Major Problems with 2005 Audi A4 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Audi A4

2005 Audi A4 AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 58000 miles

2005 Audi A4 TIRES Victims: 1 Mileage: 73000 miles

2005 Audi A4 FRONTAL Victims: 1

Browse 2005 Audi A4 complaints by category

Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Audi A4 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i drive a 2005.5 audi a4 2.0t. when i turn my headlights on the right headlight shakes then flickers and...	96 ~ 59583 miles
AIR BAGS the air bag warning light activated approx. mid january 2009. there were no events leading to this failure. since the...	41 ~ 23928 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car spontaneously caught on fire in the garage. car was not running keys were not in the ignition and engine	23 ~ 57692 miles
POWER TRAIN the vehicle hesitates for 2 to 3 seconds when trying to accelerate from a complete stop. from june 23rd 2005...	10 ~ 66715 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the contact owns a 2005 audi a4 2.0 liter turbo engine. the non linear acceleration it will bog and...	8 ~ 43987 miles
ENGINE can't star and epc light on. *tr...	7 ~ 106490 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my 2005 audi a4 avant shut down today on the freeway. dealer said it was the fuel pump and that...	7 ~ 65237 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: the contact owns a 2005 audi a4 2.0 liter turbo engine. the non linear acceleration it will bog and...	6 ~ 54385 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN audi a4 accelerates and decelerates at will. does not go into reverse gear all the time. then car must be...	5 ~ 54123 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the interior surface of the headlight lenses on my 2005 audi a4 are normally 50% to 80% covered with moisture...	4 ~ 43250 miles
STEERING steering vibration in car at speeds between 50-65 mph on an intermittent basis. dealer has tried to correct by road	4 ~ 47625 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driving down the road and my car starts smoking and catchs on fire...	3 ~ 102000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM can't star and epc light on. *tr...	3 ~ 124993 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i purchased the vehicle on 02/11/2012 and that very evening when i had the opportunity to use the lights my...	3 ~ 50067 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i own an audi a4 2.0. this car has a problem of locking unexpectedly and leaving the driver stranded. the...	3 ~ 50167 miles
TIRES never had to replace this many tires in this short amount of time. 2005 audi a4 purchased in october 2005...	3 ~ 53667 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS contact states: bought a new 2005 audi a4 and it has been in the shop 3 times for the same...	3 ~ 10683 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the rear window of my a4 cabriolet started falling out. from talking to other owners mine is not the only	2 ~ 99723 miles
STRUCTURE 2005 audi cabriolet convertible. the rear window is parting from the roof. the glue is not holding. this is a...	2 ~ 22700 miles
VISIBILITY intermittent headlight malfunction. over the course of a year and a half of ownership the right headlight has malfunctioned (turned...	2 ~ 59673 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my 2005 audi a4 avant shut down today on the freeway. dealer said it was the fuel pump and that...	2 ~ 55153 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES never had to replace this many tires in this short amount of time. 2005 audi a4 purchased in october 2005...	2 ~ 36500 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. while driving 2-5 mph in reverse the vehicle would not accelerate and the...	2 ~ 51000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt: the consumer owns a 2005 audi a4. the consumer had an accident on june 21 2005. the front of...	2 ~ 7579 miles
SEAT BELTS audi has taken no action to remedy the recall on may 27 2016 for the passenger side air bag (16v382)....	1
SERVICE BRAKES i have a 2005.5 audi a4 2.0t quattro which has encountered a failure of the abs/esp electrical module. the result...	1
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the power window motor on both front doors have recently self destructed leaving the windows unable to be opened or...	1 ~ 110500 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS airbag light continues to trip. first occurrence fault indicated driver side airbag upper limit exceed. replaced driver side airbag and...	1 ~ 44558 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. the contact stated that the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel....	1 ~ 51000 miles
WHEELS scratch less than credit card size on all 4 wheels of 2005 audi a4 sedan with mileage of 22 603...	1 ~ 22603 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i own a 2005 audi a4 with goodyear rs-a 235/45/17 tires. the tires have been used for under 23 000...	1
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE knocking noise under rear passenger seat behind driver. after changing out fuel gauging mechanisms and fuel pump the dealer has...	1 ~ 30000 miles
POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC audi a4 cabriolet. on may 2006 the air bag warning light was on and brought to the dealer for repair....	1 ~ 15158 miles
SUSPENSION my audi since new has drifted to the right regardless of the road conditions. mc kenna audi has attempted to...	1 ~ 4000 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING dt: the contact owns a 2005 audi a4 2.0 liter turbo engine. the non linear acceleration it will bog and...	1
BODY > STRUCTURE at 2 200 miles a headlight warning light came on and i took my car to the dealership. i was...	1 ~ 2200 miles

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