10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,288 miles

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problem #4

Oct 012009

A4

  • miles
Dipped headlight warning and headlights flickering. Brought to dealer for service said may need to be replaced $200-350 because they have to take entire bumper off. I am driving this car because my former 2001 A6 caught fire due to headlight panel in which there was a recall for. Car burnt to the ground on top of a mountain leavening just the frame. Audi could not have cared less, offer me a $2000 incentive for a new or used Audi/Volkswagen. After reading all of these complaints due to light flickering I am scared to drive my A4.

- South Berwick , ME, USA

problem #3

Aug 132009

A4 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 68,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Audi A4 which was purchased January 30, 2006. He stated that the driver was traveling approximately 25 miles when she parked the vehicle and saw black smoke under the hood. Someone passing by attempted to extinguish the fire with a standard fire extinguisher and was successful. The fire was near the battery. The fire department extinguished the fire and confirmed that it was electrical. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were under 68,000. Update 12/14/09 updated 12/16/09

- Hudson, OH, USA

problem #2

May 042009

A4

  • 60,000 miles
The lights on my Audi A4 3.2 quattro will flicker and sometimes go out while driving at night time. If I stop and pull over the lights will go back on, but the lights will flicker. Some days I have the problem frequently- sometimes I'll go for a stretch of 5-7 days with no problems at night. After recent research I have been lead to this site to report the problem and make someone aware of the fact that multiple Audi owners have been having this problem also. I was referred from fixya.com- and I hope that a solution will be found for Audi owners. The problems the lights can cause are distractions for other drivers, and it may lead to a ticket or another traffic violation for safety reasons. The lights flicker and a dipped light warning will appear on the dash and it has occurred more than once for my vehicle in the past 3 months.

- Phoenix , AZ, USA

problem #1

Jun 102007

A4 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,500 miles
Car spontaneously caught on fire in the garage. Car was not running, keys were not in the ignition and engine was cold.

- Vacaville, CA, USA