Fading lcd on instrument panel.
2001 Audi A4 electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 audi a4. He heard a humming sound coming from the vehicle. The dealer stated that the camshaft tensioner needed to be replaced. He also stated that the power circuit failed due to a leak on the roof. The current and failure mileages were 42,140.
2001 audi a4 customer states that audi is responsible for his loss because the fire was due to a malfunction of the electrical wiring**cc *jb updated 04/05/07.
Tl*- the contact has a 2001 audi a4 and stated that while driving on the highway at 55 MPH, he started smelling an odor coming from the driver's seat of the vehicle. He pulled over to the side of the road and notice that there was smoke coming from underneath the seat, seconds after the contact got out of the vehicle the air bag deployed without prior warning. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the vehicle had a short in the electrical wiring. Contact can provide copy of invoice repair if needed. The current and failure mileage were both 200,000 miles.
2001 audi a4 with gauge cluster problems**nar**cc the consumer stated the circuit board has been a problem for years with audi's.
'01 a4 2.8: (1) digital display is blurry and cannot fully understand everything the computer is displaying, (2) internal oil seals have become defective causing a foul burnt-oil smell within and outside the vehicle, (3) transmission downshifts very hard and rough, (4) very poor design by the engineers to place a cupholder directly over the stereo and heater instrumentation which have caused my buttons to stick. Have taken the vehicle to various dealerships and shops and technicians have stated that the seals are obviously a design flaw and so is the display panel with has some software or lcd problems associated with it.
I own a 2001 audi a4 avant 1.8t that I took delivery in august 2000. Late last year, august-october 2003, I noticed that the instrument cluster's center lcd display started to fade on the top part. Later on I figured out that it would happen after the car has been under the heat of the sun for a while. I didn't do anything because I figured it's just my car and I've already gone through my warranty period (4 years/50,000miles) as my car already have 70k miles on it. Then I started hearing from fellow audi owners that I met that it's happening to their cars too. One has a 2001 audi a4 sedan with 30k miles and the other with a 2001 s4 sedan, both replaced under the warranty. Another is a 2002 audi tt, but he's lucked out because he has more than 50k miles too (out of the warranty). What I'm curious is whether there's been any reported similar case? I feel that the damage is not caused by the wear and tear of the long-distance driven car. Maybe this is a type of defect?
Car fire that totally destroyed the vehicle, with only 4000 miles on it. It was a 2001 audi a4 1.8t.
Vehicle was sitting for two hours with engine off. Consumer noticed smoke coming from out of the dash, and flames came through the passenger seat. Vehicle's battery was unhooked and fire went out. Radio and window were functioning on their own.
Failure of ignition coil. Car sputters. Audi only replacing the coil that malfunctioned leaving the rest of the cylinders subject to the same dangerous failure, as all coils obviously were the same when installed at factory and therefore all are potentially faulty.
The consumer was exiting the freeway when the ignition coil failed. There was a significant loss of power. Scc
An ignition coil on my 2001 audi a4 failed, causing an extreme loss of power, poor steering and braking. The potential for an accident exists, especially if driving at a higher speed, or in poor weather conditions (as I was). The dealer was authorized to only repair the 1 failed coil, and I am at risk for further failures, a safety concern for me.
Ignition coil malfunction
I was in the middle of an intersection when my car began to idle irregularly. I managed to get to the side of the road. I was towed to an audi dealership. Three days later my car was repaired. All that I was told was that my #2 coil pack failed. I was not given any information that the other 3 would most likelt fail also. Upon doing research on message boards I realized that this was an enormous problem. I called audi client relations and told them that I felt like I was driving a ticking time bomb as I could never be sure when the other coil packs were going to fail. The woman that I spoke with told me to take the car back to the audi dealership and "demand that the other 3 be replaced." when I took my car back to another dealership because of the terrible service I received at the 1st dealer, they laughed in my face. They told me that they were at a "crisis state" with the coil packs, that they did not have any to switch out for me, and that I would just have to wait for my car to die while in operation. And when that happened, that they could only replace the coil pack that failed! If this isn't gross negligence I do not know what is! Additionally, I have had a cam tensioner replaced, the electronic sensor replaced, and now it appears that my steering rack is going bad. I have 38k miles with only 12k left on my warranty. I cannot believe the terrible reliability of this car on top of audi's reluctance to issue a recall campaign on the coil packs. Unfortunately, it is probably going to take a person dying before anyone addresses this very serious issue.
Audi a4 ignition coil problem. 2 have gone - now I have to wait for the other 2 to go in order to again own a dependable car. This is most inconvenient during a cold winter! I am paying my lease, and am not able to drive the car further than a few miles. I live in a remote area of maine, where the temperature is well below zero much of the time. I could freeze to death waiting for a tow truck!! Why is there not a recall. Why can't the company put a hold on completing new cars and therefore install 4 coils at a time instead of one as they go?? Why should I continue to pay for this car unless it is fixed?
In cold conditions (10f) and with little vehicle warm-up time, the vehicle began cutting out and lost engine power while driving. The vehicle would not recover so I shut off the engine and restarted. Engine operation returned to normal but had registered fault codes which were traced to the coils not firing properly.
2001 audi a4. In for 3rd coil pack replacement in less than a year. This appears to be a widespread problem involving a known defective part. Audi refuses to replace all of the coil packs at once, instead prefering to have the customer come in for each inevitable failure. The car is essentialy inoperable in this condition and requires towing for each instance of failure which does not occure locally. Audi needs to recall this car! I would like you to consider the plight of handicapped individuals for whom this is more than a major inconvenience, but a dangerous situation. Audi knows about the problem and could address it directly instead of putting people through this. Thank you
There is a quite apparent issue with the coilpack failures on these cars, particulary with those that operate in cold weather (<30f). Audi has not officially recognized the problem through a recall.
For the second time on my audi a4 turbo the ignition coil failed,causing car to completely loose power on busy road. My vehicle only has 12,500 miles on it and the dealership will not change all coils. They also refuse to do a trade in on the vehicle
2001 audi a4 avant quatro, about 17k miles. Failure of ignition coil at cold stratup. Found numerous reported cases of same problem, related to 1.8t engine audi or vw - so common that part is on backlog for 2 weeks or more! Dealer refuses to change all ignition coils, so it is very likely that another one may fail soon. Sudden failure of ignition coil may create a very dangerous situation - lost of power in traffick at high speed. Audi/vw should be forced to do a recall of all ignition coils for the 2001 and 2002 models equipped with 1.8t engines.
Third failure of ignition coil (while car being driven) within 2 months. This problem looks like it is similar to odi id 770040. Dt
My coil pack has failed 5 times, 1st at 12,000 miles 2nd at 2x,xxx 3rd at 2x,xxx 4th at 38,xxx abd 5th at 40,000. Dt
The problem fortunately happened while the car was idling. There was a fault to one of the cylinders, so the car was running on only three cylinders. Although there were no injuries, the dealer stated that if this would have happened while driving. The car would have shut off without brakes or any other electrically operated systems. At highway speeds this would have been catastrophic. The dealer also stated that this problem has occured on many of the 1.8 liter turbo a4's. Dt
This has happened to countless 1.8t volkswagen and audi vehicles. Audi has yet to make any official comment on the problem. Some people get 1 coil replaced while others get all coils replaced. They are being very inconsistent. My dealer didn't even tell me about the history behind the problem. I had to look it up myself. Dt
While vehicle was parked over night a fire ignited in steering column under the dash area, and spread to the engine compartment due to an electrical short circuit . Please give any further details.
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