2003 Audi A4 problems and owner complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 AUDI A4 (3.0 ) ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. TIME - 11:30 PM ON SAT.,MARCH 13. THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER FAILURE: ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND POWER SEERING WENT OUT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER - PALISADES AUDI IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT PALISADES AUDI, THE CAUSE OF THIS DISASTEROUS FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR ON THE NIGHT OF 3/13/04.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10062484 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK ROAD. IT WAS TOWED, AND DEALER DISCOVERED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. HOWEVER, MECHANIC CLAIMED THESE VEHICLES WERE PRONE FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 36,104 miles reported. Look up ODI 10094059 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2003 AUDI A4 3.0 WITH CVT TRANSMISSION, PURCHASED NEW 2/2004, HAS 8000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS (THE PAST 500 MILES) I HAVE NOTED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM 4 DIFFERENT TIMES: UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS NOT TO "ENGAGE" AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. UNFORTUNATELY, DURING 3 OF THOSE OCCASIONS, MY VEHICLE WAS ON A DOWNWARD INCLINE AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A STREET WITH TRAFFIC. I THEREFORE COASTED INTO TRAFFIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE; I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT …

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10047482 at NHTSA ↗

ON NOVEMBER 14TH MY A4 1.8 STALLED, WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, A COIL WAS REPLACED...WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME IT WOULD THUMP AND JERK UP AROUND 60 MPH. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT COULD AGAIN BE ANOTHER COIL BUT WERE NOT PERMITTED TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T PAY FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THE FAULTY COIL...EVEN THOUGH THEY FIGURED MORE MIGHT FAIL...WELL, IT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE "THROTTLE" - THEY RESET IT AND I PICKED UP THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING HOME WHEN IT THUMPED AND JERKED AGAIN...T…

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10143143 at NHTSA ↗

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. THERE WAS THE DISTINCT ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT NO SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION COIL IN CYLINDER THREE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME SYMPTOMS LATER RETURNED AT …

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10141302 at NHTSA ↗

THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB *SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10015152 at NHTSA ↗

AUDI A4 QUATRO. I WAS ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. SLOWING TO A STOP WAS HIT FROM THE REAR @ 55MPH BY A FORD TRUCK F550. TRUCK #4 SLAMMED INTO MY REAR CAR #3 WHICH SLAMMED INTO CAR #2 & FINALLY CAR #1. *AK MY TRUNK ENDED UP IN MY BACK SEAT, MY FRONT LOOKED LIKE AN ACORDIAN. THOUGH I AM ALIVE. MY DRIVER AIRBAG & DRIVER CURTAIN DID NOT DEPLOY!! MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK. THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT THAT I BROKE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MY HEAD AND I CONTINUED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEVERE CONCUSION, CAN NOT WORK & OF COURSE HAVE A WOND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10033324 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FACTORY STEREO WIRING WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE AIRBAG WIRING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173561 at NHTSA ↗

AUDI A4 2003, THE CLUTCH FAILED AT 30,000 MILES, BUT AUDI REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT WAS CATEGORIZED AS WEAR AND TEAR, THUS NOT COVERED BY AUDI'S LEAST. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE JACK BROKE WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER AUDI OWNERS, BUT STILL HAD TO PAY THE DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC SIDING OUT OF POCKET. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174279 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO LEFT OR RIGHT AND GRINDING/GROANING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 4 TIMES AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018630 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2003 AUDI A4 FAILED TO START ON DECEMBER 24TH, 2002 AND MAY 2ND, 2003. BOTH TIMES I WAS LEFT STRANDED. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK, IGNITION CYLINDER, AND STEERING COLUMN. AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURED A SECOND TIME, THEY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 5,000 AND 11,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A NEW CAR. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 2 TIMES.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021376 at NHTSA ↗