2004 Audi allroad Complaints

SUBJECT: PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASONS PASSENGER/PERFORMANCE TIRE. I HAVE NEVER, UNTIL I PURCHASED AN AUDI A4 EQUIPPED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TIRE, HAD TIRES THAT SUDDENLY DEFLATE, DEVELOP BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AND FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF MY TIRES. AND HAVE NOW STARTED REPLACING THE REPLACEMENTS. MANY OF THEM WERE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. THE CAR IS DEALER MAINTAINED AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. IS THERE ANYWAY TO HAVE THESE TIRES RECALLED, OR TO INITIATE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS MANUFACTURER? THERE ARE MANY, MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE ON YOUR WEBSITE. HOW MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS MUST OCCUR BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? I HAD 2 TIRE FAILURES TODAY BECAUSE OF RUTS IN THE ROAD CAUSED BY SNOW AND ICE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45-50 MILES PER HOUR, THE SUNROOF OF OUR AUDI QUATTRO ALLROAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR IMPACTS, DINGS, CHIPS, CRACKS ETC IN THE SUNROOF. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXPLOSION THERE WAS A HOLLOW-SOUNDING POP. THE DRIVER WAS SHOWERED WITH GLASS WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM ARM, NECK AND HAIR. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN ALTITUDE AT TEMP. AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH. THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT MAY LURCH FORWARD, BUT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT SHOOK THE COFFEE OUT OF THE HOLDER WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. CONSUMER STOPPED TO HAVE A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE , AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHEEL CONTAINED ICE WITHIN, AND THIS CAUSED FAULTY VEHICLE ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAR WASH AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THEN , THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. CONSUMER SPRAYED THE WHEEL WITH HOT WATER AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADMITTED THAT PROBLEM DID EXIST. HOWEVER, NO HELP WAS OFFERED.*AK *NM

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY.*AK