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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003297992 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: FREMONT | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUKC68D11A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 25 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2001 audi a4 avant 1.8t that i took delivery in august 2000. late last year, august-october 2003, i noticed that the instrument cluster's center lcd display started to fade on the top part. later on i figured out that it would happen after the car has been under the heat of the sun for a while. i didn't do anything because i figured it's just my car and i've already gone through my warranty period (4 years/50,000miles) as my car already have 70k miles on it. then i started hearing from fellow audi owners that i met that it's happening to their cars too. one has a 2001 audi a4 sedan with 30k miles and the other with a 2001 s4 sedan, both replaced under the warranty. another is a 2002 audi tt, but he's lucked out because he has more than 50k miles too (out of the warranty). what i'm curious is whether there's been any reported similar case? i feel that the damage is not caused by the wear and tear of the long-distance driven car. maybe this is a type of defect? |
