1997 Audi A4 brakes problems

Filed Jan 31, 2014 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 audi a4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the brakes failed when engaged. The contact was attempting to stop for a traffic stop but the vehicle did not respond. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Dec 29, 2007 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · WA · crash

1) failure of front left (driver side) hydraulic brake hose at caliper end at inboard side of hose strain relief. The damage location appears to be where hose is subject to maximum stress and flexing when front wheels turn. Further inspection revealed concealed damage to right (passenger) front brake hose at the same location. 2) consequence was loss of all hydraulic braking when hose burst, resulting in minor accident. Damage to vehicles was minor because of good fortune to have failure at low speed--no injuries resulted. 3) front hydraulic brake hoses were replaced with new oem hoses supplied by audi dealer. Because both hoses exhibited similar wear, other audi a4 vehicles 10 years old and/or with 100,000+ miles may be subject to similar front brake hose failures.

Filed Dec 3, 2007 · Brakes · OH

Braking performance seems to be dramatically reduced in wet, and especially wet and cold, conditions. This happens often, but does not happen regularly, and always after prolonged high-speed driving without brake application. The reduction in performance seems much more dramatic than would be expected from typical reduction in brake performance in these conditions.

Filed Sep 23, 2002 · Brakes, Suspension · NY

Consumer has been noticing creaking noises in front of vehicle. Consumer took vehicle to the repair shop. They informed consumer there was a repair kit put together for vehicle of the same model for repair of this creaking noise. But consumer would be responsible for all costs. Consumer feels this should be covered under a recall or the pre owned vehicle warranty.

Filed Dec 30, 2001 · Brakes · NY

In wet weather, the effectiveness of the brakes is greatly reduced. There is about a 3 second delay before brakes begin to grab.

Filed Jun 4, 2001 · Brakes, Suspension · MN

Control arm bushing started squeaking indicating failure - did not know that the vehicle's instability at higher speeds and inability to track in a straight line were also due to worn control arm bushings. Searched www.audiworld.com site of audi owners, found that numerous owners report driveablilty issues with worn control arm bushings. Audi of america and audi dealer states that bushing problem is not a safety issue, however based on the numerous reports on audiworld.com, this is not true. Owners report having to change control arms every 35k miles or so at a cost of approximately $1,500 for each side since ther are 4 control arms on each side that cost approximately $300 each plus labor. Based on ntsa search, there are a number of complaints of this same problem; what will it take to get a recall of this potentially serious problem? Brake problem is only when driving in wet conditions. Brakes do not respond normally - apparently water comes in contact with rotors easily. This problem could easily lead to an accident and there are numerous complaints about this in the ntsa database as well. The idle air control valve problem is a reoccurring one where the engine will stall at idle, or will not idle at all. With a manual transmission, this is especially dangerous as the engine sometimes dies when the clutch is depressed as you prepare to stop. Obviously this results in a loss of power braking and steering which could cause an accident. Please feel free to contact me regarding any or all of these potentially dangerous conditions affecting my car. Obviously I would like to see recalls on all three issues and will provide whatever assistance I can to ensure that this happens. Thanks.

Filed Jan 28, 2001 · Brakes · NY · crash · 1 injury

Wet braking. Brakes failed to grab in a timely fashion, major delay in braking action LED to my hitting the brake harder causing vehicle to skid sideways on a slippery roadway into another vehicle.

Filed Jan 20, 2001 · Brakes · MI

Wet braking delay. Brake rotors seem to gather water on highway -even in light rain, and cause delayed stopping. When the pedal is pushed down it can take a couple seconds for the brakes to repond, causing an unsafe condition in emergency situations.

Filed Jan 7, 2001 · Brakes · MA

The brakes don't grab when driving in rain, snow, sleet etc. There's a "lag" of a second or two before the car begins to stop. This happens every time you attempt to stop the car in these conditions regardless of speed. There are no brake backing plates on the front rotors from the factory. The rotors are obviously getting glazed with water and the pads are ineffective until the rotors are cleared of water. Makes for a very dangerous driving condition in inclement weather!

Filed May 26, 2000 · Brakes · MA

Significant braking delay under wet conditions.