Complaint 1) heated steering wheel would burn hands in selected locatios before turning off. Dealer indicated to me they were aware of this and if I wanted it fixed would have to purchase a new steering wheel as my car was out of warranty. I feel this is a safety issue that should be handled by audi with replacement. Complaint 2) rear brake pads replaced three times on car with 50,000 miles. This does not make sense as front brakes take most of wear. At my last repair on 9/22/03, it cost me $418 dollars to replace rear pads and rotors. It appears something may be of bad design with replacement 3 times in 50,000 miles for rear brakes. Front replaced only once and not due to wear, but heat spotting creating noise.
1998 Audi A6 brakes complaints
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While driving vehicle accelerates without warning. Brakes failed to stop vehicle, vehicle was put into park to gain control. Please give any further details.
This was my first day with heavy rain. Braking delayed (almost not working), as I approached a line of traffic. A bit scary, but the car did stop just not near the kind of responsiveness I would normally expect.
Braking system malfunctions when on slippery surfaces, driving straight and the brake pedal is lightly pressed. A single brake locks up, causing the car to spin out of control.
Brake booster vacuum can not completed due to lack of parts. Nlm
When stepping on the brakes brakes malfuncioned, resultin gin increased stopping distance.
Consumer hears a grinding noise from the left front brakes.
Manufacturer's recall # ku brake booster and the federal safety agency recall( 99v248000),tie rods. Contacted manufacturer on october 12th. Dealer had no parts available for brake booster and tie rod recalls. This could result in a crash. After numerous calls to dealer's maintenance department to schedule service, consumer could not be told when parts would be available. Service department was informed that the vehicle was driven in temperatures mentioned in recall. *ak
After slowing for a left turn from main thoroughfare to side street, my brake pedalfailed to depress to slow the car down. I had to allow the car to coast to a slower speed and then to a stop. After clearing snow from the wheel wells and allowing the car to sit with the engine off for approximately 20 minutes, the brake pedal "unlocked" and I was able to depress the pedal once more.
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