| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033377 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: CHICAGO | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This is a serious issue requiring attention immediately. there are numerous failures of the abs control module in 2000 audi s4's primarily, along with similar makes. this poses a significant safety hazard. failures are due to a defective design of the control unit portion of the abs module. the following link indicates how many failures are occurring: http://www.usedpartslive.com/live/2/year/audi/model/abs_control_module/ there is a mass market for this item primarily because it is very expensive for owners to replace at the dealer. recently, dealers have been replacing the control unit separately for ~600-700, but there is no assurance that the new unit is not also defective and prone to failure. it's only a matter of time before this becomes the cause of more potentially fatal accidents.*jb |
