Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055960 Incident Date: Feb, 09 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A4 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUBB68D9WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1998 manual audi a4. the temperature was 32 degrees f or below. the conditions were steady snow and wet/icy/slush roads. i experienced complete break failure when exiting the highway to a rest area. i pumped the breaks and regained some breaking power to finally slow the vehicle. i completely missed the proper exiting lane due to lack of breaking. no injuries or damage resulted. this is not the first incident of loss of breaking power. *nm