Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 0504 | 03/31/2005 | 10016565 | Airbag lamp on, upper limit of side airbag exceeded. to include a4 2006. *tt | 09/22/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 58000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the his vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. the driver and passenger suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, but the failure was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 58,000. kmj | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 58000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the his vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. the driver and passenger suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, but the failure was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 58,000. sm. | |||
| 07/15/2009 | |||
| 2005 audi a4 quattro was serviced at dealership in nashville tn for a recall of coil packs. afterward the air bag warning light appeared. the car was serviced for the air bag and a switch under the seat was replaced at my expense. two weeks later the air bag light re-appeared. the dealer states that a new sensor is necessary. a search on the internet revealed that many audi owners are experiencing problems with the air bag sensor. this is a defective safety part and should be recalled by audi. | |||
| 01/15/2009 | 50800 | 1 | |
| The air bag warning light activated approx. mid january, 2009. there were no events leading to this failure. since the light originally turned on, it has been continually on, indicating a problem with the vehicles airbag. the vehicle was taken to the dealership, where technicians described this problem as a normal occurrence in the 2005 audi a4's. he stated that this has occurred so frequently that he knew the problem before hooking the vehicle up to diagnostic equipment. this was also confirmed with the service department assistant manager. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 15158 | 3 | |
| Audi a4 cabriolet. on may 2006 the air bag warning light was on and brought to the dealer for repair. on september 2006 the air bag light and the brake warning light were on and brought to the dealer for repair. on november 10 i had an accident due to a brake failure driving at 15 mph exiting the highway. manufacturer rejects a failure of brakes testing the car static at body shop. at crash , the driver airbag did not deployed, there was no passenger but the passenger air bag deployed. roll over protector ejected even with no intention to roll. 2- failures and repeated malfunctioning lead to accident even manufacturer denies any problem, my belief is that car is unsafe to drive. i have read other same problems in this dot site. 3- first 2 times repair shop stated a repair. at the moment car is being repaired already 4 months. many irregularities with service and repairs while at dealers and sub contractors trusted repair shops. | |||
| 06/21/2005 | 1 | 04/15/2005 | |
| Dt: the consumer owns a 2005 audi a4. the consumer had an accident on june 21, 2005. the front of his vehicle hit the guardrail and his airbags did not deploy. audi manufacturer did not seem to be to interested. the speed at time of impact was between 25-30 mph. there was no pre-impact braking. a large truck came into his lane he steered to the right, struck the end of a guardrail with the front of his vehicle went over a 60 foot embankment and then rolled over. there was one occupant and he was wearing his seat belt. the air bag warning light was not on prior to the crash. the insurance company stated that this was a total loss and there are pictures available. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 15158 | 3 | |
| Audi a4 cabriolet. on may 2006 the air bag warning light was on and brought to the dealer for repair. on september 2006 the air bag light and the brake warning light were on and brought to the dealer for repair. on november 10 i had an accident due to a brake failure driving at 15 mph exiting the highway. manufacturer rejects a failure of brakes testing the car static at body shop. at crash , the driver airbag did not deployed, there was no passenger but the passenger air bag deployed. roll over protector ejected even with no intention to roll. 2- failures and repeated malfunctioning lead to accident even manufacturer denies any problem, my belief is that car is unsafe to drive. i have read other same problems in this dot site. 3- first 2 times repair shop stated a repair. at the moment car is being repaired already 4 months. many irregularities with service and repairs while at dealers and sub contractors trusted repair shops. | |||
| 04/24/2006 | 15891 | 4 | 09/30/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated four times. took vehicle to dealer each time, but dealer was unable to solve the problem. the dealership cleaned the sensor on the driver's side seat, repaired the airbag, replaced the driver side airbag, and performed wiring repairs. the repairs were minor and only lasted for a brief period. *ak | |||
| 04/05/2005 | 1000 | 3 | 10/08/2004 |
| Contact states: bought a new 2005 audi, a4 and it has been in the shop 3 times for the same problem. the air bag sensor light stays on, and air bag mechanism will have to replaced. this is an audi a4, 2005.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 11/04/2009 | 44558 | 1 | |
| Airbag light continues to trip. first occurrence fault indicated driver side airbag upper limit exceed. replaced driver side airbag and connectors. car was 47 days outside 4 yr warranty with only 42k miles. 5 months later light came on again, repair accomplished again, light came on after one day. service tech stated that they did not know if airbag would deploy in the event of a crash. instructed to put a couple hundred miles on car. schedule to go back to dealer this week. *tr | |||