2006 Audi A4

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 2.0 WITH ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING OUT UNTO A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BOGS DOWN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY PRIVATE MECHANIC PROVIDED ME A BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. THE AUDI DEALER HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING ABNORMAL CAMSHAFT WEAR AND FAILURE WITH THE STANDARD STOCK FACTORY INSTALLED PUMPS WHICH ARE FROM A DESIGN FLAW. THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE NHTSA HAS THREE ITEMS#10024427, 10030593 AND 10025965 REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. IN CHECKING ONLINE WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH, IT APPEARS MANY 2004-06 AUDI'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH CREATE A DANGER TO THE DRIVING PUBLIC. THE TSB IS NOT MAKING AUDI LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND I FEEL MANY CONSUMERS ARE PLANNING TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR AUDI'S DESIGN FLAW INCLUDING THEIR COVER-UP OF THE DESIGN FLAW. IT IS CRITICAL THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME HE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND OR THE IGNITION COILS. NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN NOTED AN OIL PRESSURE ISSUE INVOLVING THE CYLINDER HEAD, BEARINGS AND SHORT BLOCK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT. UPDATED IVOQ 08/19/10*JB UPDATED IVOQ 10/18/10*JB *TR THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC NOTICED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL WHEN PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALLY FLASHED AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RUN SMOOTHLY. UPDATED IVOQ 01/12/11. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED IVOQ 02/09/11 UPDATED 05/25/11

MY 06 AUDI A4 B7 2.0T IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE FLICKERING AND THEN GOING OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON. THE HID LIGHTS DO THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY, IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND NIGHT AND ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERS OUT AND THEN I HAVE TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. I HAVE HAD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH OF THEM FLICKER OUT AND I GET THE WARNING LIGHT INSIDE THE CAR STATING THAT THEY HAVE "DIPPED". I HAVE READ MANY AUDI OWNERS FORUMS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS! I HAVE REPORTED IT TO AUDI AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S COMMON AND THEY CAN START REPLACING PARTS, BUT CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE WANTING 1,000.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE HID BULBS AND BALLASTS. BUT FROM WHAT I READ DOING THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY AND NOT HAVE A GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED!! *TR

2006 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER CHECKED WIRING CONNECTIONS UNDER SEAT AND LIGHT WENT OUT. 1WEEK LATER IT'S BACK ON. THIS TIME THEY SODERED THE WIRES AND CLEARED THE CODE. A WEEK OR 2 LATER IT'S BACK ON AND THEY DID SOMETHING ELSE, WHAT I'M NOT SURE. 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT LIGHT IS ON AND THEY REPLACE AIRBAG IN DRIVERS SEAT. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT IT IS ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACES THE RING IN THE STEERING WHEEL ( CLOCKSPRING??) 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. AM TOLD IT IS A RANDOM FAULT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT AND THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND THE AUDI CERTIFIED WARRANTY ABOUT TO KICK IN. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A4. WHILE PERFORMING A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY. IN ADDITION, THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 AUDI A4. THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTS, AND THEY FLICKER A LITTLE, SOMETIMES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL SHUT OFF AND I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND TURN THEM BACK ON TO 'RE-START' THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. OFTEN THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IF I AM ON A BUMPY ROAD OR A CURVY ROAD. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND IT WILL GIVE ME THE 'LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED' WARNING ON MY DASH. I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT TO SHUT OFF MY LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. AUDI HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

ON THE 2006 AUDI A4, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN TURN OFF. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT IS NORMAL AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. MANY OTHERS ON THE WEB ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A COMMON FIX. THE MOST COMMON SOLUTION OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IS REPLACING THE IGNITER. *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION. OVER THE COURSE OF 4.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS MALFUNCTIONED (TURNED OFF), WITH NO CONSISTENT CAUSE APPARENT. THE SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN IS "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". THIS CONDITION IS BOTH UNSAFE, AND ILLEGAL - AS MANY STATES WILL ISSUE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION FOR DRIVING WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 60-70 TIMES, THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS, THEN GOES OUT, BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE (CONVERSATIONAL, AND VIA INTERNET OWNERS' FORUMS) SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF AUDI'S MODEL RANGE AND YEARS. *TR