Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. TLEV emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 1ADXV02.7333
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt.
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Avant
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
MY VEHICLES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK! IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE USER MANUAL THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS FOR MY CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY TO PREVENT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO CERTAIN MALFUNCTIONS. I WOULD SAY THAT 90% OF AUDI OWNERS I KNOW, CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS EITHER FADING OR GOING COMPLETELY OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I CANT EVEN SEE VITAL FUNCTIONS THAT MY CAR IS TELLING ME, I HEAR BEEPS SIGNALING SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GO TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN ON MY CAR SINCE NOT EVEN THE SHOP CAN JUST LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MID JULY AND BELL AUDI IN RAHWAY WANTS TO CHANGE ME $800.00 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY. *TR
2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
(1) USUALLY IN HOT WEATHER (2) THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (DRIVER INFORMATION) DISPLAY IS UNREADABLE. THIS DISPLAY PROVIDES AUTO-CHECK SYSTEM INFORMATION. MALFUNCTIONS OR URGENT REPAIRS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DISPLAYED BY RED (PRIORITY 1) OR YELLOW (PRIORITY 2) LIGHT SYMBOLS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THESE NOTIFICATIONS ARE THERE TO REMIND THE DRIVER THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED FOR BOTH CONVENIENCE & SAFETY, AND TO PREVENT THE RISK OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A PERSON COULD GET STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, OR WORSE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, IF NOT NOTIFIED IN THE CORRECT MANNER. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE UNIT REPLACEMENT COSTS AROUND $700-$900. I HAVE SEARCHED ON FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. AUDI OF AMERICA SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING AND FIXING THIS EQUIPMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB