ABS module failed. Brakes still worked. But no ABS. Mechanic said he had seen this failure often.

- West Roxbury, MA, USA

(1) ABS/brake light indicators appeared on the dash. The amber (ABS light) stays on while the red brake light blinks. An audible alert sounds for 3 seconds, but the lights stay on. This indicates that the ABS control module is malfunctioning, thus loosing ABS abilities. (2) after researching through Audi forums (audiworld.com or audiforums.com), I discovered this is a common occurrence in Audi's (1997-2001), including A4's, A6's and VW passats. It is speculated that water or moisture seeks into the module computer board, thus shorts it out. It was confirmed by my Audi dealer that my ABS unit is defective. I received a $2,400 estimate to have it repaired. (3) nothing, too expensive- my bigger issue here is safety- most Audi/VW owners aren't aware that this is a recurring/frequent problem in their cars, because it's usually caught under warranty. If you"re like me and have an expired warranty you are paying through the nose. I called Audi of America to alert them about this defect and asked them to recall it nationally- they said no because my car is older. To that point, why did they recall the throttle body, lower control arms and a plastic wire protector on 12/15/04 if my car is so-called "older"" again they can't justify it. That leads me to believe that it would cost them too much money! I am hoping that someone doesn't get injured because of money or it takes an accident to get this (ABS module) defect recalled, then I am sure Audi will end up paying 10X more. Please make this recall happen as well as ask Audi to inform their owners about this problem.

- Danbury, CT, USA

Consumer received one of several recall notifications from the manufacturer, and took the vehicle to the dealer, who wanted for consumer to leave a credit card and then they will repair all defects, even those not related to the recall, and charge consumer additional expenses not in conjunction with the recall. Recall campaign NHTSA campaign id number : 01V157000 consequence: Running out of fuel without warning while the fuel gauge indicates that there is sufficient fuel in the tank lead to safety problems. Vehicle ABS light was on.

- Forest Hills, NY, USA

While driving in snowy weather ABS failed, and caused extended stopping distance. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Emerald Hills, CA, USA

When I was driving in the snow with my entire family at about 35 mph I had to make a sudden stop. The ABS failed which caused the car to spin out of control. Luckily I was able to avoid a collision. I asked Audi of North America to correct this failure since my car was only 5 years old and had 83,000 miles, however, they declined.

- Emerald Hills, CA, USA

Brakes failed due to brake pedal mounting bracket. Driver was unable to stop vehicle, resulting in a collision and fatality.

- Del Mar, CA, USA

Extreme brake delay in wet braking - this appears to be a common problem with Audi's and needs to be investigated and resolved.

- Methuen, MA, USA

Anti-lock brakes activated on two separate occasions. Both times driver did not have foot on brake pedal and both times narrowly avoided an accident.

- Oakland, CA, USA

Brake application on wet highway induced an uncontrollable spin. The spin resulted in severe impact with a guard rail causing front-end damage so severe as to prevent the driver door from opening. The supplemental restraint system failed to deploy even after severe frontal impact.

- Prattville, AL, USA