Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998219131 Incident Date: Dec, 31 1997
Consumer's City: CHALFONT Consumer's State: PA
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#: WAUCB28D3WA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 21 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Terrible wet braking performance, the first 1 or 2 pedal applications in the rain cause no slowing down. the pedal needs to be pumped to dry the rotor. i went through several brake pad compounds with no improvement. of all the audis that i owned, the a4 brakes are the worst. hell, these brakes are the worst of all the cars that i owned! *nlm