2005 Audi A6: complaints, problems and recalls

RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR TILTS DOWN IN REVERSE GEAR FOR PARKING, BUT DOES NOT GO BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL UP TO SPEED AND IN 2ND GEAR; RESULT: NO MIRROR WHIEL ENTERING TRAFFIC.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10130345 at NHTSA ↗

ON 6/25/05 I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 AUDI A6 3.2 SEDAN FROM AUDI OF OAKLAND CA AND HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD. AUDI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THE CONDITION OF MY CONCERN IS COMMON TO ALL AUDI A6 VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAN TEMPORARILY FAIL TO RESPOND TO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A SHARP DECELERATION FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT TO RESUME SPEED THAT CALLS FOR A CHANGE OF GEARING. WHEN THIS COND…

Owner-reported narrative. 790 miles reported. Look up ODI 10133232 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND ON A DRY ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149301 at NHTSA ↗

2005 AUDI A6 AIR BAGS ARE TOO SHORT AND CAN NOT PROTECT PASSENGER. CONSUMER WAS TAKING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ONLY PROTECTED THE TOP SIX INCHES OF THE WINDOW AND AS A RESULT, HER HEAD HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW DURING THE ACCIDENT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10151968 at NHTSA ↗

ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY WENT INTO 'FULL THROTTLE MODE'. THE CAR RACED AHEAD AND WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP ONLY WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE PULLED STRONGLY AT NEARLY 3000 RPM. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE INSTANTLY RACED TO REDLINE (7500 RPM). I DEPRESSED THE 'ENGINE STOP' BUTTON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, SCATTERED ANY NEARBY PEDESTRIANS---THANKFULLY. I MOVED THE SHIFTER TO '…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10153237 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER SHOPPING, I WAS DRIVING MY SISTER BACK TO HER HOUSE, PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, (HEAR IT CLICK ) ENGINE STILL RUNNING, STARTED TO UNLOAD THE PACKAGES, WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD, WHEN I GOT INTO THE FRONT SEAT,I PLACE MY HAND ON THE TRANSMISSION STICK, TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL LOCKED, AND AT THAT POINT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, RAISED UP, AND ACCELERATED, HITTING A TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT TREE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE HIT THE HOUSE. CALL AUDI THE NEXT DAY, DURING THE NEXT WEEK, AUDI TECHNIC…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10171848 at NHTSA ↗

DURING DRIVING EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, RPMS SOAR AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN 13 MONTHS--CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW 13 MONTHS AGO. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS HAVE "REPAIRED" THE CAR AND RETURNED IT TO ME--THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE CAR HAS IN NO WAY EVER BEEN REPAIRED. COMPUTER WAS RE-SET, AND UPDATED. PHYSICAL PARTS REPLACED AS PER DEALER INVOICE…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,141 miles reported. Look up ODI 10181417 at NHTSA ↗

ON 1/25/2007 CAR WAS COLD IN GARAGE. WOULD NOT START ON FIRST OR SECOND ATTEMPTS. ON THIRD ATTEMPT THE CAR TURNED OVER BUT THE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY SHAKING AND ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. NO POWER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (SCHAUMBURG AUDI). DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER RECORDED MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRES BUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD FIND WRONG. CAR WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT AND RETURNED TO ME WHEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND AND THE EVENT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. NOTHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 35,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10182106 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2016-06-01 (June 1, 2016)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2008 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling model year 2004 Audi A4 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834.

Reported: 2017-01-11 (January 11, 2017)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 A4 Cabriolet, RS4 Sedan, S4 Cabriolet and S6 Sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 A6 Avant and 2008 RS4 Cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall number 18V427.

Reported: 2018-06-22 (June 22, 2018)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns.