1996 Audi A4

I HAD A PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 00V317000. I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL ASSEMBLY AS WELL.*JB AUDI USA SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED AS PART OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON THE AUDI CHAT BOARDS FROM PEOPLE IN MY EXACT POSITION (SAME PROBLEM, SAME YEAR CAR - BUT AUDI USA SAYS THEY'RE NOT COVERED). SEEMS LIKE IT'S A LITTLE SCREWY. PLEASE CONFIRM RECIEPT OF THIS MESSAGE AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY NEXT STEPS I SHOULD TAKE. THANKS MUCH

1)ENGINE BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES!! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED HEADGASKETS AND VALVE SEALS AND CAR STILL BURNS OILS. 2)FRONT DASH IS PEELING AND BECOMING LOOSE AROUND ENTIRE FRONT NEAR WINDSHIELD, CORNERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG!! CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE DAMAGE DUE TO EXPOSED OF PASSENGER AIRBAG BECAUSE OF PEELING DASH! 3)CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IS ERRATIC!! FUNCTIONS ARE NEVER RELIABLE! SCREEN FLICKERS AND MOST TIMES NOT VISIBLE. UNABLE TO VIEW TEMP DUE TO SCREEN NOT BEING VISIBLE, MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE IF WINDSHEILD BECOMES FOGGY BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK CLIMATE CONTROLS. THESE SEEM TO BE A RECCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AUDI A4 SPOKEN AMONG OTHER 1996 AUDI A4 OWNERS VIA ONILNE FORUM.

MY HORN HAS FAILED ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE 6+ YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. AUDI (MANUFACTURER) HAS REPLACED HORN UNDER WARRANTY EACH TIME, AND REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT ONE TIME (OUT OF WARRANTY). I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME VINS FOR MY CAR (1996 AUDI A4 QUATTRO) FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING. RECALL IS 96V088000. BUT MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY CAR. OBVIOUSLY IS SHOULD, SINCE I AM SUFFERING (HAVE BEEN SUFFERING) FROM THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO CARS THROUGH, AT LEAST, MY VIN, AS THE RECALL ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH. TS

AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA RECALLED THEIR 1999 MODEL A4S FOR FAILURE OF THE TIE RODS. I OWN A 1996 A4 WITH TIE RODS THAT FAILED AND AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED TIE RODS UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS EXACTLY AS OUTLINED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE SENT TO ALL AUDI DEALERS. I READ RECENTLY IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES THAT AN OWNER WITH A 1998 A4 EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE RECALL SHOULD COVER ALL MODEL YEARS OF THE A4. I REQUESTED AND SAVED THE DAMAGED TIE RODS IF YOU WOULD HAVE INTEREST IN SEEING THEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS A SEVERE DANGER TO OPERATERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY AUDI. DT

THIS CAR HAS A LONG DELAY DURING WET BRAKING AND I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. WHEN THEY ARE WARM IT IS FINE, BUT WHEN THEY COOL OFF SUCH AS ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED THEY DO NOT STOP THE CAR. IN A SITUATION WHERE STOPPING IS NEEDED QUICKLY, THIS CAR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN A DECENT AMOUNT OF SPACE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY AFTERMARKET PARTS ON THIS CAR, GY EAGLE RSA TIRES ALL NEW, NOT ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS, 16" FACTORY WHEELS. THIS ISNT A NORMAL PROBLEM LIKE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE AND BRAKING, IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN AND AT THE WORST TIMES, IT FORCES ME TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND CONSTANTLY USE THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WARM ENOUGH TO EVAPORATE WATER AND KEEP THEM WORKING. MR