Battery Problems of Audi A4

The contact owns a 2005 Audi A4 which was purchased January 30, 2006. He stated that the driver was traveling approximately 25 miles when she parked the vehicle and saw black smoke under the hood. Someone passing by attempted to extinguish the fire with a standard fire extinguisher and was successful. The fire was near the battery. The fire department extinguished the fire and confirmed that it was electrical. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were under 68,000. Update 12/14/09 updated 12/16/jb.

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2004 Audi A4 has had several repair problems. Consumer feels that the vehicle could be in an accident due to the problems. The consumer stated all of a sudden, the vehicle stopped running while in traffic. The dealer was unable to find any problems. Several months later, the engine wouldn't turn over. The battery was replaced as well as a bulb. The convertible top would not go down. An electrical part on the convertible was replaced, one of the headlights had burned out and the crank pulley was replaced. . The convertible top became stuck in the open position and had to be replaced. The convertible top replacement caused damaged to the headliner as well the drivers side window had a leak. Updated 02/07/11.

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1. The events leading up to the failure: Audi A4s have an intake plenum drain grommet located near the battery; this funnel is known to become clog due to debris and grime. The drain grommet on my vehicle became clogged some time ago and I did not become aware of this problem until the funnel stopped working and allowed water to drain inside my car. This caused my comfort module to fail - my power windows, power locks, interior lights, keyless remote entry, alarm, trunk, battery and gas tank lid ceased to function. 2. The failure, how often it occurs, its consequences; and, Audi of America knows about this problem. This problem is pretty common in the 2003 Audi A4s. If you do a search about it online, many consumers are affected by this clogged drain grommet. Upon doing more research, I was shocked to learn that the 2002 Audi A4 models had exactly the same problem, but had its vehicles recalled. 3. What was done to correct the failure; I. E, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available) I brought my 2003 Audi A4 to the dealership (Audi of hawaii) to correct the problem, which cost me $1400. The technicians replaced the plenum grommet drain, comfort module, battery, and had to clean the bottom interior of my car which was saturated with water, mold, and mildew. I also wrote a letter to Audi of America and Audi of hawaii to address this problem to other 2003 Audi A4 owners since it was addressed for the 2002 Audi A4 vehicles. Their reply was that since it had not been federally mandated they will not have a recall for the 2003 Audi A4.

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The vehicles battery exploded without warning. Nlm.

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