Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTING | |||
| 06/02/2012 | 106250 | ||
| While driving at night with the low beams illuminated the left headlight will turn off and the car will warn of a inoperative dipped headlight. the headlight will flicker on and off at times and this causes disconcerting driving conditions for both the driver and other cars in the vicinity. every time the light flickers, the warning system chimes and alerts to the malfunctioning headlight. other drivers are confused because they see your headlights flashing at them for no apparent reason. if the headlight switch is cycled to off and back to on, the headlamp is restored until the next occurrence. it is dangerous to drive at night with one headlamp flickering or completely inoperative. it is dangerous to have to cycle the headlamp switch while driving in traffic in an attempt to restore proper illumination. i have also had the problem briefly occur in the right headlamp. i drive in fear that both headlamps will go out at the same time and there is nothing i can do to predict when this might happen. besides the legal ramifications of being ticketed for malfunctioning lighting, there is a very real safety issue that has not been addressed by this manufacturer. this complaint is widespread by hundreds of owners on many owner interest web boards. there has not been a clearly defined solution and owners continue to spend money chasing a problem whose ownership should rest entirely with audi of north america. i urge the nhtsa to pursue a resolution with the manufacturer for this serious safety defect. | |||