1998 Audi A4

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE IS UNABLE TO HAVE A RECALL 99V248000 REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE. HE PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE LAST WEEK WITH AN OUTSTANDING RECALL, WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO OFFER A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE TIE RODS WOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RUBBER BOOTS THE TIE RODS WOULD NOT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER PROVIDED A REPAIR ORDER INDICATING THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DAMAGED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TIMING BELT BROKE AT THE END OF 2001. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE TIMING BELTS BREAK ON THESE AUDIS AND BEND THE VALVES,E THEY WILL DESTROY THE ENGINE. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE SINCE THEN. SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED IN 2001. THE BILL WAS $4,468.00. THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT AT 80,000 MILES. AN ADVOCATE FOR AUDI IN MICHIGAN TOLD HER ON 9-26-05 THAT THEY SENT HER A LETTER CONCERNING THE TIMING BELT. THEY WERE UNSURE AS TO WHEN THEY SENT IT. THE CONTACT SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST AUDI. (9-27-05 THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME ADVOCATE AND ASKED HER TO CHECK THE REFERENCE NUMBER ON THE CAR, AND THE ADVOCATE TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS ONGOING CAMPAIGN CONCERNING THE TIMING BELT. IT WAS CALLED THE JK CAMPAIGN. THE CONTROL ARM WAS CALLED THE JE CAMPAIGN. SHE HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS AND NOTIFIED THE ADVOCATE THAT SHE HAD NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE MAINTENANCE BOOK,IT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 90,000 MILES.*AK

RE: NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 99V248000 (SEP 13, 1999) I OWN AN 1998 AUDI A4 [XXX]. ON 03/11/2003 I HAD THE $1,3000 REPAIR OF TIE RODS AND FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT HOUSTON MOMENTUM AUDI THAT SEEMED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALLS CONSEQUENCES. THE AUDI OF AMERICA DOES NOT SHOW MY VEHICLE AMONG THOSE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY REASONING, NOR COULD THEY RECONCILE THEIR REFERENCES WITH THE NHTSA RECALL. I BELIEVE, I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY AUDI AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE ONE OF ITS TIRES (LEFT REAR) SERVICED BECAUSE IT HAD BEGUN TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. A SCREW WAS VISIBLE IN THE TIRE. WHILE IN FOR REPAIR THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SEVERE DRY ROT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES. THE OPENINGS WERE 2-4 INCHES LONG WITH EXPOSURE THROUGH TO THE LINER. THE SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRY ROT WAS "NOT UNHEARD OF BUT WAS UNUSUAL" AND THAT THE TWO TIRES WERE FAULTY AND UNSAFE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE MY CAR IS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MODEL ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE/QUATTRO SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE TREAD WEAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES INCLUDING THE TWO FAULTY WERE BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2003 AND HAD 41K MILES ON THEM. THE FOURTH TIRE WAS NEWER, BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2004 AND HAD 17K MILES ON IT. *JB

1998 AUDI A4 2.8 QUATTRO ABS CONTROL MODULE, PART#[XXX]OR N VIN: [XXX]. *JB CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FEATURE. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECT AT VARIOUS MILEAGE POINTS, EVEN RANDOM AUDI A4 OWNERS THAT I HAVE MET IN PERSON. IT NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON 2 OCCASSIONS AS BRAKES LOCKED-UP PREMATURELY. PART IS BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/09/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ABS CONTROL MODULES (BOSCH 5.3) ON ALL EARLY MODEL 98-01 AUDI A4 AND IT'S SISTER CAR THE VW PASSAT 98-01 WILL AND DO FAIL AT SOME POINT. CONTROL MODULE IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE MOST TIMES WHILE DRIVING. MAY START WORKING SPORADICALLY AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. COMMON PROBLEM ON FORUMS (AUDIWORLD.COM). I HAVE BEEN A VW / AUDI TECHNICIAN FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS GOING TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. VW / AUDI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS JUST RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ALERTING THAT THE CONTROL MODULE MAY NOW BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY FROM THE HYDRAULIC UNIT. THIS CONTROL MODULE AT MY COST (CONSIDERABLE DISCOUNT SINCE I WORK FOR THE COMPANY) IS $1495.00. PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND OTHER AUDI / VW OWNERS GET OUR CARS STOPPING SAFELY. *JB