2005 Audi A4 owner complaints

Over the course of nearly two years of ownership, the right and left headlights have malfunctioned (turned off), with no consistent cause apparent. The specific error message that appears in the driver information screen is "right/left headlight dipped". This condition is both unsafe, and illegal - as many states will issue a traffic violation for driving with a non-functioning headlight. It has happened about 7-8 times, the headlight flickers, then goes out, but will come back on when the car is restarted, then be fine for weeks or months at a time. The dealership has been notified of the problem on at least 3 visits, and has claimed that everything is fine and they can not reproduce said error. They have suggested/guessed that it is the xenon light bulb itself, however it has checked out

My certified pre owned 2005 a4 had the xenon headlights changed 3 times in 1.5 years while under warranty. Six months after the 50,000 warranty, the lights started flickering and then dimmed and flickered while driving at night with no warning on the display. I went to the dealer and both had to be replaced at a cost of $430 for the two lights and $236 dollars installation cost. I have owned the car for ~ 1.7 years and had five new headlights. I am not Audi's quality control department. I also was able to turn the lights off and on to get them back on and its very dangerous at night driving down the highway at 65 MPH. Its is scary to say the least. *tr

Headlights on my 2005 Audi a4 sedan vibrate and fail, sending an error message reading "dipped headlight failure". This happens more when it's cold or wet. Various items have been replaced. Issue is intermittent. Now out of warranty. This dangerous condition is very expensive to repair, if the dealer is capable of repairing. I'm learning than many other Audi owners have this same problem. *tr

2005 Audi a4 2.0 turbo. The head lights go out and the sensor says "dipped light", need to shut lights off and then put them back on. I have brought it to the dealer 3 times and they say they know that they have a problem on all these cars but, "do not know how to fix it". They cleaned the terminals but it did not work. There are thousands of similar complaints on the lights. *tr

The left headlamp will flicker and then dip towards the ground while driving, a dashboard warning says "left headlamp dipped". The car has been to the Audi dealer several times and they are unable to replicate the issue, and tell me the fault does not generate a computer code for them to check. It has started happening on a more frequent basis, at different speeds and on different road conditions. *tr

When driving down the city street or highway, I would get the "dipped light" warning on my display, the headlights would flicker and then shut off. I have had this checked at the service dept and no faults were found on more than one occasion initially. Then, the headlight bulb was replaced at one point as advised by the service dept of the dealership. However, it did not solve the problem. I noticed that it occurs more frequently in cold weather. The only way to temporarily resolve it during driving is to pull over, turn lights off and turn back on. Sometimes they would dip again after driving for a short distance and I would have to pull over again. I complained to aoa customer service in early 2013. I was told that unfortunately the vehicle was out of warranty and that I would rece

Excessive moisture in both headlights. Dealer stats that an "o" ring has failed and infers that this is a design problem. States that most headlight assemblies will clear up within about 10 minutes. Mine have so much moisture in them that I have water drips. This causes the light output to be very dim. Audi has a tsb that states the light assembly should not be replaced, and has no other repair suggestion (just live with the problem I guess). Also, it appears that this happens on the 2002-2005 models as well as the 2005.5 - 2009 models of the a4. This is a known issue that Audi doesn't seem to want to address. Dealer has estimated the "o" ring replacement to be about $250 (for a $1 part!). *tr

I drive a 2005.5 Audi a4 2.0t. When I turn my headlights on nearly half the time the right headlight shakes, then flickers, then turns off only to turn back on a few seconds later and the process continues the entire drive. Unless I turn the headlights from auto to off and then back to auto and it seems to fix the problem during this trip. I've taken the car to the Audi dealer which I purchased from and they told me they fix it, the problem now the car is out of warranty. This problem still continues to this day. *tr

Left headlight (bi-xenon type) flickers then fails on our 2005 Audi a4 quattro. The only way to bring the light back on is to turn off the headlight switch and turn it back on again - at night, this means several seconds with no headlights on - which means that you must pull over to a safe place along the road (which sometimes is not possible) to cycle the switch. The light will often shut off shut off several times a minute requiring multiple resets of the system. There is tsb from Audi describing this problem, but no action has been taken to resolve the issue. *tr

Headlights will turn off for no reason. Foglights will also cycle on and off. No solution. Extremely dangerous situation. *tr

I drive a 2005.5 Audi a4 2.0t. When I turn my headlights on the right headlight shakes, then flickers, and then turns off only to turn back on a few seconds later and the process continues the entire drive. This problem occurs every time I turn them on. This can cause a serious accident with my lights being turned off, every couple of minutes. I've taken the car to two Audi dealerships and they told me they had fixed the problem by changing the headlight. The problem still continues to this day. *tr

Recall back in may....still no remedy for this!

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Audi a4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v382000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Airbag light continues to trip. First occurrence fault indicated driver side airbag upper limit exceed. Replaced driver side airbag and connectors. Car was 47 days outside 4 yr warranty with only 42k miles. 5 months later light came on again, repair accomplished again, light came on after one day. Service tech stated that they did not know if airbag would deploy in the event of a crash. Instructed to put a couple hundred miles on car. Schedule to go back to dealer this week. *tr

The airbags in our 2005 Audi A4 were recalled. We had the airbag replaced due to the recall in Audi of Stratham, 58 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham, NH 03885 in February 2023. On 12/8/23, my daughter was involved in a serious front-end collation with another vehicle. The airbags in the Audi did not deploy. The other vehicle (which sustained less damage) did deploy. Without the airbags, her face hit the steering wheel, causing a large laceration to her eyelid and significant bruising and swelling to her face.

I purchased this 2005 Audi a4 in august of 2007 and within the first few months of having the vehicle I was already having problems with it having to take it in and get repaired/serviced. Not only was I dissatisfied that I bought a horrible car, because it was having recurring problems, but I find out after purchasing the vehicle the dealership sold me a quattro, but my Audi is not a quattro, so I was mislead into buying a faulty vehicle.. My paperwork documentation says 2005 Audi a4 quattro 1.8t so I had to pay to get towed out of the snow because the Audi is only 2 wheel drive.. I will never ever purchase a vw/Audi vehicle again and I always tell people don't get a vw/Audi because they are horrible unreliable cars. I have put so much money into this junk Audi that just constantly has pr

2005 Audi a4 s-line's problems: dipped headlights flickering & intermittently going out and condensation in headlights. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Audi a4 cabriolet. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently, lost all power and stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and the contact waited 20-25 minutes before the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued and the vehicle back to the dealer 20 times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in 2007 and the ignition coils were replaced. In january 2009, the ignitions coils were placed again. The contact stated that the dealer also replaced the ignition switch. The glue separated from the convertible top which allowed water to get into the vehicle and ruin the entire electrical system and carpet; the top needed to be replaced. The vehicle

The transmision stalled; it was as if the car lost power but the engine was steel running. *tr

At 2,200 miles, a headlight warning light came on, and I took my car to the dealership. I was told that a mouse had climbed into my engine, built a nest out of the hood insulation, and chewed through wires. Audi refused to cover any damages. This incident cost me $1,400. I have parked in the same spot of my underground garage for 3 years, and this never happened to my previous car. I feel Audi should be held responsible for damages due to poor construction of the car's undercarrige.*ak