There are 3 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2003 Audi A6 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP DURING WIPER CYCLE. WIPERS DO NOT RESET OR RESTART FOR 30-45 SECONDS AFTER STOPPING. WIPERS WILL NOT START OR RESET IF DRIVER MOVES WIPER SELECTOR LEVER DURING MALFUNCTION INTO ANY MODE, DELAY, LOW OR HI. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN RAINING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE EFFECT IN DRY WEATHER. PROBLEM PRIMARILY OCCURS WHEN WIPERS ARE IN THE DELAY MODE. WIPERS WILL STOP AT ANY ANGLE ON WINDSHIELD WHEN MALFUNCTION STARTS. PROBLEM DURATION AND FREQUENCY INCREASED WITH TIME FROM SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH TO EVERY 60-90 SECONDS WHILE WIPERS WHERE ACTIVATED OVER 12 MONTH PERIOD. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE EFFECT. DURING WIPER MALFUNCTION, IF WIPER SELECTOR LEVER IS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE WIPERS ARE STUCK IN A RAISED/ELEVATED POSITION, WIPERS WILL NOT RESET. WIPERS WILL REMAIN IN MALFUNCTIONING POSITION ON WINDSHIELD UNTIL WIPER SELECTOR LEVER IS MOVED TO DELAY/LO/ OR HI SETTING AND THEN WIPER WILL RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER 60-90 SECONDS. DEALER HAS NOT TAKING ACTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS BY OWNER. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM FAILS ROUTINELY IN AUDI A6 MODELS 1998 TO 2005 CAUSING THE FLUID RESERVOIR TO RAPIDLY EMPTY LEADING TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER LEADING TO A TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FORCE TO REMOVE SNOW BUILD UP EVEN IF IN THE HIGHEST SPEED MODE. THIS RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.