general problems of the 2005 Audi A6

On 2 separate occasions I had to pay for a parking brake module or motor. The cost was 900. 00 both times. I google this and found more complaints about this same issue.

I was driving my car in my work parking lot when a loud beep occurred and my car issued a warning for "parking break malfunction. " two lights, esc and abs also lit up when the beep sounded. I immediately stopped driving, engaged the parking brake (which worked) and disengaged it. I am the second owner of the car and after some research found that the brake module and mmi both had been upgraded by the previous owner. I continued to witness these symptoms and am waiting for my dealership to run a diagnostic. I have read enough consumer complaints about this specific problem to know that Audi should take a deeper look into it.

Audi 2005 A6 started to have intermittent warning for abs, stability, hand brake at ~55k miles. Took car to dealer to diagnose it . Dealer called with an estimate of $2800 to replace abs module. He also provided an estimate of $1100 for another error code for airbag to replace the center rear seat belt. I'm not understanding why these warning codes come so randomly and clear so randomly. Not sure why an Audi A6 will need such repairs that clearly point to flaws in design and unreliable parts after only 55k miles. There are tons for online complaints from Audi drivers that use the bosch 8. 0 abs module. Audi should either recall this part or offer to pay for the repairs. When I complained to Audi USA, basically they asked if I was first owner and if I take it to dealer for maintenance. The answers for both is no. I'm the 2nd driver. Bought the car with only 20k miles and since relocating to houston, I take the car to a local garage for oil change. I'm looking for safecar. Gov to rectify the issue with Audi. Audi doesn't even sell the abs module part alone. You will have to buy the brake pump as well.

Electromechanic parking brake broke 6 times in 4 years. A few times the brake won't disengage, having to literally drag the car on a platform to be able to take it to the dealer. Since the first event I've never used the parking brake on purpose (the car is automatic) to avoid another malfunction but it would still break every few months. It's either the motors or wiring or both. It never happened to me while driving but dealer warned me that it could. The reason I'm filing the complaint is that it is not an isolated case. A quick google search "Audi parking brake malfunction" will prove that the problem is widespread and it makes me think that they should have issued a recall but they didn't.