Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003255715 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2003
Consumer's City: SAN GABRIEL Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A4 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUAC68D61A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The brake squeals 90% of the time being applied, it happened since a few months ago. brought to a local dealer a few times for the problem and reported with "cannot replicate the problem" and "noise is normal for some brakes", while the problem is actually getting worse and now the brake is making the squealing noise even after releasing the brake and last for one or two seconds - it happened especially after the foot brake was applied for more than 15 seconds and then been released (e.g. after waiting at a red light).*ak