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Steering, air Bags
07/24/2005
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED - DIAGNOSTICS CONDUCTED AT A AUDI DEALERSHIP. CUSTOMER INFORMED BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE AIRBAG UNIT IS FAULTY AND WHOLE UNIT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED (COST QUOSTED $800) - ALSO INFORMED "NEED" LEFT TIE ROD END (PREVIOUS SIMILAR COMPLAINT REGARDING TIE ROD ON NHTSA WEB SITE)
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Electrical System
05/31/2005
DT: ON MAY 31 2005 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THEN, SMOKE CAME FROM AIR VENTS, AND SMOKE GOT WORSE. WHILE SPEAKING W/ 911 FLAMES BEGAN TO COME FROM THE AIR VENTS. FIRE APPEARED TO COME FROM THE AIR VENTS. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY BEFORE THE FIRE BROKE OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CODES TO OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. OWNER BELIEVED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A HARD TIME EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE, AND WERE UNSURE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT FILED. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CAR WAS MOVED TO A STORAGE FACILITY BEHIND A GAS STATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSIDERED IT A TOTAL LOSS. AUDI CONTACTED THE OWNER ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE OTHER RECALLS BUT NOTHING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. *AK
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Suspension
04/28/2005
IN FEB. 2005 A LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THE CONTROL ARM ON ONE SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER (<2,400 MILES) WYOMING VALLEY MOTORS INFORMED ME THAT THE CONTOL ARM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I QUESTIONED WHY IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS OUT OF THE RECALL PERIOD. I ASKED THEM WHY THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTROL ARM WAS NOT CHECKED IN FEB. AND THE SERVICE REP INFORMED ME THAT THEY INDEED CHECKED IT. IT WAS NOT COMMUNICATED VERBALLY TO ME NOR WAS IT DOCUMENTED ON MY USUALLY DETAILED SERVICE INVOICE. I ASKED SERVICE REP THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO ASSUME THAT THEY CHECKED IT SINCE IT WAS NOT DOCUMENT. HE STATED THAT IS CORRECT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND AM STILL WAITING FOR A REPLY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HANLE A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. IF NOT, ANY DIRECTION IN WHOM I NEED TO CONTACT REGRDING THIS FRUSTRATING ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YO...
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Service Brakes, Air
02/01/2005
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE IS APPARENTLY FAILING OR HAS FAILED. BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE IRREGULARLY ACCOMPANIED BY THREE LOUD WARNING TONES. BOTH LIGHTS LIKEWISE TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CLAIMS THAT NO CODE IS BEING RETURNED FROM ABS UNIT. ADVISED THAT SOMETIMES ABS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND SOMETIMES NOT. COST TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS QUOTED AT $2,400. ADVISED TO IGNORE WARNING LIGHTS AND SOUNDS IF COST WAS UNREASONABLE.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
03/25/2005
THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, SLOWING DOWN AND THEN STOPPING. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
