Fuel pump, fuel delivery systerm failed while on highway.
2004 Audi A4 fuel system complaints
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Fuel pump failed without warning on june 14, 2008 when I was 300 miles from home, visiting my father for father's day. My audi only had approx 44,000 miles on it at the time. I have retained the faulty fuel pump, but was charged nearly $800.00 for the repairs, including towing. I contacted audi and they refuse to do anything because their recall only covers the 2003 model, and not the 2004. Audi really needs to protect their customers and offer reimbursement to those of us who have experienced this very dangerous failure. A fuel pump failure on the highway could easily lead to severe injury or even death. Audi cannot claim that they are not on notice of this problem, as I have reviewed several similar complaints for this vehicle.
Heard a whisping noise coming from the rear right wheel well. It got progressively louder. Dealer inspected and found that the fuel pump was failing due to pieces of the fuel filter from the previous fuel pump replacement floating around in the gas tank. 1 month later, after moving to a new state, driving about 1100 miles, the sound of whisping or a card in the spokes of a bike wheel was coming from the same right rear area in front of the wheel well. The dealer in the new state said that the fuel filter needed to be replaced.
Was driving home from work which is a 30 mile commute. Upon parking on my driveway, my car seemed to stall and immediately shut down which was awkward because the parking break was on and the car was on neutral, giving no reason for the car to stall. I tried to restart and the car ran but only for a few seconds then shut down. I towed it to the dealership the next day and they found the problem to be a faulty gas pump. Dealer replaced pump and car was back to normal. Seeing the amount of complaints with fuel pumps, I also agree that the 2004 model should be added to the list of recalls.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The contact waited a few minutes and was able to restart the vehicle. He then heard a buzzing sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. Whenever he accelerated, the buzzing sound would intensify. Three weeks before the failure occurred, the contact heard a slight buzzing sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 60,000 and failure mileage was 57,000.
The fuel pump on my 2004 audi a4 1.8t went out while trying to leave on a trip. The car stalled while attempting to get onto the freeway causing traffic to be blocked and I had to have the car towed to a repair shop where the fuel pump was replaced.
Fuel pump is humming and the car stalls. And it refuse to start for a couple of minutes.
I own a 2004 audi a4 - 3.0 quattro. I was driving on the 710 long beach freeway in ca following my daughter's school bus on a field trip to the long beach aquarium prepared to spend a day with her. Suddenly, the car started shaking and then I realized I didn't have any power. I was able to maneuver the car to the shoulder of the freeway, but the 710 fwy has a very narrow shoulder. It was a very scary experience as big rig trucks were passing me on the driver's side literally inches away. I thought I was going to get hit by them. I called roadside assistance and was able to get the vehicle on a flat bed and towed to mckenna audi in norwalk, ca. The dealer diagnosed the problem to a defective fuel pump and clogged fuel filter. The consequences are that I had to pay $80 to have it towed to the dealership as my roadside assistance only covered 5 miles. Secondly, I had to pay $1,100 in parts and service to mckenna audi to have the car repaired. I see that audi had a recall for the 2003 a4 for bad fuel pumps. I think that they should also recall the 2004 model fuel pumps as well.
Vehicle breaks down in traffic (55 MPH highway) ~100 mi from home due to failed fuel pump. No warning of impending failure. Very dangerous failure location. Total repair cost = $602.13 including fuel pump replacement, tow, rental car, etc.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a4 cabriolet. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and then shut off. The vehicle was restarted and taken to the dealer, who stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The current mileage is 29,200 and failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 03-04-08 *bf the vehicle hesitated at various speeds. After a while, it would just shut down. Updated
Had one previous incident where the car stalled. It seemed this was cured by replacing the fuel filter. Six months later, the car died while being driven on the road. Engine stalled and would not restart. Car had to be towed to dealership. Dealership replaced fuel pump assembly. My car is a 2004 audi a4 3.0 quattro. The defect appears to be similar to the 2003 audi a4 recall.
My 2004 audi a4 stalled in the middle of an intersection while I was in the process of making a left turn into another street. I was stranded in the middle of this busy street for almost an hour until a tow truck could arrive from the audi dealer. An officer from the charlotte, n.c. Police department arrived in about 20 minutes and directed vehicles to prevent an accident until the tow truck arrived. I was fortunate that the police and other motorists helped direct traffic around my vehicle to prevent an accident, as it was raining and foggy at the time of this issue. The vehicle was determined to have a fuel pump failure by audi of charlotte, and they repaired the vehicle at a charge of $869.18. I have since learned that there was a recall on 2003 audi a4 models for fuel pump failures.
Loud buzzing noise coming from rear seat, sounded like bad motor bearings. Approximately 2 minutes later the engine stalled and was forced to stop vehicle without any power assistance from engine. The audi dealer found it was a faulty fuel pump, replaced with new fuel pump ok now. They indicated it was not covered in the 2003 fuel pump recall since my vehicle was an 04.
Audi 2004 a4. Driving on the highway, fuel pump fails. Battery light lit up right before fuel pump completely failed. I took the car to the dealer and they replaced the fuel pump the very next day. There is a recall currently on the fuel pump for the 2003 a4 1.8t. Is there a possibility that the failure in my fuel pump is the same and that the recall should also cover 2004?
There was no apparent sign of the failure until to the morning of when the car began to make a whirring noise from near the rear of the vehicle. After driving about 15 miles that morning the car sputtered and the engine quit as though it were out of gas. Fortunately I was in a low traffic area and was able to get the car off the road safely. The vehicle was towed the dealership where they replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter and charged more than $500.00 to do so. The dealership retained the old part.
I have a brand new 2004 audi a4avantquattro 1.8. On july 1, with 2389 miles on the car, I had a blowout of my right rear tire, which is a goodyear m&s r235/17 low profile high performance tire. I never had a sensation of hitting anything on the road, but had only seconds to get from the fast lane of I-5 in downtown sacramento, ca across 5 lanes of freeway traffic and around a caltrans maintenence crew on the shoulder, to safety. By the time I did, the tire tread had completely separated on both sides of the wheel 360 degrees. Six days later, while having the tire replaced at a local tire store, the check engine light came on in the car. I took it to the dealer at my next opportunity, with now 2750 miles on the car. I was told that the filler hose to the gas tank was punctured, requiring the replacement of the entire gas tank, as it is all one peice, that the wires connecting the fuel system to the central computer were damaged and had to be replaced, that a hole in the sheath around the shock absorber on that wheel had been punctured, requiring possible replacement of the entire shock, and that the entire wheel liner on that wheel was gone and had to be replaced. The estimated cost for this is somewhere between $1600-2000. Neither audi, nor the dealership, thus far has taken any responsibility for the design flaws that created the possibility for such damage from a flat tire. I frequently drive alone, and we live in a high fire danger area. I was driving around with a leaky gas tank for 5 days before the "check engine" light even went on, not to mention the fact that a faulty shock absorber could have caused my all wheel drive to fail. I feel that this car is unsafe for me to drive.
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