2003 Audi A4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V017000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

2003 AUDI A4 REQUESTING FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING FREQUENT STALLING WHEN STARTING AND WHEN IN USE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE FELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RANGE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING FREQUENT STALLING AT START UP AND INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. RECALL # 07V375000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V017000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000 MILES.

I HAVE A 2003 AUDI A4 1.8T ENGINE. I DISCOVERED A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE AT THE REAR OF MY CAR WHEN DRIVING AND NOW ALSO AT IDLE. I FOUND OUT FROM A AUDI INDEPENDENT SHOP & FROM ONLINE CAR FORUMS THAT THE ISSUE ON MY CAR IS THE FUEL PUMP IS ABOUT TO FAIL. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 06V017000, THE MANU CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS JL. I THEN DISCOVERED FROM SERVICE RECORDS ON THE CAR THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED ON 4/19/06 WITH 35,434 MILES ON THE CAR WITH THE JL CODE. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT THE END OF MAY 2006 WITH 35,500 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD TO GET A REPAIR TO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT (SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL) UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/16/06 WITH 36,706 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MENTIONED THE SERVICE HISTORY TO ME AT THIS POINT. THE CAR HAS JUST REACHED 57K MILES(OUT OF WARRANTY 50K)AND NOW THE FUEL PUMP IS SCREAMING WITH MECHANICAL NOISE.SO BASICALLY WITH ONLY APPROX 22K MILES ON THE "NEW" FUEL PUMP IT IS FAILING AGAIN. TODAY I WENT TO A AUDI DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE, CA AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR, AND THE HISTORY OF THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT WAS EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL AND REFUSED THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THE CAR UNDER A RECALL NOTICE. IN HIS OWN WORDS HE SAID THAT A MECHANICAL PART COULD FAIL THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER INSTALLATION. SO MUCH FOR INSPIRING CONFIDENCE IN A PREMIUM MANUFACTURER. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT THAT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS ON MY WIFE AND I WHEN DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE, HE DID NOT CARE. AFTER THIS I THEN RANG UP AUDI OF AMERICAS CONSUMER HELPLINE, I TALKED TO A FRIENDLY LADY, BUT SHE SAID THAT NOTING COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY AOA AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY, AND VERY WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY TO DRIVE THIS CAR. AUDI SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT ESPECIALLY AS HISTORY PROVES THAT THERE WAS A OFFICIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP OUT. PLEASE HELP MY WIFE AND I OUT. IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE "EPC" WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ON APRIL 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ONLY FOR IT TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (LEN STOLER) WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ONCE BEFORE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED IN RECALL # 06V017000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. ASSUMED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL FILTER OR PUMP (WHICH AUDI CALLS A FUEL DELIVERY UNIT). FILTER WAS REPLACED AND CAR WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. NOW AUDI HAS SENT THE WRONG FUEL PUMP TWICE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PUMP, BUT APPARENTLY MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE COVERED VIN NUMBERS. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AUDI ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THE DEFECT! THIS IS FRUSTRATING WHEN THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. *AK

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 03 AUDI A4T QUATTRO IN JUNE OF 03. THE DEALER IS GREAT AND THANK GOD THEY VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE MY CAR HAS GIVEN THEM ALOT PRACTICE ON EVERYTHING. I THINK GERMANY SENT US A DUD! SINCE BUYING THE CAR I HAVE NEEDED VARIOUS ITEMS REPLACED: A NEW COMPUTER, (REPLACED BY THE DEALER), A NEW FUEL SYSTEM WAS NEEDED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (LATER RECALLED BY AUDI BUT AFTER I NEEDED TO BE TOWED AND HAVE THE CPMPONENT FIXED ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS SUPPOSEDLY ATTACHED TO THE SYTEM), AND MOST RECENTLY 2 SEPARATE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN FIXED BUT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 1100 MILES OF EACH OTHER. FIRST DIAGNOSIS OF THE NOISE AND SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING WAS TIRE BALANCE AND LATER RACK AND PIN STEERING AND AFTER ALL THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SHIMMY AT 65MPH + IS ALONG WITH THE WHINNING IN THE CAR THE FIRST 10 MILES FO EACH DAY (AFTER IT IS WARMED UP OR EVEN IF IT IS A WARM DAY). AND WHAT SUPPOSEDLY WAS FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A COIL IS NOW A MYSTERY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 DAYS AND ARE STILL UNSURE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK GOD I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STARTED HEARING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 06V017000 WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS HE WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87000.*AK UPDATED 03/19/07.*JB

AUDI A4 2003, THE CLUTCH FAILED AT 30,000 MILES, BUT AUDI REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT WAS CATEGORIZED AS WEAR AND TEAR, THUS NOT COVERED BY AUDI'S LEAST. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE JACK BROKE WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER AUDI OWNERS, BUT STILL HAD TO PAY THE DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC SIDING OUT OF POCKET. *JB