2006 Audi A4: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Lights · WA

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.

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Lights · 118,000 miles · NJ

Vehicle is equipped with adaptive headlights. When I turn the passenger side low beam goes out.

Filed Dec 22, 2018 · Lights · 125,000 miles · KY

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.

Filed Jun 7, 2018 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · WA

The right headlight keeps flickering. It will turn off sometimes when using the windshield wipers, but other than that, the headlight works perfectly fine. When it flickers, an indicator warning light activates on the dashboard. This seems to be a wiring problem. Both headlights were changed and brand new when the car was purchased. Two years later, this flickering began. The only way to stop the flickering of the headlight is to completely turn off the headlights for a few seconds, then turn them back on. Everything is fine after that. Please recall this issue. I have read many posts online with other audi a4 owners having the same problem with their vehicles.

Filed Dec 27, 2017 · Lights · 92,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Sep 5, 2017 · Lights · 95,950 miles · WA

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.

Filed Jul 15, 2017 · Lights · 115,000 miles · HI

The left headlight drops and goes out intermittently

Filed Nov 22, 2016 · Lights · 113,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Jun 26, 2016 · Lights · CA

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

Filed May 18, 2016 · Lights · 34,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Oct 20, 2015 · Lights · 74,000 miles · MI

Headlights will flicker / turn off intermittently when braking or traveling over small bumps resulting in a loss of vision at night. This will sometimes give the error "dipped headlight" and cause the headlight to turn off and remain off until it is reset.

Filed May 15, 2015 · Lights · 131,982 miles · NY

The driver side head light stop working