

PROBLEM: PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CAM AND CAM FOLLOWER RESULTING IN P0087 ERRORS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO RUN VERY ERRATIC, SURGING AND BUCKING AND A GENERAL LOSS OF POWER. THERE IS AN AUDI TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ON THIS VERY ISSUE FOR MY 2005, 2006 AND 2007. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM! MY 2008 AUDI SHOULD BE COVERED. --- AT AROUND 60K MILES THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING THE DREADED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CAM LOBE FOLLOWER AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LOBE. THE FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CAM WAS NOT. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO MY AUDI MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THAT AUDI HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, CAM FOLLOWER AND THE CAM TO 120,000 MILES AND MINE WOULD BE COVERED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALER THEY DID EVERYTHING THAT HAD A RECALL AND TOLD ME TO TRY IT. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNED AND I HAD MY MECHANIC REMOVE THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP AND WE LOOKED AT THE WEAR ON THE FOLLOWER AND CAM. THE CAM AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWER WERE EXTREMELY WORN. I DO HAVE PICTURES FROM THEN AND NOW THAT THE CAM AND FOLLOWER HAVE BEEN REPLACED, I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AS WELL. NEXT TOOK IT BACK TO AUDI DEALERSHIP EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM AND WAS NOT COVERED. THEY THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A CAM AND FOLLOWER AND I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE. I WOULD AUDI TO REIMBRUSE ME FOR THE WORK I HAD PERFORMED. *TT

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 AUDI A4 2.0 WITH APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (3). AUDI DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. LIKE THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT LISTED ON THIS TOPIC, I TOO HAVE SEE A NUMBER OF BLOGS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE 2008 A4'S HAVING ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE ALSO SEEN MENTION OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEING ISSUED BY AUDI ON THIS BUT I'VE YET TO FIND IT. *TR