Vehicle breaks down in traffic due to ignition coil failures. Replace 6 ignition coils, vehicle runs fine again. This is a common defect of this generation audi a4.
2004 Audi A4 electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact stated that the lcd instrument control panel warning lights illuminated sporadically. The dealer stated that they received complaints on this component and informed the contact that the instrument control cluster would need to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 70,000.
I was driving on interstate 85 in south carolina returning to charlotte, n.c. When the engine of my 2004 audi a4 started skipping severely. After pulling to the side of the road and letting the car sit for a while, I restarted the engine and the problem seemed to minimize somewhat. The following morning on the way to work the engine started skipping severely, and the vehicle seemed to be bucking heavily. I was able to get out of the traffic and pull to the side of the road. I called audi of charlotte, and they advised to drive the car to there facility if it was drivable. I managed to get the car there driving at 25 MPH with the motor skipping heavily. The problem was diagnosed as an ignition coil failure, and was repaired at a cost of $472.04. This was the second major failure of a component of this vehicle in a time span of two months ( fuel pump-6/14/07 ), and as a female driver I am concerned that I'm going to be left on the side of the road at night.
I owe a 2004 audi a4 convertible. In late february of 06, I started to experience problems when I put the gear on d (drive) or r (reverse) and gave gas; the car did not move at all. Dash board instrument was not responsive either. Initially I thought this was due to cold weather. On march 13, 06, I was running errands in a very busy area of northern virginia. The car was warm as it has been running for a couple of hours. I approached a busy intersection to make a left turn. When the road was cleared, I attempted to move forward but the car was totally frozen - it would not move regardless of how much I pushed the gas pedal. I was now facing the oncoming traffic of three cars blowing their horns like crazy. I just could not move the car and was terrified that I would be hit by the oncoming traffic. The oncoming traffic came to an abrupt stop and after several attempts I was able to move the car. I was very scared and called the audi of tysons corner (hbl) in vienna, virginia immediately and took the car in that day. The next day (3/14) afternoon, I received a call from the service advisor indicating that they were not able to duplicate the problem and that nothing was wrong with my car. I insisted that they recheck as I experienced the problem several times and that the last incident was could have been fatal as I was stuck in the middle of the intersection. They agreed and kept the car for another day; however, the next day they called and said the same thing - nothing wrong with the car. I picked the car on march 16, 06. While waiting in the lobby, I saw another audi a4 convertible driver. I approached her about my experience and asked if she experienced the same or similar problems. She said yes and that is why she brought her car in along with a regular service check. She received the same feedback from the audi of tysons - nothing wrong with her car either. I have the name, phone number, etc., of the other driver if needed.
Vehicle heated up under the steering column, especially when driving 50 MPH or greater. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, and they test drove the vehicle for eight days and found the same flaw as the consumer. Manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was operating under normal range, and there was nothing they could do. *ak
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