Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Audi A4

Audi A4 owners have reported 23 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (9 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Audi A4


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Audi A4

The Warnings problem

The instrument cluster has failed per the recall 90vc. Audi issued the recall for every model made in 2021 with the exception of the a3 and A4 and I believe this was a mistake as my instrument cluster has the same failure.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

My screen turns on and off consistently not allowing me to use my backup camera. Causing a small collision while backing up when the camera turned off unexpectedly. Additionally when it’s off it will auto break when I’m not close enough to hitting and it’s loud and yanked me.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

The mmi spontaneously reboots numerous times while driving. When the reboots happen, the screen goes black and key systems such as the backup camera, rear obstacle detection, and navigation, become unavailable until the reboot completes and the systems reload.   Read details...




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