2000 Audi A6 Complaint Log

THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID OUT OF POCKET, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 DAYS PRIOR. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE, IN ADDITION TO THE DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THREE DAYS AFTER THAT SERVICE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *AK *SCC *NLM

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

AT 65K MILES, MY BABY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN VAIL PASS ON I70 IN COLORADO WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. I THEN LOSE ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING DUE TO A TOTAL ENGINE AND TURBO FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CAUSED BY A WATER PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL, IN TURN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SEIZE. AUDI REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE ENGINE AND DIDN'T LEND ANY CONCERN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED VARIOUS CONSUMER SITES AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMMENTS DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *CB

TWO SEPARATE TIRE FAILURES FROM SAME BRAND/TYPE OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES, FIRST: JANUARY 22, 2003, SECOND: APRIL 28, 2003 BOTH WERE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST, ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IN JANUARY 2001, DID NOT POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. HOWEVER, THE 2ND, ONLY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST, OCCURRED ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL (RIGHT REAR) AT 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A CONGESTED PORTION OF I-95 NEAR MILFORD, CT. THE LATTER CLEARLY POSED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO US, AND TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON THIS HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED INTERSTATE. I DID NOT REPORT THE FIRST BLOWOUT, BELIEVING THAT PERHAPS I HAD HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. BUT THE SECOND BLOWOUT OF SAME BRAND/VINTAGE TIRE, THIS TIME ON REAR RIGHT SIDE, INDICATES A LIKELY SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS EXPENSIVE MICHELIN TIRE. *NLM

2000 AUDI A6 CHRONIC "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATION; OIL LEAKS & VALVE GASKETS REPEATEDLY REPLACED (WITHIN 30 DAYS); BRAKE ISSUES/FRONT END VIBRATION; ENGINE ROUGH WHEN INITIALLY STARTED. *JB

WINDOWS ROLL DOWN BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY SOURCES, THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT'S, AND AUDI'S. THE FIX IS REPLACING THE REGULATOR, AT A VERY HIGH COST. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY FIXED, AS IT IS A HAZARD TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A STORM AT 65 MILES AN HOUR, AND HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS START OPENING. THIS WILL GO ON, EVERY MINUTE OR SO. SHOULD BE FIXED, PRIOR TO PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS. *NLM

CYLINDER HEADS (V-6, 2.7 LITER, 5-VALVE) ARE LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENDS IN AN AREA WHICH IS PLUGGED WITH A "BALL SEAL" PRESSED IN PLACE DURING MFG. OIL DRIPS ONTO EXHAUST CAUSING CAUSING MODERATE TO SEVERE SMELL OF BURNING OIL INSIDE AND AROUND VEHICLE. DEALER MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM BY INSERTING SPECIAL DYE IN THE OIL AND CHECKING WITH A BLACKLIGHT, AND STATE HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DENIES DEFECT AND SUGGESTS THIS AS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM, BUT THERE ARE NO MOVING PARTS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SEALS RESULTING IN OIL/OIL PRESSURE LOSS, EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE AND/OR FIRE. *NLM

AUDI A-6 YR 2000 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR MY HUSBAND EYES BECAME IRRITATED, SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, SHORTLY AFTER, SMOKE BLEW-OUT FROM THE LEFT AIR VENT INTO THE CAR AND THEN FIRE SPARKS. AS THE CAR WAS MOVING, HE NOTICED THE SMOKE, SLOWED DOWN, FORCED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND DASH OUT OF CAR. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ESTIMATED $22,000 LOSS WHICH IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE GEORGIA, DEKALB COUNTY FIRE SERVICES - INCIDENT REPORT NUM. 02-049367 WHICH WAS EXAMINED BY THE FIRE CHIEF CLEARLY STATE THE AREA OF FIRE ORIGIN CAME FROM OPERATING, CONTROL AREA (FUES BOX) AND FORM OF MATERIAL IGNITED WAS ELECTRICAL WIRE (FAULTY WIRING). OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOW INVESTIGATING AND HAS ALSO DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. CALLED AUDI CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS TOTAL FINANCIAL LOSS AND OUR CONCERN OF FAULTY WIRING THAT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE DEATH OR BODILY INJURY TO OTHER CAR OCCUPANTS, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AUDI HAS NOT CALLED US BACK AND HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AS OF 13 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND ESCAPED THIS FIRE HAZARD CAR, BUT WILL SOMEONE ELSE BE AS LUCKY.

CONSUMER NOTICED: THE VEHICLE BRAKE PADS WORN EXCESSIVELY PREMATURE. CAUSING TO STOP THE CAR VIOLENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

HELLO, 2000 A6 HAS AN AUXILIARY FAN ON THE 2.8 ENGINE. MY AUDI WAS IN WARRANTY ON 10/17/02, AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE FAN MAKES ALOT OF NOISE, AND THE FAN SMELLS LIKE A FIRE IS HAPPENING..NOW THE LOCAL DEALER, WAGNER AUDI IN BOYLOSTON, MA CHECKED THE CAR, AND WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY.. THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT IN A FIRE FROM THIS AUDI A6 PROBLEM. THANKS, DON MELANSON. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND HAVE HARD SHIFTING CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO STALL. PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE 25540ZR17 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#.*AK

I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO AUDI SERVICE ABOUT A NOISE IN THE STEERING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THEM IN MAY OF 2002. 43,769 MILES. I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. I BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2002. 48,743. NO PROBLEM FOUND. IN JAN. 2003 I BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION AGAIN. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS. I WAS TOLD AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IN DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THE 1999 AUDI A6 HAD A RECALL FOR TIE RODS. I FEEL THIS MATTER OF THE TIE RODS FOR THE 2000 A6 AUDI SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *JB

INTERMITTENT "BUZZ" SOUND (UP TO 3 SECONDS) WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL (EITHER SIDE)- DEALER SAYS CANNOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY HAVE HEARD "BUZZ"; TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT CLOSE UNLESS SHUT REALLY HARD- SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT LATCH AND WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE TRUNK SYMBOL SHOWS UP ON THE FRONT DASH; INTERMITTENTLY, FRONT DASH RADIO STATION DISPLAY GOES BLANK. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)

TIRE DISINTEGRATED. TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM SIDEWALLS, LEAVING ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF SIDEWALL ON RIM.*AK

2000 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT HAS A PERSISTANT AND ODD ODOR CONSTANTLY. IT IS NOT A MOISTURE OR MOLD SMELL NOR AN OIL OR GAS SMELL. ALMOST AS IF FROM THE UPHOLSTERY. ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DISALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN LEATHERS PUT ON THE AUDI CARS IN GERMANY IN 2000 AND BEFORE AND DISALLOWED AFTER THAT? *JB

4 TIRES BUBBLED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS

ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH WAS BACKLIT UNDER ALL RUNNING CONDITIONS NIGHT AND DAY WAS REPLACED W/ NON-BACKLIT CLUSTER DUE TO A SEPARATE FAILURE IN THE CLUSTER. UNLIKE OTHER CARS, THIS CLUSTER HAS NO LUMINESCENT MATERIAL ON THE INSTRUMENT FACE TO MAKE INSTRUMENTS READABLE UNDER DIFFICULT LIGHTING CONDITIONS; WITH BACKLIGHTING IT IS NO PROBLEM. WITHOUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DANGEROUS WHEN UNDER TREES, IN SHADE, WITH SUN AT CERTAIN ANGLES, ETC. THE BACKLIT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SEPARATE FAILURE AND MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRING DEALER STATE BACKLIT VERSION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO A RUNNING CHANGE IN MANUFACTURING. I HAVE HEARD IT RUMORED VARIOUSLY THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THEIR LIGHTS WEREN'T ON AT NIGHT, FORGOT TO TURN THEM OFF IF THEY HAD THEM ON IN THE DAYTIME, OR BECAUSE THE EXPENSIVE LED LIGHTING USED WAS FAILING PREMATURELY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE $650 CLUSTER, OFTEN AT THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPENSE. REGARDLESS, THE CHANGE HAS MADE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNSAFE IN EVERYDAY CONDITIONS DUE TO ITS DESIGN PECULIARITIES WITH NO LUMINESCENCE AND PRIOR DEPENDENCE ON BACKLIGHTING. I UNDERSTAND OTHERS WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WITH THE BACKLIT FEATURE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE NEWER NON-BACKLIT VERSION.*AK

THE CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE ON COLD START. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SINCE MARCH 2, 2002. ZAUMBACH OF MANHATTAN HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE, TURBOS AND WATER PUMPS DUE TO POSSIBLE LEAK. THEY CANNOT REPAIR THE CAR, THEY SAY THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND IT MAY BE DANGEROUS.*AK

ONE FLAT, ONE BLOWOUT AND FOUR SEVERE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURES (INCLUDES THE FLAT AND BLOWOUT. OUT TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 30F. OEM TIRE EXPERENCED SEVERE 50% LOSS OF PRESSURE.

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A TRUCK, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.*JB (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).

VIBRATION OR CHUCKLE FELT BETWEEN 45MPH AND 75MPH IN FLOOR NEAR THROTTLE AND IN SEAT OF PASS, ALSO FELT WHEN CLIMBING /DECLINING ON HIGHWAY,AT HIGHWAY SPEED. STARTED AT DAY ONE OF BUYING THIS $52,000 VEHICLE. 12 VISITS TO DEALER FOR SAME REPAIR,10 TIRES REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS.. AUDI NO HELP!*AK

ONE YEAR OLD TIRES CUPPING, RESULTING IN HEAVY WEAR, NOISE & VIBRATION. CAUSED BY IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OR SUSPENSION WEAR. DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED WITH CORRECTION.*AK (TIRESIZE: P20555R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20555R16 )

TIRES ARE CUPPING, RESULTING IN HEAVY WEAR, NOISE AND VIBRATION. CAUSE IS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OR SUSPENSION WEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO REQUEST FOR CORRECTION. (TIRESIZE: P20555R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20555R16 )

TRUNK ON AUDI DOES NOT CLOSE WITHOUT USING EXTREME FORCE TO LATCH. DEALER REPORTS ENCOUNTERING PROBLEM ON SEVERAL NEW AUDI 2000 A6

THE RADIO CHANGES STATIONS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. *MJS

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING OWNER FROM IDENTIFYING WHAT THE CORRECT FUEL READING WAS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. RECALL NUMBER 00V137000, CONSUMER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MY CAR WAS SERVICE FOR THE TRIP FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY TO HILTON HEAD,SC. TWO DAYS AFTER I HAD MADE THIS 1000 MILE TRIP THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND I STOPPED FOR GAS. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION ONTO VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. *AK

NOTICE A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS THE BRAKE IS PUSHED ALMOST OT THE FLOOR AND THE CAR IS STOPPED, BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON UNLESS YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD, ENGINE ACCELERATION THE ENGINE GOES FULL THROTTLE AND "TAKES OFF"

DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THESE TIRES ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PAST 4 MONTHS WITHOUT SUCCESS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/55/16 )

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN AFTER DRIVING, THEN IT'S RE-STARTED THE ENGIN IDLES ROUGH. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME ON, AND THE ENGINES POWER IS REDUCED. IT WON'T GO FASTER THAN 15 MPH.

OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR COMES ON FREQUENTLY. REPORTED 3 TIMES, NOT YET FIXED. *AK

FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY AFTER FILLING WITH 18 GALLONS FROM TRUE EMPTY STATE;AFTER 100 MILES GAUGE NOW REGISTERS FULL CONSTANTLY. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATION CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BY IGNORING WHAT MAY BE A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE TORSEN PART(S) IN THE AWD SYSTEM ARE DEFECTIVE THUS CAUSING A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 40-80MPH. THE VIBRATION CAN VARY FROM SIGNIFICANT TO SLIGHT DEPENDING ON AMBIENT TEMP, VEHICLE/PART TEMP, SPEED, ACCELERATION PROFILE, AND LENGTH OF TIME AT CRUISE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OFFICIALLY THAT IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE PART AT SPEED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED.*AK

THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FATAL FAILURE, BUT PARTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 6 MONTHS, AND HAVE HAD NO COLLISIONS OR OTHER UNUSUAL IMPACTS TO TIRES. AFTER ONLY 800 MILES OF SERVICE, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGING KNOT IN THE SIDEWALL. DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND COULD FIND NO INDICATION OF "IMPACT" INJURY SO TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AS VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED 3 MORE OF THE TIRES (LF, RF & RR) HAVE DEVELOPED SIMILAR BULGING KNOTS IN THE SIDEWALL, ONE OF WHICH IS THE TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 800 MILES. I DRIVE ONLY ON PAVED CITY STREETS, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURES OF THIS TYPE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED, SO I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: DMCE22D TIRE SIZE: 255/40ZR17 )

LTR FM (OR) OWNER OF AUDI VEHICLE DEFECTIVE ABS/BRAKE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE SUGGEST NHTSA RECALL VEHICLES AND AUDI TO REPLACE ABS DEFECT AT THEIR EXPENSE REPLY TO THE PORTLAND, OREGON OFFICE. *TS *JB

2000 AUDI AX6 AXLE BROKE, TRANSMISSION IS POOR, LEFT FRONT RIM CRACKED, RACK AND PINION WORN, FLOOD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AIRBAG, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF FAILURES. *TS THE INSIDE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *JB

STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SWITCH FROM NORMAL EFFORT TO A VERY LIGHT TWITCHY MODE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECCT PROBLEM DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE.

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WHEN IT DOES START IT, RUNS ON A LIMP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN AS MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC. WHEN DRIVEN AS AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS DUE TO A WIRE HARNESS GONE BAD. DEALER TOLD THIS TO CONSUMER.*AK

THE DATE I PURCHASE THE CAR I REALIZE THE INTRUMENT CLUSTER LOCATE IN THE CENTER OF THE INTRUMENT DID NOT LIGHT UP ALL THE INFORMATION UNDER THE SUN LIGHT, THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN, I REQUEST THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT , THEY SAY THEY ONLY GET THE PART FROM AUDI, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS COME WILL WORK OR NOT, THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE UNTIL I THINK IT LOOK RIGHT, I GOT VERY UPSET THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALER, SO I CALLED THE AUDI CLIENT RELATION OFFICE, THE SAME KIND OF ATTITUDE AND NON RESPONSIBLE ANSWER, THE CLIENT RELATION SAID WHAT MY PROBLEM, THEY WILL REPLACE TILL IT FIX, BUT THEY CANT TELL HOW LONG, SO I HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR WITH A ALMOST UNREADABLE INSTRUMENT THAT TELL ME ALL THE VITALE INFORMATION OF MY CAR. AFTER I HAVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I REALIZE THAT THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAVE PROBLEM GETTING UP AND DOWN, SO I WENT INTO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING WITHOUT MAKING A APPOINTMENT, TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM THEY REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN 2 HOURS, A FEW MONTH GONE BY, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAVE PROBLEM, I WENT IN IN THE MORNING WITHOUT APPOINTMENT AND THEY REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR . SO I ASK THEM IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPEN TO ALL THE AUDI OR JUST THE MY CAR, THEY SAY JUST MY CAR. THEN I TALK TO A VW DEALER WHERE I LIVE , HE SAID THEY BEEN REPLACING THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN VW PASSAT TOO. MY CONCERN IS IFN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REGULATOR IN MY AUDI, WHY DONT THEY INFORM US, BECAUSE MY CAR EQUIP WITH A AUTOMATIC DOWN AND UP WINDOW SWITCH, IF THIS SWITCH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY IT MIGHT HURT SOMEBODY.*AK

I THINK IT'S SILLY THAT THEY CAN PRODUCE A CAR WHOSE FRONT BUMPER DOESN'T CLEAR THE CONCRETE BUMPERS IN PARKING LOTS.*AK

THERE WERE OIL LEAKS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO(S) AT 37000 MILES AND NEEDED A NEW TURBO(S) AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER STATED THE OIL WASN'T CHANGED REGULARLY. THE INITIAL TURBO(S) WERE REPLACED WITH THE OLD OIL BECAUSE THE NEW OIL WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT 1 OUT OF 15 VEHICLE'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MR SCC *JB

REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED AN UNKNOWN FLUID. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *AK