Audi ALLROAD electrical problems
11 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
86 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
65,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 64 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
11 of 86 complaints match this topic (12.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10096109 · 2004-10-20 (October 20, 2004)
2001 AUDI A6 ALLROAD HAS HAD A BRAKE/THROTTLE LAG ISSUE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE ALLROAD AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR DID NOT "GO" AS SHE EXPECTED IT TOO, BASED ON HER THROTTLE INPUTS. AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION SHE LIFTED HER FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, REAPPLIED THE GAS AND THIS TIME THE CAR WENT SO FAST THAT SHE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER AT THE UPCOMING INTERSECTION. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS ALMOST CRYING BECAUSE "I DID NOT TELL…
Owner-reported narrative. 47,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10096109 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10174694 · 2006-11-29 (November 29, 2006)
WE HAVE AN AUDI A4 QUATTRO 2001, WHICH HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE ISSUES ARE ELECTRICAL. THE REAR WINDOW STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT PUSHING A BUTTON AND NOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN AT ALL. IT STAYS HALF WAY DOWN ALL THE TIME. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THE COLD AIR FEELS ON OUR BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. THE WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE OIL LIGHT. WE EVEN TOOK THE CAR FOR A $80 OIL CHANGE THINKING THAT WAS THE CASE, BUT THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. AUDI DEALER REFUSES TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT BEING PAID 120/HR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10174694 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10246454 · 2008-10-22 (October 22, 2008)
I OWN A 2001 AUDI ALLROAD, WHICH I PURCHASED THROUGH A DEALER CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL UNUSUAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE WATER PUMP BREAKING DOWN AT 50,000 MILES AND MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE MOST RECENT IS THE CAR SEAT HEATER, WHICH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A SHORT AND BURNING A HOLE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT (WHICH IS LEATHER). LUCKILY, I CAUGHT IT BEFORE SMOLDERING OR A FIRE COULD HAVE ENSUED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ME BODILY HARM OR RISKED THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN HAD WE BEEN ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. I AM IN C…
Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10246454 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10206994 · 2007-10-26 (October 26, 2007)
RAINWATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE, COLLECTING IN THE PASSENGER FOOTWELL, SHORTING OUT SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I UNDERSTAND VW/AUDI VEHICLES HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS OCCURRING DUE TO FIREWALL/POLLEN FILTER/SUNROOF DEFICIENCIES WHICH ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AND THEY AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE DESIGN OF THESE VEHICLES. VERY UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS TO DENY SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10206994 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10598028 · 2014-06-13 (June 13, 2014)
RAINWATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE, COLLECTING IN THE PASSENGER FOOTWELL, SHORTING OUT SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I UNDERSTAND VW/AUDI VEHICLES HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS OCCURRING DUE TO FIREWALL/POLLEN FILTER/SUNROOF DEFICIENCIES WHICH ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AND THEY AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE DESIGN OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. AUDI IS VERY UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS TO DENY SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AT NO TIME DURING AN…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10598028 at NHTSA ↗