Audi A4 AVANT problems and owner complaints

2 INCIDENTS OF TOTAL LOSS OF POWER INCLUDING STEERING. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR TRAVELING NORMALLY AT LOW SPEED THE CAR CEASED TO FUNCTION. TODAY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH TAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE WHEN THE CAR DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. POWER WAS LOST AND I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY PULLING IT OFF THE ROAD. IT WOULD BARELY COAST. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE BUT NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE.

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10852082 at NHTSA ↗

IGNITION COILS WENT OUT. CAR STOPPED ON BUSY STREET BUT WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SIDE STREET. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE COILS WERE RECALLED.. SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT AUDI AND THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COILS. NO ONE NOTIFIED ME INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP GURLEY LEEP AND HE DID NOT NOTIFY ME AND I HAD TO COME OUT OF $1,000 TO HAVE THAT PROCESS FIXED THEN I HAD TO TURN AROUND LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGAIN AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AGAIN I HAD TO COME OUT OF ANOTHER $1,000 THIS IS B******* SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE C…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10854151 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON AN INCLINE THE CLUTCH FAILED IN SIXTH GEAR. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFT THE CLUTCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557149 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE OIL CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS IT WAS DESIGNED AND A LEAK WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX…

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10618693 at NHTSA ↗

"DIPPED RIGHT HEADLIGHT" WARNING POPPED UP ON MY CAR, ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK ONE DAY AND THEN "FAIL" THE NEXT. IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL IT FINALLY COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. MY BALLAST FAILED WHICH CAUSED HID/XENON LIGHT TO BURN OUT ON FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT. I HAVE READ THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH THE HID/XENON LIGHT SYSTEMS AND THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS. WHEN SPEAKING TO AUDI, THEY SAID THIS HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10891531 at NHTSA ↗

CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OUR APARTMENT BUILDING. IT WAS OFF AND HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN OVER 20HRS. AT 11AM A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED PUT OUT THE FIRE, SAID IT WAS NOT ARSON BUT RATHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE CAR FRONT DASH WAS PARTIALLY MELTED, REAR SEAT BIG CHAR BLACK SEATING MATERIAL AND SHOWED EXPOSED WIRES.

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11241009 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, HAS HAPPENED (AT LEAST 6 TIMES) AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH TO 65MPH (MOST RECENT INSTANCE, ON MAY 31, 2016). VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. RANDOM EVENT. CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN FINE FOR DAYS TO MONTHS. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE PROBLEM. DEALER UNABLE TO DX DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE.

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10871837 at NHTSA ↗

ONLY FIVE MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR IN MORNING, ENGINE RAPIDLY LOST POWER AND QUIT COMPLETELY WHILE IN 60 MPH TRAFFIC ON HEAVILY TRAVELED INTERSTATE 526 IN CHARLESTON, SC. COASTED CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES TO SIDE, A VERY DANGEROUS LOCATION ON ELEVATED ROADWAY. HAD CAR TOWED TO AUDI DEALER, WHO SAID THEY TESTED AND FOUND FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN NORMALLY NOW. IN FOUR DECADES OF DRIVING I'VE NEVER HAD A FUEL PUMP FAIL. THIS ONE PUT MY WIFE AND ME IN JEOPARDY DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10583872 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE HAD TWO INSTANCES OF "SUDDEN CLUTCH FAILURE", THE FIRST AT 4,800 MILES, THE SECOND AT 31,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING ON I-80 WHEN SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN BURNED OUT, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER. ACCORDING TO AUDI OF OAKLAND, THE CLUTCH FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN THE CLUTCH BEING IN A "MOLTEN STATE" AND THE HEAT WAS SO EXTREME THAT THE CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING IS FUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT. I HAVE INSPECTED THE PARTS AND HAVE PHOTOS FROM THAT INSPECTION. AUDI OF AMERICA REPAIRED THE CLUTCH AT THEIR OWN EXP…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10544012 at NHTSA ↗

The contact owns a 2009 Audi A4. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the master cylinder reservoir cap was cracked and had deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 200,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11547757 at NHTSA ↗