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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049187 | Incident Date: Dec, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTSVILLE | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUCB28D0XA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 audi a4 abs control module symptoms. abs light on continuously. brake light flashing. upon the first inspection the audi dealership was unable to ascertain the problem. the failure was later diagnosed correctly by the dealership. testing the abs system after the diagnosis, i found that the abs system did not engage. i learn of many cases of this exact failure in audi??s and vw??s with the bosch 5.3 abs control module: one prominent site being http://tech.bentleypublishers.com. the dealership may have misdiagnosed the problem because the control module may be unable to communicate with the car??s computer upon failure. also, it seems that the problem is intermittent for some period before complete failure. the warning lights may disappear prior to complete failure. it seems the failure is occurring at some point beyond 60,000 miles. this would account for the relatively low occurrence, but would portent to the possibility of a much great number of occurrences with time. an unwary driver may not be cognizant of the failure and therefore not exercise the caution necessary to avert a collision. one future issue exacerbates that concern: the abs light and the brake light warning signals disappear under 32 degrees fahrenheit or thereabout. so, as we near winter and the possibility of inclement weather, the chances of a tragedy increase substantially. i have contacted audi with my findings. audi stated they have not seen evidence of mass failures. they stated that they will not act on the information that i have obtained. there are copious postings on the internet identifying individuals who have contacted audi. surprisingly, some of these individuals profess that audi paid for the repair in cases of out-of-warranty, high-mileage vehicles. i believe that an audit of the number of the bosch 5.3 abs control modules being order as replacement parts will illuminate the gravity of this problem. *nm |
