2008 Audi A4 Complaint Log

GOT A LEFT DIPPED HEADLIGHT ERROR ON DASHBOARD AND TRIED HAVING IT FIXED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. LOOKING AT THREADS ONLINE, MANY OTHER AUDI OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH IS VERY SERIOUS. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE TO BORROW ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. STILL TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED.

PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CAMSHAFT. APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY FOR 2007 AND OLDER MODELS AND I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A DEALER THAT 2009 AND NEW MODELS WERE COVERED. THE WARRANTY WAS AN EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CORPORATE ALSO TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE AT THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MISTAKE. WHATS ASTOUNDING IS THAT THE SAME ISSUE MY VEHICLE HAS IS WHAT IS COVERED IN PREVIOUS AND LATER YEARS FOR THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AS MINE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS FAILING AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME I START EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER AND OTHER ENGINE ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW IF I AM WRITING THIS TO THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT HOWEVER ANY ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS ISSUE KNOWN AND EVEN FORCING AUDI'S HAND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE VEHICLE IS A WONDERFUL VEHICLE BUT TO BE TOLD ABOUT AND ALSO READING ABOUT OTHER OWNER'S EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND SAYING THAT THEIR VEHICLE JUST STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER OR THAT THE CAMSHAFT BROKE INTO PIECES CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE IN ADDITION TO FUEL FAILURE IS SCARY. AGAIN IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR YEARS. MAYBE FORCING A RECALL WILL CORRECT THEIR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BACK WINDSHIELD HAD EXPLODED AND THERE WAS SHATTERED GLASS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN

2008 AUDI A4 AVANT WITH THE 2.0 LITER TURBO MOTOR/ ENGINE CODE IS BWT. CAMSHAFT LOBE AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PREMATURE WORN OUT. AUDI KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN 2010 ABOUT THE PREMATURE WEAR ON THE CAMSHAFT LOBE AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SHUDDERS WHILE GOING INTO 2ND AND 1ST GEAR AS IF SOMEONE HAS JUST REAR ENDED THE CAR. TOOK THE AUDI TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN MY AREA AND FINDINGS ARE THAT IT IS THE MECHATRONIC THAT IS DEFECTIVE. FINDING IS THAT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND AUDI IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION AFTER CONTACTING AOA. REPAIR COST IS $2700. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD A LONG STANDING OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM COMMONLY KNOWN ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE WHICH AUDI ACKNOWLEDGED BY AUTHORIZING A REPAIR. AS A RESULT, AUDI OF AMERICA AND SCHMITT'S AUDI IN BOWMANSVILLE, NY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I REPORTED THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AUDI DID NOT AGREE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE ENGINE WAS TAKEN APART BY SCHMITT'S IN OCTOBER 2013 AT JUST UNDER 57K MILES, THE TIMING BELT WAS REMOVED AND THE PISTON RINGS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, APPROX. 3,000 MILES LATER, ON JUNE 30TH, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON I-90 THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED WITHOUT NOTICE, CAUSING BENT VALVES AND MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SPLIT WITH RTE. 219 WHICH WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE POLICE HAD TO COME TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TRAFFIC. SCHMITT'S WAS THE LAST TO TOUCH THE ENGINE BUT DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BELT FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. AUDI OF AMERICA DENIED THAT THE BELT WAS DEFECTIVE, EVEN THOUGH ACCORDING TO THE 2008 AUDI MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THE BELT WAS NOT DUE TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 110K MILES. THE BELT BROKE AT ROUGHLY HALF THE MILEAGE IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE CHANGED AT. AUDI DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE $4200 ENGINE REPAIR COST AND STATED I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEREFORE NO COVERAGE WAS AVAILABLE. I HAD EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AUDI PRESIDENT [XXX] OFFICE AND WITH SCHMITT'S AUDI OVER A 6+ WEEK PERIOD TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, TO NO AVAIL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INITIALLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SUGGESTED OIL CHANGE WELL BEFORE DUE AS SOLUTION. PROBLEM IS FAILING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FAILING FUEL PUMP CAUSES CAMSHAFT AND VALVE LIFTERS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. AS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILS CAR LOSES POWER AND/OR LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. CAR IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN SITUATIONS SUCH AS CROSSING TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING TO GET UP TO SPEED, MAY LOSE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES - VERY UNSAFE ON 2 LANE ROADS. PROBLEM OF LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION IS INTERMITTENT AND WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN BE FREQUENT. SAME PARTS AND PROBLEMS AS DOCUMENTED ON PRIOR MODELS YEARS, INCLUDING 2007 AUDI A4'S (PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR) THAT WERE COVERED EITHER DUE TO RECALL OR MANUFACTURE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY DUE TO PRODUCT DEFECT. 2008 MODELS WERE STILL UNDER INITIAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY FOR AGE OF VEHICLE WHEN PRIOR YEARS BECAME COVERED / RECALLED. COST AT AUDI DEALER TO FIX WERE OVER $1600. DEALER PAPERWORK STATES PROBLEM IS "NOT UNCOMMON ON THIS MOTOR." *TR

AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH I WENT TO USE THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. IT WOULDN'T PRESS DOWN AT ALL. I ENDED UP RUNNING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND COASTING IN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON A NUMBER OF TIMES AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS STILL HARD EVERY TIME. I CALLED AUDI EXPERIENCES AND BY THE TIME I HAD EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. (FOR 15 MINUTES THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK!) I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT DAY BUT AT A CAUTIOUS SPEED. LATER THAT EVENING, AROUND 8:50PM, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AGAIN, THE BRAKES REFUSED TO WORK, SAME HARD PEDAL AS EARLIER THAT MORNING. I CALLED AUDI EXPERIENCES AND SCHEDULED A TOW PICK UP. AUDI SERVICES SAYS THAT A VACUUM HOSE HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND CAUSES THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE ON ITSELF CAUSING THE BRAKES TO "LOCK UP." THEY WANT TO REPAIR THE SAME HOSE AND USE IT AGAIN. IT DEFINITELY NEEDS REPLACED WITH A THICKER HOSE THAT ISN'T GOING TO COLLAPSE ON ITSELF AND CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FAULTY HOSE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN TO THEM. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT AND DIDN'T HURT SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS HAVE A MALFUNCTION WHERE THEY TURN OFF AND ON. THE SENSOR SAYS THAT THE LEFT FRONT BULB HAS DIPPED BUT AUDI DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

ALL FOUR TPMS SENSORS NEED REPLACING ALONG WITH NEW TIRES. RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT IS LEAKING FLUID, AND WIPERS STREAK. 80,616 MILEAGE. IN 2012 I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, WIPERS AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NOW I'M FACED WITH A LEAKING MOTOR MOUNT. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, I SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE MAJOR REPAIR ISSUES. [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM THE AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. ADVISING OF THIS AIR BAG ISSUE. I HAVE TWICE CONTACTED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER (AUDI OF HILTON HEAD, RIDGELAND, SC) REQUESTING REPLACEMENT. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS AND ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN FORCE AUDI TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY.

WAS CHANGING LANES AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE THEN IN AN INSTANT WENT EXTREMELY FAST. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS REVVED SO HIGH AND GOING SO FAST THAT I JUST SKIDDED INTO TRAFFIC. BEFORE THE INCIDENT WE NOTICED IT WOULD DO IT BUT THE LAG WASN'T SO BAD... WASN'T UNTIL WE DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THAT IT REALLY BECAME A PROBLEM. VERY SCARY TO HAVE A CAR FULL OF KIDS AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. *TR

I HAVE THE DIPPED HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IN MY 2009 AUDI A4/B7 DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE MY LIGHTS SET TO ALWAYS BE ON. EVERY NOW AND THEN I'LL SEE THE LIGHT FLICKER OR GO OUT AND GET THE DIPPED HEADLIGHT WARNING. WHAT I DO IS TURN MY LIGHTS FULLY OFF, LEAVE THEM OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN SWITCH THEM BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UNTIL NOW THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY GOES OUT WITH ONLY THE (DIPPED HEADLIGHT) WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS IS A RECALL WORTHY PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET WITH NO LUCK ONLY MORE VICTIMS WHO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A PARKWAY AND MOVED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS AND WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE -- I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN HOWEVER, THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK. AFTER TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, IT FINALLY RELEASED. *TR

I TOO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AUDI A4 TURBO I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN MY VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH OR SO. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE HAD 2 OIL CHANGES AND ABOUT 10 QUARTS OF OIL IN THAT TIME. MY MECHANIC SAYS WITH SYNTHETIC OIL YOU SHOULD ONLY NEED OIL CHANGES TWICE A YEAR. I TOO KEEP GETTING TOLD THIS IS NORMAL...THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION....THIS CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR MY ENGINE. I ALSO WENT TO HAVE MY AC LOOKED AT AND FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO THE AC THIS CAR IS TURNING OUT TO BE NOT WORTH THE MONEY AT ALL. I CANT NOT BELIEVE AUDI IS SELLING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH AUDI IN THE PAST BUT THIS TIME I THINK I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. *TR

AFTER REACHING AN APPROPRIATE SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, I EASED OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL ENTIRELY BUT THE PEDAL STAYED DOWN. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND CHECKED THE STILL DEPRESSED PEDAL TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS OBSTRUCTING IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I PULLED THE PEDAL UP AND THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE LOOKED AT MANY FORUMS AND HAVE SEEN THIS A PROBLEM IN OVER 70 PERCENT OF AUDI A4 B7 OWNERS. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 8 PM. THEY WOULD FLICKER, BUT WOULD NOT RE FIRE. I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS FOR THE 2006 - 2008 AUDI LINE. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME WITH MY FOG LIGHTS ON. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. GOOGLED THE NET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 AUDI A4 2.0 WITH APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (3). AUDI DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. LIKE THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT LISTED ON THIS TOPIC, I TOO HAVE SEE A NUMBER OF BLOGS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE 2008 A4'S HAVING ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE ALSO SEEN MENTION OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEING ISSUED BY AUDI ON THIS BUT I'VE YET TO FIND IT. *TR

I PURCHASED THE A4 USED WITH ONLY 19K MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT AFTER DRIVING 1,000 MILES, 1 QUART OF OIL WAS GONE. I FILLED IT BACK UP AND DROVE ANOTHER 1,000 MILES. THE SAME THING. I HAVE A FAMILY RELATIVE WHO OWNS A VW PASSAT WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HER CAR BURNED OIL TOO. AUDI SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT'S SOMETHING THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO GET USED TO. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINES. THERE ARE SO MANY FORUMS AND SITES DEDICATED TO THE VW/AUDI 2.0T ENGINES CONSUMING OIL. *KB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR, A 2008 AUDI A4, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I MANUALLY HAD TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL OFF OF THE FLOOR. I AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP FOR ANSWERS. *TR

TIRE JACK FOR 2008 AUDI A4 FAILED. THE CAR WAS JACKED UP ON A FLAT CONCRETE SURFACE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AS STATED IN THE MANUAL. A MINUTE AFTER SETTLING, THE JACK FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE JACK HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDESKIRT AND DOOR SECTION DUE TO THE CAR FALLING ON TO IT. SUBMITTED A WARRANTY CLAIM WITH AUDI OF AMERICA. HOWEVER AUDI DENIED THE WARRANTY CLAIM WITH NO TECHNICAL EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE JACK FAILED. UPON RESEARCHING THE TOPIC, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG OTHER A4 OWNERS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIRES DUE TO BUBBLES AND SLASHING ON THE SIDEWALLS. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED ONCE. ALL REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 AUDI A4 3.2L CABRIOLET. ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF MY WINDOWS WAS OPEN, AS I COULD HEAR OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING BY LOUDER THAN NORMAL. I TRIED ROLLING UP THE WINDOWS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN SOUND. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP. ONCE I ARRIVED AT HOME, I DID A WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF MY CAR, AND SAW THAT MY REAR WINDOW WAS DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW OR CONVERTIBLE TOP, JUST THE GLUE/SEALANT HAD WORN OFF (AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS!). THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ADHESIVE LEFT ON THE TOP-CENTER OF THE WINDOW. IT WAS HANGING ON BY ABOUT A 2" STRIP OF ADHESIVE. THIS TRIP HOME WAS 26 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF >55MPH. HAD THERE BEEN A LITTLE MORE WIND OR THE NEED FOR EVASIVE MANEUVERS, THIS WINDOW COULD HAVE EASILY DETACHED FULLY, AND HIT OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY AUDI DEALERSHIP ON ISLAND COULDN'T GET ME IN FOR >2 WEEKS. DUE TO NOT WANTING RAIN DAMAGE, OR THE WINDOW TO CAUSE A MVC, I PURCHASED SOME SILICONE ADHESIVE/SEALANT AND PUT IT BACK ON MYSELF. I CAN NO LONGER PUT MY TOP DOWN WITHOUT THE WINDOW SEPARATING AGAIN. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED AN 08 AUDI A4 3.2L CABRIOLET ALMOST 2 MONTHS AGO WITH 16K MILES ON IT. AFTER 3 WEEKS, AND APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES LATER, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM (MAZDA) AND WAS SENT TO AUDI. I TOOK IT TO AUDI AND THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN FOR 1.5 WEEKS. I FINALLY GOT IT IN, AND THEY SAID THEY CLEANED MY VALVES AND CHANGED 3 INJECTORS DUE TO A CARBON BUILD UP. 2 1/2 WEEKS LATER, LIGHT IS BACK ON. I CALLED THE AUDI DEALERSHIP, CAN'T SEE ME FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A FULL THREAD OF A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR/ENGINE SIZE FROM AUDI AND VW. AUDI IS CLAIMING THERE IS NO ISSUE AND THE GASOLINE IS AT FAULT. I USE ONLY TOP TIER GASOLINE AS RECOMMENDED. PLEASE REVIEW THE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINANTS ON THIS FORUM AT HTTP://WWW.AUDIFORUMS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=113568 THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS BEING IGNORED AND AFFECTING A LOT OF CONSUMERS. IT HAS YET TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT COULD IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

PROBLEM: PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CAM AND CAM FOLLOWER RESULTING IN P0087 ERRORS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO RUN VERY ERRATIC, SURGING AND BUCKING AND A GENERAL LOSS OF POWER. THERE IS AN AUDI TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ON THIS VERY ISSUE FOR MY 2005, 2006 AND 2007. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM! MY 2008 AUDI SHOULD BE COVERED. --- AT AROUND 60K MILES THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING THE DREADED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CAM LOBE FOLLOWER AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LOBE. THE FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CAM WAS NOT. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO MY AUDI MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THAT AUDI HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, CAM FOLLOWER AND THE CAM TO 120,000 MILES AND MINE WOULD BE COVERED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALER THEY DID EVERYTHING THAT HAD A RECALL AND TOLD ME TO TRY IT. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNED AND I HAD MY MECHANIC REMOVE THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP AND WE LOOKED AT THE WEAR ON THE FOLLOWER AND CAM. THE CAM AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWER WERE EXTREMELY WORN. I DO HAVE PICTURES FROM THEN AND NOW THAT THE CAM AND FOLLOWER HAVE BEEN REPLACED, I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AS WELL. NEXT TOOK IT BACK TO AUDI DEALERSHIP EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM AND WAS NOT COVERED. THEY THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A CAM AND FOLLOWER AND I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE. I WOULD AUDI TO REIMBRUSE ME FOR THE WORK I HAD PERFORMED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 WITH PIRELLI TIRES, LINE SIZE 235/45R/17, THE ORIGINAL TIRES SINCE PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SERVICE CENTER WHERE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS EXTREMELY LOW AT A RATING OF FIVE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED, BASED ON HER RESEARCH THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE SNOW OR EXTREMELY HARSH WEATHER. SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES WITH WINTER APPROACHING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,300.

I ACCIDENTALLY DROVE OVER THE RUMBLE STRIP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AND THE CAR FLIPPED OVER SIX TIMES AND CHANGED DIRECTION. EVERY SIDE AIR BAG INFLATED EXCEPTED FOR MY SIDE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. MY A4 WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR WHERE I WAS SITTING. WHEN THE FIRST RESPONDERS CAME THEY DID NOT EXPECT FOR ME TO BE ALIVE AND THE ACCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL 2 TRAUMA. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND SUFFERED A MAJOR CONCUSSION WITH A HEMATOMA. I ALSO HAD MAJOR FACIAL LACERATIONS, A BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN RIBS, AND A SEVERE BONE BRUISE ON MY KNEE. AUDI SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HIS CONCLUSION WAS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FLIPPED SIX TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO DEPLOY MY SIDE AIR BAG. EVERY OTHER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE ONLY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WERE MY TWO LABRADORS. NO OTHER ADULTS WERE IN THE CAR. THE TWO LABRADORS EACH WEIGHED LESS THAN 65 POUNDS AND I WEIGH 135 POUNDS. AUDI HAS GIVEN ME A FREE MAINTENANCE PACKAGE FOR MY NEXT AUDI. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. A DVD OF PICTURES WAS MADE OF THE CAR ALONG WITH A REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *JS

2008 AUDI A4 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER DRIVERS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD MOVE A FEW YARDS BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. IT TURNED OUT THE STALLING WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASED CAR, I COMPLAINED THAT CAR WAS BURNING OIL. I WAS ASSURED THIS WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. CONTINUED MORE AND MORE. I ASKED WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER THIS ADDED EXPENSE. THEY GAVE ME OIL FOR AWHILE, BUT THAT ENDED. IN 2913 I WAS INFORMED THE SEALS WERE BAD THAT IS WHY IT WAS USING OIL. THEY LIED AND DENIED AN OIL LEAK FOR OVER 3 YEARS. WILL NOT COVER ANY COSTS TO REPAIR. MORE RECENT MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS EXPENSE EITHER. THIS IS THE SECOND AUDI WITH HEADLIGHT ISSUE. I WAS NEVER SENT NOTICE ABOUT THE FIRST HEADLIGHT IN WHICH AUDI AGREED TO REIMBURSE. THEY WILL NOT PAY ME BECAUSE THEY CLAIM I DID NOT FILE IN TIME. NOW MY CURRENT AUDI HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I CALLED AUDI AND WILL NOT PAY OR ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE P235/45R17. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING TIRE FAILURES. WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, HE NOTICED BUBBLES ON TWO OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES RECENTLY HAD A BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER CONTINUED TO BLAME THE ROAD FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOW OUT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A POTHOLE OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

I HAVE AN AUDI A4 2008 THAT HAS A LONG STANDING OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS ASSURES ME IT IS NORMAL FOR THE AUDI TURBO ENGINES TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL OIL 'TOP OFFS' BETWEEN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER (NON AUDI) TURBO ENGINE AUTOMOBILES, AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT 'NORMAL'. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS ON THIS TOPIC, WHERE THE AUDI A4 OWNER WAS EVENTUALLY INFORMED THE ENGINE SEALS WERE BAD, CAUSING THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, BUT AUDI WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS TO REPAIR SUCH ON THE 2008 A4 MODEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS USED SYNTHETIC OIL, WHICH SHOULD ONLY NEED OIL REPLACING TWICE A YEAR. BUT EVERY 4 WEEKS THE 'LOW OIL' DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND I NEED TO ADD ANOTHER QUART OR TWO QUARTS. THERE IS AN AUDI DESIGN FLAW ON THE A4 ENGINE, OTHERWISE IT WOULD NOT BE BURNING THROUGH EXCESSIVE OIL THE WAY IT DOES.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, LIGHT TRAFFIC, 65MPH, 5PM, GOOD BUT WET CONDITIONS. SUN ROOF EXPLODED! VERY VERY LOUD. BASEBALL SIZED HOLE IN EXACT MIDDLE OF SUN ROOF WITH GLASS PUSHED OUTWARD (BOWL SHAPED). NO IMPACT WITH ROCKS OR ANYTHING ELSE NEAR BY. NO CAR IN FRONT BUT A CAR IN NEXT LANE. DEALER HAD NOT HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. COST WAS ABOUT $800 FOR REPLACEMENT WHICH WARRANTY APPARENTLY DID NOT COVER ACCORDING TO DEALER. *TR

Audi is wanting me and another driver to drive 2.5 hours to their dealer drop off the car for repairs, then drive back. Then after the repairs are complete make that trip again. They want us to spend 20 man hours driving, plus gas, food, and mileage. None of this is reimbursed. I have called and written Audi several times with the same answer. This is unreasonable when they have a local VW dealer and other Audi certified mechanics that can do the job within 20 minutes. Our zip code is [XXX] . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HEARD A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM HER BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT AUDI USES SEMI-METALLIC MATERIAL INSIDE THE BRAKE PADS AND ALL THEIR VEHICLES MAKE THE SAME NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS MORE CONCERNED OF THE NOISE, RATHER THAN THE SAFETY ASPECT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI P6 TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE TIRES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT PLACED AIR IN THE TIRE AND THEN HEARD A SLOW HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE TOP PORTION OF THE TIRE, THE INNER WALL CAME APART. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO GO TO DISCOUNT TIRES SO THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE TIRES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,950.

HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT AIRBAG.. CAR IS IN STORAGE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN OR SOLD UNTILL RECALLED PART IS REPLACED

SINCE WE LEASED OUR 08 AUDI A4 QUATTRO 2.0T WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR SEEMING TO LOOSE POWER AND JERK USUALLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70MPH. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED OR REPAIRED THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: TWO DIVERTER VALVES (FIRST AT 500 MILES AND THE SECOND AT 1200 MILES) THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN COLD AS IF RUNNING ON 2CYL, REMOVED AN AIR FILTER PRE-SCREEN (AT 5000 MILES SCHEDULED SERVICE), REPLACED THE TURBO CHARGER AND BATTERY POWER CABLE (8500 MILES). UN-FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES WITH THE PROBLEM AT 13,880 MILES. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AND NOW ONLY GIVES US 15-17MPG IN THE CITY, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE BOTH NORMAL BY MAPLEWOOD AUDI. I CAN SAY THAT IF WE HAD KNOW ABOUT THE VEHICLES OIL CONSUMPTION, POOR FUEL MILEAGE (ESPECIALLY FOR A 4CYL ENGINE) AND THE ENGINE JERK WE WOULD HAVE NEVER LEASED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT 2008 A4 ON LATE DECEMBER OF 2008. CAR CAME WITH THE PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASONS TIRES..OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS NOW HAVE 3600MILES ON THE CAR.. FIRST HAD 2 TIRE DAMAGES AFTER DRIVING ON MINOR BUMPY ROAD AT 25MPH.. 1 TIRE GOT PUNCTURED ON THE SIDEWALL 1 HAD BUBBLES ON IT.. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE SAME SET OF TIRES AND REPLACE THEM.. AFTER 2 WEEKS, HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE SAME EXACT SPOT ON THE SIDE WALL WITH SAME DAMAGE.. THEN AGAIN WEEK LATER.. ON NJ TURNPIKE AT HIGH SPEED HAD SUDDEN BLOW OUT..WHICH WAS RESULTED FROM SIDEWALL PUNCTURE..AND AGAIN ENDED UP WITH FLAT TIRE AND A BUBBLE ON THE OTHERS.. I'VE NOTICED THE SAME PATTERN HERE FIRST YOU GET BUBBLE EASILY FROM NORMAL TYPE OF DRIVING GOING OVER LITTLE BUMPY OR ROUGH ROADS.. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THAT BUBBLE BLOWS OUT, END UP GETTING THE BLOW OUT OR A PUNCTURE.. I CONTACTED PIRELLI TIRES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DENIED ON DEFECTIVE TIRE ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL.. THEY SAID THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BLOW OUTS CAUSE FROM ROAD HAZARDS.. WHEN THE TIRE IT SELF ARE DEFECTIVE IN A WAY.. THEY SHOULD REALLY RECALL THIS TIRE OR GET THEM OFF THE MARKET BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT OR KILLED... THANK GOD I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS REAL DANGEROUS.. IT COULD BE YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER.. I FIND PIRELLI TIRES HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE ON THIS MATTER. AND AUDI AMERICA AND NHTSA SHOULD DEAL WITH THEM. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 AUDI A4 NEW FROM DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2007. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOTICE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT 1QT EVERY 1,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS NOT. WITH THE HELP OF A PRO-BONO ATTORNEY, CONTACTED AUDI AND DEMANDED REPAIR AT 12,000 MILES. AUDI REPLACED RINGS AND CAR WAS FINE FOR 24,000 MILES. AT 36,000 MILES, LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON - 1 QT LOW AGAIN. HAD OIL CHANGED BY MY MECHANIC AND TWO DAYS LATER A NEW PROBLEM - LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR (NO CODES, DRIVES FINE). I DEMAND THROUGH AUDI AN OIL PRESSURE TEST. TEST CAME BACK NORMAL. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON EVERY 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE CAR GOES BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN THIS WEEK. CAR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR