Major Problems with 2004 Audi A8 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Audi A8

2004 Audi A8 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 14433 miles

2004 Audi A8 SUSPENSION

2004 Audi A8 SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 183000 miles

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Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Audi A8 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle experienced sudden acceleration from 30 to 80 miles pmh. consumer had to stomp on brakes several times in order	4 ~ 48750 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM mmi system has intermittent resets and cause erratic performance of other systems such a windows trunk audio navigation.*ak...	4 ~ 40608 miles
SERVICE BRAKES driver smelled smoke shortly after starting his vehicle and driving away from his home. the smell was of plastic and...	2 ~ 151500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving and/or parking and/or putting key in ignition to start my vehicle abs light stabilization and speedometer seems as...	1 ~ 183000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a8. while the vehicle was parked a strong fuel odor emitted from the...	1 ~ 170000 miles
EQUIPMENT i own a 2004 audi a8 quatro this morning the car accelerated on it's own. the driver seat steering wheel...	1
SUSPENSION i own a 2004 audi a8 quatro this morning the car accelerated on it's own. the driver seat steering wheel...	1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM i own a 2004 audi a8 quatro this morning the car accelerated on it's own. the driver seat steering wheel...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION two air suspension systems went out for no reason in my car. my car is a 2004 a8l with 64	1 ~ 64000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION two air suspension systems went out for no reason in my car. my car is a 2004 a8l with 64	1 ~ 64000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving down the highway car suddenly stalled without warning. restarted car and had it stall several times. car has	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2004 audi a 8 l gas pedal sticks in acceleration mode. has happened 4-5 times. dealer was notified but did...	1
PARKING BRAKE emergency brake control module failed. factory had a recall on car to reprogram this module dealer said module couldn't be...	1 ~ 82000 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY windshield wipers suddenly stop mid-swipe and park!!! *jb...	1 ~ 3200 miles
VISIBILITY the windshield wipers will stop intermittently. they have stopped during heavy rain on an expressway several times resulting in a...	1 ~ 9520 miles
INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY dt: the contact stated a gallon of milk spilled into the driver's seat. the milk spilled underneath the seat. when...	1 ~ 14433 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES dt: the contact stated a gallon of milk spilled into the driver's seat. the milk spilled underneath the seat. when...	1 ~ 14433 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES dt: the contact stated a gallon of milk spilled into the driver's seat. the milk spilled underneath the seat. when...	1 ~ 14433 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY 2004 audi a8l purchased in 07/2004. front wipers "hesitated" in the rain a couple of times. local dealer said could...	1 ~ 4000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY while driving the sunroof exploded. there were no cracks of any nature in the sun roof. the explosion left a	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving and upon depressing the accelerator pedal it stuck causing the speed to go up to 70-80 mph. accelerator	1
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the head restraint would take up 35 to 40 % of the rear window. ak sc *jb...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC audo a 8 l gas pedel sticks in acceleration mode- reported to audi and they are unable to duplicate in	1
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY mmi system has intermittent resets and cause erratic performance of other systems such a windows trunk audio navigation.*ak...	1

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