2008 Audi A6: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Lights · NY

Headlight flickering and turns off with dipped light warning. Rear lights warnings of bulbs out random times. Shutting lights off and on resolves issue with headlights.

Filed Apr 5, 2016 · Lights · 102,000 miles · NY

Left headlight low dipping error left headlight goes out while drivimg

Filed Sep 22, 2013 · Electrical · 66,000 miles · FL

The wiring harness of both left and right headlight - the electrical wires within the plastic headlight housing going directly to the bulbs are losing their protective wire insulation. The insulation has become excessively brittle and is cracking throughout the entire wire length and in some areas wire insulation has fallen off the wire exposing bare wires. This can only be found when trying to change the light bulb since to access the defect area, the light bulb housing protective cover hiding the defect must be removed. The exposed bare wires cause a fire hazard in the engine compartment. In my car, I have found that while changing the light bulb and maneuvering the harness to have access to the bulb, this has excessively caused the brittle wire insulation to fall off exposing all the head light wires, in some instances several inches long, leaving them without the protective sheathing. Audi has admitted that they have seen this problem on their. I was also told that this happens due to the high current that goes through and the wires cannot handle the load (audi service manager at braman audi in west palm beach, fl told me this) but audi will not address the factory defect.

Filed Feb 25, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 63,500 miles · MI

The head light would work sometimes and others it would not took vehicle the dealer was told must remove bumper and replace head lamp assembly complete the cost would be around $ 800.00after researching specific problem head lamp was replaceable without bumper removal and without headlamp assembly replacement cost 100.00 price of bulb. Audi of america should be able to troubleshoot this problem very easy and they are purposely trying to rip the customer off. Not to mention the danger a intermittent head light posses on the road dip head light error.

Filed Jul 12, 2010 · Lights · 15,450 miles · CA

Headlight turns off during night time operation and displays error code dipped headlight.

Filed Jan 4, 2010 · Lights · 32,236 miles · CA

My wife and child were driving through the desert in arizona when our audi's driver-side xenon headlight failed. Then again 2 months later, driving with my wife and child through california the passenger-side headlight failed. Both times I was told it was the bulb. But we couldn't simply buy a new bulb. Audi needs to order it and take off the bumper to replace them. About a month later, driving through the arizona desert with my family, the driver-side light went out again. This time audi service said they need to replace the igniter for the xenon lamp. This all happened within 5 months time. I'd only owned the vehicle about 2 years. When these lights fail, I have to use fog lamps or high beams to have at least 2 lights working at once.