Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049214 Incident Date: Jan, 06 2005
Consumer's City: BELMONT Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A4 Model Year: 2001
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#: WAUDH68D51A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 08 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: Audi has faulty automatic braking system controller units. their 1998 - 2002 units have a very high incidence of failure in the electronics component. they have done a recall for the exact same part for the vw jetta, but not for the audi's. they require $1,700 to repair it, so many people leave it as is, which is unsafe. *nm