Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTING | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 88434 | 1 | |
| I was driving home and right headlight started flickering, almost like a strobe light then all of a sudden the light goes out then comes back on by its self. then goes back off and stays off so i pull off the road. i look at the light and it is still out. i turn my lights off then back on and it works like new, but it keeps happening. this is very dangerous. what happens if both light goes out and this happens, its the manufacturer fault not mine. there should be a recall or do something about this before someone gets hurts, or lose their life. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| The xenon headlamps will flicker then go out, most of the time individually and periodically both. this occurs at anytime and under any condition. a service letter was sent out identifying this issue and to take the car in for the repairs. however, these repairs weren't addressed due to my warranty having expired. these repairs should be addressed irrespective of warranty period for this is a major safety issue when driving at night. this is a known issue by audi owners who have these lights irregardless model year. there are hundreds of posts on the internet. a recall may be warranted not just a service announcement that doesn't cover all affected vehicles. here is a link to google search of other audi owners' with this issue, https://www.google.com/#hl=en&biw=1366&bih=643&sclient=psy-ab&q=2006+audi+a4+xenon+headlights&oq=audi+xenon+headlights+2006&gs_l=serp.1.0.0i8i30l2.13609.16512.4.21346.5.5.0.0.0.0.106.473.4j1.5.0...0.0...1c.p2f9wmxanje&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=51a6e4b639342c8a. i look forward to your response. thank you! | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 88434 | 1 | |
| I was driving home and right headlight started flickering, almost like a strobe light then all of a sudden the light goes out then comes back on by its self. then goes back off and stays off so i pull off the road. i look at the light and it is still out. i turn my lights off then back on and it works like new, but it keeps happening. this is very dangerous. what happens if both light goes out and this happens, its the manufacturer fault not mine. there should be a recall or do something about this before someone gets hurts, or lose their life. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 88434 | ||
| I was driving home and right headlight started flickering, almost like a strope light then all of a sudden the light goes out then comes back on by its self. then goes back off and stays off so i pull off the road. i look at the light and it is still out. i turn my lights off then back on and it works like new, but it keeps happening. this is very dangerous. what happens if both light goes out and this happens, its the manufacturer fault not mine. there should be a recall or do something about this before someone gets hurts, or lose their life. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 65000 | 1 | |
| This appears to be a common occurrence with all audi a4's with hid xenon lighting. at approximately 50,000 miles many owners report flickering headlights and then within seconds either left or right or both headlights will stop functioning. this always seems to happen during the first 5 minutes after startup. the appropriate error will come on the audi information system left headlamp dipped or right. i have learned that turning the headlamp switch to off and turning the lights on again resets the issue. this may occur up to 5 times or more before the lights work normally. this can be a very dangerous situation at night in poor visibility when both lights go out. my audi dealer audi of rochester hills in michigan charged me $80 to inspect the situation and said i would need to spend an additional $650 approx. to fix the problem. to this date i live with the problem and read too many internet blogs about audi a4 owners that spent the $650 to find the problem not resolved. http://www.audizine.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-332613.html i am hoping that my complaint is not the first and the nhstb will do an investigation. *tr | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 65000 | ||
| This appears to be a common occurrence with all audi a4's with hid xenon lighting. at approximately 50,000 miles many owners report flickering headlights and then within seconds either left or right or both headlights will stop functioning. this always seems to happen during the first 5 minutes after startup. the appropriate error will come on the audi information system left headlamp dipped or right. i have learned that turning the headlamp switch to off and turning the lights on again resets the issue. this may occur up to 5 times or more before the lights work normally. this can be a very dangerous situation at night in poor visibility when both lights go out. my audi dealer audi of rochester hills in michigan charged me $80 to inspect the situation and said i would need to spend an additional $650 approx. to fix the problem. to this date i live with the problem and read too many internet blogs about audi a4 owners that spent the $650 to find the problem not resolved. http://www.audizine.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-332613.html i am hoping that my complaint is not the first and the nhstb will do an investigation. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 40000 | ||
| The issue initially started with both head lights flickering and the audi dealership stated it may just be an issue with the xenon bulbs. not long after, the passenger side headlight would flicker and go out prompting a right head light dipped message. this only seems to happen when the vehicle is in motion regardless of the speed. the only way to get the right head light to work again is to shut the lights off and back on. this is very dangerous especially since i am not able to pull over every time to turn the lights off and on. until about 2 months ago, it was only the passenger side head light but it turns out the driver side light is doing the same. twice now i have had both head lights go out completely while driving on a busy highway. there is a service bulletin tsb 2013829/3 but audi will not do a recall on the head lights. this has become a serious issue as i no longer feel safe to drive my vehicle at night. | |||
| 06/08/2012 | 42400 | ||
| While driving at night, at highway speed, the driver side headlight dipped/lowered. the headlight went dark then turned off. at the same time the passenger side light started to flicker, and seemed like it was about to fail also. i immediately pulled to the side if the road, as i could not see the road. after some trouble shooting i turned off the headlight switch and turned is back on and the drivers headlight returned to normal. the passenger side still flickers and vibrates. this appears to be a major safety concern as my headlights went off at night. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| The head lights flicker and turn off. the first time was leaving the driveway,but it happens constantly if driving at night. | |||