| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002004897 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2002 |
| Consumer's City: ARNOLD | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: S4 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDD68D3YA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Complaint received via e-mail." i purchased a 2000 audi s4 quattro with 39k miles on it from a non-audi dealer in march of 2002. at approximately 50,600 miles my abs controller failed. this is indicated by a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) in the vehicle's ecu (computer) as well as 3 loud beeps when you start the car and the abs light staying lit and the red brake light flashing constantly. this part has failed on multiple audi s4's of the same model year that i know of. audi would not warranty my part as my factory warranty had expired at 50,000 miles. the parts alone cost approximately $1200 plus the additional cost of the labor to install the part. the results of the abs controller's malfunction is that essentially, i do not have anti-lock braking in the car, causing under hard braking the possibility of locking the brakes. this happened on numerous occasions. audi of america has been notified by numerous individuals of this particularly common problem on the 2000 s4s, however, to date, no recalls have been made." *jb |
