2004 Audi A4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 3, 2020 · Fuel system · 156,000 miles · CA

When engine is under load with a faulty fuel pump, the engine will stall whilst moving without turning motor off. Only remedy is to turn engine off and on, since the fuel pump will not start itself back on after the stall.

Filed May 1, 2015 · Engine · 106,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the engine warning light illuminated and the oil pressure was displayed across the message board. The contact stated that an oil change was previously performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,500.

Filed Dec 5, 2012 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · CO

I'm 26, mother of a 9 yr & 14 mo old. Currently, I'm unemployed and I can't afford to pay $2,500 to repair the fuel pump that audi initially installed in my car. I was so excited to buy this audi used 4 yrs ago with 80,000 miles. This has been the most costly and the most unsafe vehicle I have owned...stalling out was not fun and very scary. Audi dealerships have been trained well to deny owning up to the car's defects. Is audi waiting for an accident to happen and people/children die? I guess the cost of paying for the court cost when someone dies is not a big worry for the company - probably cost more to have the cars recalled & safely repaired than to pay for court & funeral cost. I'm sure audi has been aware of this problem since 2003 and refuse to own up to their 2003 mistake flowing over to the 2004 models. It makes no sense that audi won't "step up to the plate" and have a recall. Maybe the audi company really can't repair the car and the problem will always exist? I would hope they have smart engineers that could fix the problem. Audi really is coming across as having poor customer concerns for our safety. What a shame, I can barely make ends meet and now, I can't even afford to take my car out of the shop...but, maybe it's a blessing - at least, my children and I are safe by not driving that car. Come on audi - recall now before some dies!!! And, what is the vehicle safety folks doing for us??? I just an angry mother hoping someone will listen & with the belief that the federal safety agency can help...I wish I had never bought this car, I'm still making monthly payments for the car that I'm scared to drive now. I'm wondering by venting on this site, if audi even gets this information? This is a "no kidding" matter that should be taken seriously and fixed as soon as possible by the responsible company to show that they really care for their customers!

Filed Jan 13, 2012 · Fuel system · 125,000 miles · NY

Driving at 65mph on a busy highway and the car stalled out. Very dangerous situation. Power came back after a few seconds.

Filed Apr 7, 2011 · Engine · 99,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of several warning lights. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and it was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised that the engine failed due to a lack of lubrication and an internal compression failure. The vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic where the engine was rebuilt. After the repairs, the contact continued to experiences the failure with the sporadic illumination of the check engine warning light. The contact stated he performed a diagnostic which located the failure as a multi-cylinder misfire. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle be taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not further repaired. The contact was concerned with his safety when operating the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 04/25/11 *bf updated 04/27/11

Filed Mar 8, 2011 · Fuel system · 93,000 miles · CA

2004 audi a4 fuel pump failure causes car to stall. My car stalled on the freeway and almost caused a significant accident!

Filed Feb 23, 2011 · Fuel system · 118,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the vehicle exhibited a loud, abnormal noise and proceeded to stall. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 118,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2010 · Engine · 57,000 miles · WA

My daughter was driving her 2004 audi a4 at about 40 miles per hour when the car jerked, she then pulled up to the stop light and stopped. The car stalled and would not start. The engine warning light was on. We pushed the car out of the lane of traffic. A few hours later we went back to the car and it started up with no problem, we drove the car with no problems. This is a very dangerous situation and it appears that other owners have had this problem. There was an investigation pe08027 opened on this issue in 2008 and closed in 2008 without a recall.

Filed Aug 10, 2010 · Brakes · 82,700 miles · VA

I was driving my audi a4 2004 down a slight slope and had to stop at the red light just before crossing a major highway (va 123). As I saw the red light, I tried to press on the breaks and around the same time, I realized that the car started shaking as if it was about to stall. However, the car did not stall and the break was rock hard. I couldn't apply the breaks. I lowered the gear and used the hand break to stop the car. I had the car towed to the audi dealer. Dealer told me that the suction pump valve split into two and that is why the engine suddenly got too much air and the break power assist also failed. They have replaced the suction pump. The old part has been trashed.

Filed May 11, 2010 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · CA

My wife was driving on the 405 freeway at 60mph when the engine stalled and she had to go across 4 lanes to get to the emergency shoulder with no power. Other cars had to brake hard to avoid her so she could move over. We had it towed to the audi dealer and they said the fuel pump had to be replaced at a cost of $551. I did some research and found out there was a recall for fuel pumps on 2003 a4 and told them that my 2004 has the same problem. They disagree and said the 2004 models are fine and I have to pay for all repairs since the car is out of warranty. This is a real safety issue that they refuse to acknowledge even though it's identical to the problem of the 2003 models being recalled. They offer no apologies and I'm stuck with the repair bill.

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Fuel system · 61,000 miles · CO

Tl*-the contact owns a 2004 audi a4 cabriolet. While the contact was driving approximately 40 MPH the vehicle began to jerk and stalled in the middle of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician replaced the fuel pump at the owner expense. The failure and current mileages were 61,000.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Fuel system · 82,000 miles · CA

I have a 2004 audi a4 1.8 turbo .. 5:45pm on a heavy traffic friday before easter week.. My call stalled while I driving home with both kids. I was very lucky and fortunate that a truck driver got out of his truck and pushed my car to the curb. I had it towed to the nearest audi dealership since it was close to 8pm by the time the tow truck arrived . Service rep calls me the following day (saturday morning) and said it was the fuel pump injector that needed to be replaced. How can we complain to audi manufacturer since I noticed tons of fuel pump issues for the 2004 a4 audi.