2000 Audi S4

(1)EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: A.TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AS PIXELS FAIL ON THE LCD DRIVERS INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: A. PRESENTLY, THE CLUSTER IS UNREADABLE AND THUS INFORMATION VITAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) A.NOTHING YET. TO REPAIR THE ITEM A COMPLETELY NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE PURCHASED. *TR

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY OF 2007. THE CARS INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS WORKING FINE WHEN PURCHASED. ALL THE CARS CRITICAL INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED ON THE PANEL. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASED I NOTICED THAT THE PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE CAR WAS RUNNING LOW ON COOLANT BUT SINCE I COULD NOT READ THE DEPLOY I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL THE CAR OVERHEATED AND THE WATER PUMP BLEW. THE REPAIR ALONE COST ME $800.00. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOULD HAVE DISPLAYED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. SO I ALSO BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE ALL WARNING INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED ON THE CLUSTER; BRAKES, TEMPERATURE AND OIL. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. FAILURE IS CENTER DISPLAY IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS LOST LINES, AND GOES SO DIM AT TIMES THAT I CAN'T READ ANYTHING ON IT. THE DISPLAY GIVES IMPORTANT INFO FOR FAILURES IN SYSTEM, LIKE BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, OIL PRESSURE LOSS, ETC. AND IF I CANNOT READ/SEE IT I WONT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI S4. THE CENTER PIXEL DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT PROPERLY DISPLAY ALL OF ITS FEATURES. THE DISPLAY BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT NEVER NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET AND MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BEEPED 3 TIMES. I GOT OVER AS SOON AS I COULD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO AUDI. I WENT UP THERE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT CODE BEFORE SO THEY JUST ERASED THE CODE. I LEFT AND WAS GOING ABOUT 10MPH AND LIGHTLY PUT MY BRAKES ON AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, I CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO AUDI AND THEY SAID THAT MY ABS MODULE IS NOT WORKING. IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY PRODUCT CAN YOU REPLACE THE PART. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I GO TO AUDI JUST FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT I NEVER LEAVE WITHOUT SPENDING MORE MONEY, BECAUSE THEY FIND THINGS THAT ARE WRONG. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER AUDI OWNERS AND THEY SAY THAT THEY PROBABLY SABOTAGE OUR CARS JUST SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. AS I JUST WENT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID THAT MY SECONDARY WATER PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD COME ON IF THAT FAILED. I HOPE THAT THIS ABS CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS NON WORKING SAFETY PART. THE PART NUMBER IS: 8EO 614 111E OR 8EO 614 111A SINCE I COULD NOT FIND AUDI UNDER MANUFACTURER BUT I HAVE A 2000 AUDI S4. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *TR