Audi A8 owners have reported 16 service brakes related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common service brakes problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's brakes failed (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes problems | |
| Brakes Failed problems | |
| Brake Disc Pads problems | |
| Brake Disc Rotor problems | |
| Brake Abs Warning Light problems |
Brake pedal is hard when starting the vehicle. Brake pedal turns soft when engine is started. The brake pedal is so hard that it requires significant force to depress sufficiently to start the engine. This indicates loss of vacuum in brake booster when engine is off. Read details...
On three separate occasions, the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was pushed at highway driving speeds. This does not happen all the time. Car has been towed to Audi dealership twice, yet they find nothing wrong with the vehicle because the diagnostic tests that they are running rely on Read details...
When braking the car vibrates, sometimes so violently that it is unsafe to keep applying the brakes to control the speed of the vehicle. Currently the vehicle has been in service since June 27, 2015 and has been driven 21,000 miles. Read details...
The front rotors on the 1998 Audi A8 warp after very short usage. We have complained to the dealer and they have resurfaced the rotors, and the problem quickly re-occurs. This causes mild to severe steering wheel oscillation under moderate braking, causing the driver to lift up on brakes. Read details...
While driving and/or parking and/or putting key in ignition to start my vehicle abs light; stabilization; and speedometer seems as though being hacked. . . Sometimes especially in the summer when temperatures reach 100 degrees + my heater is hacked on and my interior of the vehicle is life Read details...