Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / S4 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006908 Incident Date: Feb, 07 2005
Consumer's City: BERNARDSVILLE Consumer's State: NJ
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:abs warning light
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDD68D3YA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Abs failure: bosch 5.3 abs module found in vw, audi & porsche fail within the first 60k miles. abs modules typically last for well over 100k & generally for the life of a car. audi charges ~$1300 to replace. 3rd party repair is ~$300. abs becomes disabled & can create unexpected situations especially during inclimate weather. replacement or repair of the module resolves the issue & abs functions as expected.*ak