Brakes were working fine, coming off freeway, was coasting thru light, traffic stopped, brakes no longer worked, brake pedal was suddenly flush with floor. Rearended a car, car started jumping forward. Had to use the emergency brake to stop the car. Car was towed after accident, not because it was not drivable, it was not drivable due to brake problem. Repair shop said brakes failed to vacuum hose breaking, no warning prior to losing brakes.
2001 Audi A4: brake failure
5 of the 131 complaints about the 2001 Audi A4 describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Front brake failure. Out of four pad/shoes, 3 pads physically separated off of their respectivie shoes. One of the three actually came out during driving. When this occured, I temporarily lost braking ability as the brake pedal went to the floor without providing any decelaration. Car needed to be towed to the dealership as it became usafe to drive. The remaining pad/shoe that was not separated was in reaonable condition measuring 7.7mm (out of 10mm). The two remaining separated pads are chipped showing major delamination and major degredation. Remaining pads & shoes have been saved. Brake pads/shoes & rotors were replaced by ira audi 97 andover street danvers, ma 978‑739‑8806 this appears to be a catastrophic product failure once the pad lets loose completely. Events leading up to failure: about a week before, I was hearing a thunk sound when the car would change from reverse to forward motion. This occured only after the vehicle was sitting overnight.
Intermitent complete brake failure. Has happened 3 times the week of 6/27/03. Dealer can not replicate problem and is making me take car out of service area. The dealer admits they would not drive the car with this problem and I don't know what to do next.
Brakes failed while going downhill on a wet but clean road. 58 degrees outside. Pedal felt firm and normal but brakes didn't slow car. 2 seconds of direct pressure yielded nothing. I then lifted my foot and repplied the brake with incredible force. 1 second passed with no response and suddenly the brakes grabbed and stopped the car. Scary.
While traveling at approxmimately 20 MPH attempted to stop vehicle and brakes failed to slow vehicle down. Consumer's vehicle struck another vehicle, causing no injuries. Dealership has not examined vehicle. *ak
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Audi A4 brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 2001 Audi A4?
5 of 131 owner complaints about the 2001 Audi A4 (4%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Audi A4?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Audi A4
ABS 12Loss of power 10Check engine light 7Fire or smoke 6Stalling 6
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