| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000082289 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: KOKOMO | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUEA88D4TA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: According to my dealer, the front control arms of my a4 is worn out at just 59000 miles. from audiworld.com, i found that there are many other a4 owners (regardless of their cars' model year) who have had to replace their control arms repeatedly (some failed within 15000miles). it seems that many dealers told many owners that this is a very common problem, and that there is a part shortage because of this. some out-of-warranty owners claim that audi has either provided the parts free, or at half price, which makes me believe that audi realizes that this is a design defect. many owners believe that this is a safety issue with the possibility of losing control when the vehicle is moving. this has not happened to me yet, but i am becoming increasingly concerned about this safety issue.*ak |
