2000 Audi A4

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON APRIL 5, 2005 ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER FOUND THE HEAD GASKETS, MASS FLOW SENSORS, VACUUM HOSES, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAITED ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 29, 2005 TO HAVE IT SERVICED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD ENDS, CHAIN TENSIONER AND THE OIL COOLANT LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING INDICATORS OTHER THAN THE NOISE INDICATING A PROBLEM. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

PERSISTENT FAILURE OF THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES BY SEWICKLEY AUDI AND PARTIALLY COVERED BY WARRANTY (75%). THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES (ALONG WITH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION) - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AUDI SERVICE (AT PAUL MILLER AUDI) REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR A VERY COSTLY REPAIR ($8,800) AND STATED THAT A FAILURE OF THE CENTER BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION OCCURED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE FIRST CENTER DIFFERENTIAL. *LA

VEHICLE WAS STILL IN 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING INTO A 6-LANE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE STALLED ONWAY TO MEDIAN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS RACING TOWARDS IT, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OFF WAY. VEHICLE ONCE STARTED WOULDN'T MOVE INTO GEAR. A COMPLAINT WAS MADE WITH MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER. THEY DETERMINED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AT OUTER CV JOINT DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *YH

2001 AUDI A4 BEGAN TO SMOKE. DROVE 5 MINUTES TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER WENT INSIDE OF HOUSE, AND CAR WAS SITTING FOR 20 MINUTES. THEN, SOMEONE KNOCKED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT CAR WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN, AND ALMOST RAN OVER TWO CHILDREN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID BACK BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS WERE BURNED TO A CRISP. NO CONCLUSION TO WHY THIS HAPPENED OR WHY CAR ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC ON ITS OWN.*AK ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER'S INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT SPONGY BRAKES REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICKE BUT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *YH