Both headlights shut off at any time. Error message says left/right dipped headlamp. It seems like a design/engineering flaw. This is a dangerous safety issue, especially at night. This could result in death, injury, and monetary fines from the police. There should be an immediate recall to fix the problem.
2006 Audi A4 electrical complaints
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I was driving home and right headlight started flickering, almost like a strobe light then all of a sudden the light goes out then comes back on by its self. Then goes back off and stays off so I pull off the road. I look at the light and it is still out. I turn my lights off then back on and it works like new, but it keeps happening. This is very dangerous. What happens if both light goes out and this happens, its the manufacturer fault not mine. There should be a recall or do something about this before someone gets hurts, or lose their life.
Hid headlights go out while driving the car. Operator must shut off headlight switch and turn back on for headlight to go back on. This happened to the left headlight at 50,000 and the right at 90,000 after dealer put in a waterpump. Dealer denied responsibility, not covered under warranty price form repair >$700.00.
Left & right dipped headlight headlamp. Happens daily. It's a saftey concern when driving at night.
Headlamp has "dipped" multiple times while driving (day and night) since I have owned the vehicle (now at 77k). There is an audi tsb out for this issue but can never get a certified audi dealership to fix this issue as they cannot make it happen on command when they inspect it. Not only is this a known issue but it is an issue that is a safety problem that audi and it's affiliates do not take seriously or show determined interest in fixing.
Get dipped headlight signal and headlight turns off at random. Light will come back on if I turn the switch to off and then back on. This is a systemic problem as noted by many online audi forums. It is not safe to have your headlights turn off at random.
Owner was driving, vehicle started to exhibit a slight bucking, smoke came into passenger compartment. Pulled over and observed small fire on top of engine. Analysis revealed fire origin at #1 ignition coil on top front of engine. Fire was extinguished quickly and vehicle is repairable.
"intermittent headlight malfunction. Over the course of a year of ownership, the headlights have malfunctioned (turned off), with no consistent cause apparent. The specific error message that appears in the driver information screen is "left (or right) headlight dipped". This condition is both unsafe, and illegal - as many states will issue a traffic violation for driving with a non-functioning headlight. It has happened approx. 40 times, the headlight flickers, then goes out, but will come back on when the car is restarted or clear if the headlight is turned off then back on. It will then be fine for days or weeks at a time. It has been consistently getting more frequent and worse. At times, both headlights will turn off by themselves while driving causing a very dangerous situation and quick action to avoid injury or death. Then randomly turn back on. Multiple dealerships have been notified of the problem on at least 3 visits, and has claimed that everything is fine and they can not reproduce. They have suggested/guessed that it is the xenon light bulb itself, or ballast. Annecdotal evidence (conversational, and via internet owners' forums) suggests that the problem is widespread among a substantial portion of audi's model range and years."
On multiple occasions over the last two years the left and right headlights go out and a "dipped headlight" warning light shows up on the dash. Turning the headlights off then back on will bring them back on momentarily until a vibration knocks them out again. It's usually one side or the other but sometimes both lights go out at the same time. No fault codes are stored when this happens.
Left or right xenon hid headlight flickers and goes out, dashboard warning says "xx headlight dipped" (xx= left or right, depending on situation). Headlight may or may not reignite by switching light switch to off position, then back on. This problem has occurred dozens of times, once both went out together! When taken to dealership, tech can never find the problem (ntf).
Under normal driving conditions, the ignition coil pack in cylinder 1 failed. The local dealership replaced only the coil pack for cylinder 1. One week later, again under normal driving conditions, ignition coil pack 2 failed. This time it failed while in motion on a busy freeway in washington dc. The local dealer replaced coil pack 2, and petitioned audi to replace 3 and 4. Audi acquiesced.
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