| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314142 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CLINTON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDC28D7YA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 19 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 19 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Passenger front brake pad sepatated from the metal backing plate while within service specification (0.25 in of pad) and resulted in long braking distances and greatly reduced pedal pressure. pedal pressure could not be recovered under repetitive brake actuations. the car became unsafe to operate at any speed. there was no warning before the failure. audi of america refuses to replace the defective part under audi assured warranty stating that this is not related to a manufacturers defect. *ak |
