Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||||
| TSB-44-08-14 | 11/19/2008 | 10027923 | Audi: wheel bolts require torque adjustment. torque sticks and torque extension bars are not approved by audi of america, inc. and should not be used to apply torque to wheel bolts. all audi models included. *pe | 02/20/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 03/28/2010 | 88500 | ||
| On 3-25- i bought a 2002 audi a4 quattro from a local used car dealer. at the time of purchase the check engine light was on and the car could not pass inspection.the seller assured me that the car would pass inspection after he changed the catalytic converter. he held onto the car and a week later i got it back and the inspection sticker was afixed. shortly thereafter while driving the car 20 mph down the street of dracut, ma the rear driver's-side rear wheel fell off. the dracut police responded and documented the incident. they called a tow truck and the car was returned to the seller. he suggested that his mechanic had failed to tighten the lug nuts after doing brake work on the rear brakes... the wheel was re-attached by the seller (or his mechanic). a few days later the check engine light came back on since the after-market converter failed and the car could not pass inspection. on another occasion the engine splashguard fell off the car outside the door of the seller. i left the car there. the splashguard was re-attached by the seller or his mechanic (with plastoic ties, since he claimed he did not have the parts ... even though he had my car for over 24 hrs!). what if i had been driving the car when this occured? in both cases i could have been killed or injured, and other people could have been killed or injured as well. i question if these are isolated incidents, and if this is an ongoing pattern of deceptive and unfair practices which are placing the citizenry's health and safety at risk? i subsequently returned the vehicle to the seller and demanded a refund under the ma lemon law warranty. i was refunded my purchase price. the seller has refused to reimburse me my incidental costs as required by this law. i have sent the seller a demand letter and will pursue the matter in court if he does not reimburse the money i lost - a sum o $1738.37 | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 01/26/2008 | 2 | 04/20/2006 | |
| I have had two of my tires come off my car while driving not just the tire but the whole rim and everything came off. the studs broke off the disk. both times i got them fixed the people told me that they were faulty studs that they weren't strong enough to hold my tire on. *tr | |||