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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001072503 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2001 |
| Consumer's City: DAYTON | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUEA88D3VA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Control arm bushing started squeaking indicating failure - did not know that the vehicle's instability at higher speeds and inability to track in a straight line were also due to worn control arm bushings. searched www.audiworld.com site of audi owners, found that numerous owners report driveablilty issues with worn control arm bushings. audi of america and audi dealer states that bushing problem is not a safety issue, however based on the numerous reports on audiworld.com, this is not true. owners report having to change control arms every 35k miles or so at a cost of approximately $1,500 for each side since ther are 4 control arms on each side that cost approximately $300 each plus labor. based on ntsa search, there are a number of complaints of this same problem; what will it take to get a recall of this potentially serious problem? brake problem is only when driving in wet conditions. brakes do not respond normally - apparently water comes in contact with rotors easily. this problem could easily lead to an accident and there are numerous complaints about this in the ntsa database as well. the idle air control valve problem is a reoccurring one where the engine will stall at idle, or will not idle at all. with a manual transmission, this is especially dangerous as the engine sometimes dies when the clutch is depressed as you prepare to stop. obviously this results in a loss of power braking and steering which could cause an accident. please feel free to contact me regarding any or all of these potentially dangerous conditions affecting my car. obviously i would like to see recalls on all three issues and will provide whatever assistance i can to ensure that this happens. thanks.*ak |
