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Safety Score
79
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-06-23 21V470000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 62,812 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2022-01-13 AIR BAGS No 0 I took the vehicle into the dealer (Westwood Audi) for a Safety Recall repair as requested by Audi. It was for a Driver…
2021-12-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Instrument cluster that shows safety information doesn't work so don't know what's issue with car
2013-12-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP RECALLS AND SAW THE COMPLAINTS ON THE AUDI S4 2001. I NOTICED MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WH…
2010-12-31 TIRES No 0 YOKOHAMA YK520 335/45R/17 TIRES... DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 2001 AUDI S4 AND STARTED NOTICING A WOBBLE OR SHIMMY IN TH…
2009-01-15 AIR BAGS No 0 COLD START ON A COLD JANUARY MORNING (5 DEGREES F); UPON STARTING THE CAR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD N…
2009-01-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 I OWN A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CENTER DISPLAY ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS FAILING DUE TO MISSING PIXELS. THE CENTER DISPLAY NO…
2009-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1) THERE IS NO TRIGGERING EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. IT JUST APPEARS OVER TIME. 2) THE LCD SCREEN IN THE INSTRU…
2008-12-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 INFORMATION DISPLAY ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING; PIXELS NO LONGER OPERATE RENDERING THE DISPLAY USELESS. DISPLAY …
2008-07-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 1. PURCHASED A 2001 S4 2. THE AUTO CHECK SYSTEM IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN WARM. CRITICAL…
2008-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I BOTH OWN A 2001 AUDI A4 AND 2001 AUDI S4.. ON BOTH THE RED LCD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SCREEN HAS FAILED TO THE POINT WHE…
2008-03-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DEAD PIXELS IN INSTRUMENT WARNING DISPLAY. *TR
2007-11-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 THE B5 (2000-2002) AUDI S4, LCDS ON GAUGE CLUSTER WHICH DISPLAY VALUABLE SAFETY INFORMATION, IS FAULTY ON EVERY S4 I'VE…
2007-11-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT …
2007-10-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIXELS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED, WHICH PREVENT…
2007-10-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 INFORMATION DISPLAY ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING; PIXELS NO LONGER OPERATE RENDERING THE DISPLAY USELESS. DISPLAY I…
2007-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 (1) DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2) CENTER DASH DIGITAL DISPLAY FAILURE, MISSING AND FADED PIXELS (3) NONE, DISPLAY SHOWS INCO…
2007-09-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 THE LED CENTER DISPLAY IN THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IS FAILING ON MY 2001 AUDI S4. THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY …
2007-09-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2001 AUDI S4 NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, WHICH MEANS I CANNOT READ VITAL SAFETY INFORMAT…
2007-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 CLUSTER DISPLAY FAILURE. *TR
2007-08-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 MISSING PIXELS IN THE CENTER DASH CLUSTER DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY SEEMS TO BE DEGRADING OVER TIME. OVER TIME I WILL NO L…
2007-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST No 0 BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE FAILS CAUSING VAC HOSE FEEDING TO BOOSTER UNIT TO BECOME TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM VALVE. RESUL…
2007-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS LOST PIXELS AND ENDS UP UNREADABLE FOR ALL WARNINGS AND MANUFACTURER PROGRAMMED SAFETY WARNINGS.…
2007-07-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 THE LCD DISPLAY SCREEN IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS UNREADABLE, MANY MISSING LINES AND PIXELS, IT NOTIFIE…
2007-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 MY VEHICLES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK! IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE USER MANUAL THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUS…
2007-06-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 CLUSTER LED LIGHTING FAILURE.. PIXELS ARE EITHER DIMMED OR NOT WORKING CORRECTLY LEAVING DIFFICULTY TO SEE THE SPEED OF…
2007-06-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 DASHBOARD LCD DISPLAY FAILURE. *TR
2007-06-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE PARTIALLY READABLE. …
2007-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS A LCD DISPLAY SCREEN WITH LINES G…
2007-05-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 CENTER DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK - DEAD PIXELS. *JB
2007-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 INFORMATION CLUSTER DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD HAS A ROW OF DEFECTIVE PIXELS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. *JB
2007-01-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE OIL. THIS IS CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF COMPONENTS LUBRIC…
2007-01-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 COOLANT IN OIL. CAN'T TRACE IT DOWN, HAVE HAD 5 REAR MAIN SEALS REPLACED, HAD THE EXTERNAL OIL FILTER PARTS REPLACED AN…
2006-10-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL AT UNDETERMINED LOCATION. NO CAUSE IDENTIFIED NOR SOLUTION PROPOSED. COOLANT LEVELS I…
2006-09-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 (1) USUALLY IN HOT WEATHER (2) THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DRIVER INFORMATION) DISPLAY IS UNREADABLE. THIS DISPLAY PROVIDE…
2006-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE LIGHTS FOR THE CENTER LED SCREEN FAILED. THE SCREEN WAS USED TO DISPLAY WARNI…
2006-08-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I HAVE A 2001 AUDI S4. THERE IS A VACUUM LINE BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND FIREWALL THAT HAS A CHECK VALVE ON IT. THE PROBLEM …
2006-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 MY 2001 AUDI S4 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH ITS GAUGE CLUSTER, AND THE PROBLEMS HAVE GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, CAUSING A S…
2006-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 MY CENTER DISPLAY IS UN-READABLE. THE LCD PIXELS ARE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. CANNOT READ ANY OF THE CHECKS THE ENGINE GO…
2006-04-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 PLEASE REFER TO ODI NUMBER 10159801 1. SLOW COOLANT LEAK AND ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATION 2. LOW OIL LIGHT AS WELL AS L…
2006-03-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE OIL. THIS IS CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF COMPONENTS LUBRI…
2006-03-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK , SLOW LEAK DEVELOPED AND COOLANT CONTAMINATES THE OIL .. TOTALLY DESTROYING THE ENTIRE ENGINE CO…
2006-01-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 1) CAR IS 2001 AUDI S4 AVANT. CAR WAS RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, AND WAS IDLING AT TOP OF DRIVEWAY FOR ABO…
2005-11-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE OIL. THIS IS CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF COMPONENTS LUBRI…
2005-04-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LCD SCREEN ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL (DRIVER INFORMATI…
2005-01-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 CENTER DISPLAY OF GAUGE CLUSTER, DISPLAYS CRITICAL WARNING SYSTEMS. FAULTY, INTERMITTENT AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF PIXEL …
2005-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 MY "DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY" HASN'T WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. IT'S A 2001 AUDI S4. THE DISPLAY IN THE…
2005-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NONE--I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A COOLANT LEAK SINCE DAY ONE. ONLY RECENTLY HAS IT…
2004-07-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON A 2000 B5 S4 AND A 2001 B5 S4 AVANT. THE PIXELS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH QUIT WORKING P…
2004-06-18 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. SEAT FRAME HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IT STA…
2004-06-01 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 POWER FRONT SEAT ROCKS FORWARD SEVERELY UNDER BRAKING. DEALER SAYS IT IS "WITHIN SPEC."T IS AN ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE CONDIT…