2006 Audi A4

RIGHT AND LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNINGS APPEAR FREQUENTLY SINCE THE YEAR I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS/PULSES, THEN GOES OUT AND THE WARNING APPEARS. TURNING LIGHTS TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK ON GENERALLY BRINGS BOTH HEADLIGHTS BACK ON BUT THE SAME HEADLIGHT OR OTHER SIDE WILL OFTEN FAIL MOMENTS LATER. ONCE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT ALL DRIVING SPEEDS. *TR

WHEN CAR HITS A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT SELF-LEVELING HEADLIGHT SYSTEM STICKS AND SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHT, AND SHOW A "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" MESSAGE ON DASH. STOPPING THE CAR, SHUTTING OFF THE LIGHTS, AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESETS THE LIGHTS BUT IT USUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN SOON AFTER. THIS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IS A SAFETY ISSUE SUDDENLY BEING WITHOUT ONE HEADLIGHT DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS AUDI, ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THEN PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE: "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, WITH THE BULBS STILL PRODUCING LIGHT, WHILE DRIVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, GENERALLY WHEN ASSOCIATED WITH A BUMPY ROAD, AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF, PRODUCING TWO ERROR CODES "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" AND "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT". THE BULBS ARE SOMEWHAT NEW AND ALL THE HEADLIGHT PARTS ARE OEM, AND THIS BECOMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE DARK. I UNDERSTAND FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2006 AUDI A4 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH TIES BACK TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE GIVEN THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF A CAR WHILE AND THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

THE XENON HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER THEN GO OUT, MOST OF THE TIME INDIVIDUALLY AND PERIODICALLY BOTH. THIS OCCURS AT ANYTIME AND UNDER ANY CONDITION. A SERVICE LETTER WAS SENT OUT IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE AND TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THESE REPAIRS WEREN'T ADDRESSED DUE TO MY WARRANTY HAVING EXPIRED. THESE REPAIRS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IRRESPECTIVE OF WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY AUDI OWNERS WHO HAVE THESE LIGHTS IRREGARDLESS MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET. A RECALL MAY BE WARRANTED NOT JUST A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT DOESN'T COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HERE IS A LINK TO GOOGLE SEARCH OF OTHER AUDI OWNERS' WITH THIS ISSUE, HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/#HL=EN&BIW=1366&BIH=643&SCLIENT=PSY-AB&Q=2006+AUDI+A4+XENON+HEADLIGHTS&OQ=AUDI+XENON+HEADLIGHTS+2006&GS_L=SERP.1.0.0I8I30L2.13609.16512.4.21346.5.5.0.0.0.0.106.473.4J1.5.0...0.0...1C.P2F9WMXANJE&PBX=1&BAV=ON.2,OR.R_GC.R_PW.R_QF.,CF.OSB&FP=51A6E4B639342C8A. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. THANK YOU! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, ALMOST LIKE A STROBE LIGHT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN COMES BACK ON BY ITS SELF. THEN GOES BACK OFF AND STAYS OFF SO I PULL OFF THE ROAD. I LOOK AT THE LIGHT AND IT IS STILL OUT. I TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKS LIKE NEW, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH LIGHT GOES OUT AND THIS HAPPENS, ITS THE MANUFACTURER FAULT NOT MINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURTS, OR LOSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALL AUDI A4'S WITH HID XENON LIGHTING. AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES MANY OWNERS REPORT FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. THE APPROPRIATE ERROR WILL COME ON THE AUDI INFORMATION SYSTEM "LEFT HEADLAMP DIPPED" OR RIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO OFF AND TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AGAIN RESETS THE ISSUE. THIS MAY OCCUR UP TO 5 TIMES OR MORE BEFORE THE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. MY AUDI DEALER "AUDI OF ROCHESTER HILLS" IN MICHIGAN CHARGED ME $80 TO INSPECT THE SITUATION AND SAID I WOULD NEED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $650 APPROX. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TO THIS DATE I LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM AND READ TOO MANY INTERNET BLOGS ABOUT AUDI A4 OWNERS THAT SPENT THE $650 TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-332613.HTML I AM HOPING THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE FIRST AND THE NHSTB WILL DO AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

THE ISSUE INITIALLY STARTED WITH BOTH HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING AND THE AUDI DEALERSHIP STATED IT MAY JUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE XENON BULBS. NOT LONG AFTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND GO OUT PROMPTING A "RIGHT HEAD LIGHT DIPPED" MESSAGE. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN IS TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER EVERY TIME TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ON. UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT BUT IT TURNS OUT THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME. TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD BOTH HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 2013829/3 BUT AUDI WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *TR