Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 9 / LEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 7ADXV04.2345
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front Airbag, Active Seat Belt.
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE TIRES SUPPLIED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001 AUDI S4 FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES USAGE. THE FIRST EXHIBITED A TREAD SEPARATION BULGE AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE SPARE IN THE TRUNK. THE SECOND TIRE (I.E., THE SPARE FROM THE TRUNK) FAILED AFTER AN ADDITIONAL USAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES WITH A BLOWOUT ON U.S. 95.*AK (TIRESIZE: 22545Y17)
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI S4. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITHIN TWO SECONDS. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 50 TO 70 MPH WITHIN FOUR SECONDS. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE RPM'S CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH BURNED OUT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED BEFORE THE FAILURE COULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 840 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 725. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF UPDATED *JB