2006 Audi A4

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

POWER STEERING FLUID IS DRAINING FROM RESERVOIR FASTER THAN I CAN PUT IT IN. THIS IS ONE PROBLEM TOO MANY ON MY AUDI. THE CAR IS A 2006 A4 PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2007 THEREFORE 5 YEARS AND 3 MTHS AND 60,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I CAN'T READ ON THE WEB, THE OIL IS LOST IN THE RACK AND PINION BOX. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME AT AUDI DEALER IN PAST 6 WEEKS, TWO ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS, BEARING FRONT WHEEL AND NOW POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT I THINK WILL GO IN THE 600$ TO 1000$ REPAIR. I'VE HAD MANY CARS AND SINCE MY TWO PAST AUDI'S, I'VE REPLACED PARTS THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE EVEN IF I KEPT MY PREVIOUS CARS 7 YEARS AND 160,000 MILES. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST GERMAN PRODUCT IN MY YARD. AUDI HAS A NICE DESIGN BUT THAT IS IT. YOU NEED AT LEAST TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY TO OWN AN AUDI, THAT WAY YOU ARE NOT STUCK. MY DEALER HAS QUADRUPLED HIS SERVICE AREA, NOW I KNOW THE REASON. *TT

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

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIPPED/LOWERED. THE HEADLIGHT WENT DARK THEN TURNED OFF. AT THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE IF THE ROAD, AS I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNED IS BACK ON AND THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL FLICKERS AND VIBRATES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT. *TR

HAVING A HUGE ISSUE WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4 2006 S-LINE US SPEC, I KEEP GETTING HEADLIGHT DIPPED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND THIS HAPPENS 4 TO 5 TIME ON MY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I'M STATIONED IN GERMANY AND HAVE TO USE THE AUTO BAHN AND SOMETIMES DRIVE AROUND 100MPH WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO LOADS OF AUDI DRIVERS. THE XENON BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THE BULBS ARE NOT CHEAP AND NOT THE ISSUE LIKE AUDI SAYS. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT OUT ON THE DASH. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS WHICH I HAVE ALREADY DONE AND DON'T WANT TO GET RIPPED OFF. AUDI NEEDS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED ASAP BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 AUDI A4 EQUIPPED WITH FALCON TIRES, DOT NUMBER: PC023R80LLTR4410, SIZE 235/45/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND EXHIBITING ABNORMAL NOISES WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE TREAD PATTERN HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY WAVY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND I GET THE "LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT" WARNING. THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IF I TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT'LL GO OUT AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE AUDI DEALER AND TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB (WHICH WOULD BE AROUND 500 DOLLARS). BUT THE LIGHT BULB ISN'T OUT. IT STILL TURNS ON. SO THEY TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND 1500-2000 DOLLARS. AFTER DOING A FEW RESEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND NEITHER OF THE METHODS THE DEALER SUGGESTED WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON THIS. *TR