Left head light flickers and shuts itself off after vehicle is driven and the lights have been on for about 5 minutes. The warning display on the dashboard gives a "left headlight level" error code.
2006 Audi A4 lights problems
159 complaints (54% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 55,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 159
- of this car's complaints
- 54%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Headlights3
At what mileage
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Audi A4 lights problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2006 Audi A4 lights
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2006 Audi A4 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Vehicle is equipped with adaptive headlights. When I turn the passenger side low beam goes out.
The headlights will flicker on and off, and have to be manually turned off and turned back on. Repairs and replacements of lights did not solve the problem. Complete removal of the xenon ballast and sealing the ballast seemed to correct the problem, and seems to be a defect in the manufacture of the ballast that causes moisture to invade, and short the headlights out.
The left headlight flickers and turns off. Changing the bulb did not fix the problem and neither did changing the ballast. I found that there was a settled class action lawsuit however they said that the lawsuit extended the warranty for headlights to 5 years. The lawsuit was settled in 2013 and my car is a 2006 model so I am not sure how it could ever help me.
2006 audi a4 quattro, a very annoying situation it also affects safety while driving in dark; I ignored it for few months as it got worst decided to take it in. They suggested to replace both igniters (xenon ballast) and bulbs. My audi dealer said that audi knows about this problem but doesn't know how to fix it -- changing the light bulb doesn't solve the problem. Since my car was just out of warranty it would be about $1600. This problem is intermittent. It has been occurring a lot recently with the cold weather. I can't tell for sure whether it is temperature related. This is a common problem and most importantly a major safety
I get a "right dipped headlight" message and my right headlight goes out. I can correct the issue by turning the headlights off and back on but this is not safe after dark. The car has been doing this with increasing frequency especially over the past year. It occurs more when it's raining and more after dark-when you most need the headlights. It will cost me about $1600 to get the headlights replaced but apparently there is no guarantee that this will fix the issue. I have in no way damaged the headlights. We are the original owners of this car. This situation has been occurring for several years.
The left headlight drops and goes out intermittently
When driving at night right low beam will flicker and then go out. I get a warning icon referencing "right dipped headlight". If I turn the headlight switch from auto position to off position and then turn back to auto, the light will come back on. It will then stay on for a while and typically goes out again after some random time period causing me to repeat the process. I don't like doing this traveling at high speeds at night since I have to disable my headlights to get everything working again. I took it to the audi dealer and they did their guided fault tests and found no faults. They "believe" the igniter is faulty which is a $625 part plus labor to replace. I didn't go ahead with their suggestion since they could not guarantee that it would fix the problem. I'm reporting this since I believe a number of audi owners have had the same problem and audi doesn't seem to have a bulletin out on this to local dealerships and plus I believe it is a safety issue. I plan to call audi of america to see if they have any fix for this.
My headlights flicker while driving mostly the left but does intermittently go from left to right. Unable to drive car at night. I just bought the car from drive time and the issue started as soon as I left the dealership
Headlight failure, right dipped headlight. Intermittent problem seems to be related to slow speed and or vibration. Multiple service visits at audi dealer, problem not resolved.
Questions about the 2006 Audi A4 lights
Does the 2006 Audi A4 have lights problems?
Owners have filed 159 complaints about the lights of the 2006 Audi A4, 54% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2006 Audi A4 lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 55,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Audi A4 lights?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Audi A4 have the most lights problems?
The Audi A4 model years with the most lights complaints are 2006 (159 complaints), 2005 (101 complaints) and 2003 (23 complaints).
Other 2006 Audi A4 problems
Airbags 73Electrical 21Engine 21Transmission 14Fuel system 10Acceleration 7Brakes 5Steering 5Visibility 5Driver assistance 4Body 3Seats 2Tires 2Seat belts 1
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