Table 1 shows one common electrical system related problems of the 2002 Audi Allroad.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electrical System problems |
I was driving my car and felt my back in pain/burning. The heated seat element had caught the seat back on fire and burned a hole through the seat and burned my skin. Luckily, I was on a city street with a spot able to pull over immediately, turn off the car, and smother the flame with my jacket. I think this is extremely dangerous. Had I been driving and unable to pull over this would have burned me much worse or caused an accident. I am even more concerned because when I reported it to Audi all they had to say was it's out of warranty and ask me to pay $190 to diagnose it. I don't think �oops it's out of warranty� covers my seat catching on fire and burning me while I'm driving. This could have easily become a deadly incident in different driving conditions! how is this ok?! this is clearly a safety hazard. This needs to be recalled immediately!.
Rainwater leaked into the vehicle, collecting in the passenger footwell, shorting out several electrical components. I understand vw/Audi vehicles have a history of this occurring due to firewall/pollen filter/sunroof deficiencies which allow this to happen and they and their dealerships are very uncooperative in even acknowledging such a problem exists in the design of these vehicles. This is an obvious inherent design flaw. Audi is very unfair to consumers to deny such a problem exists and they should be held accountable. At no time during any regular service was it ever suggested that these drain plugs should be cleaned - while the cleaning of the sunroof rails were??? no owner could possibly be aware that such a disaster awaits them if these inaccessible drain plugs aren't cleaned.