NHTSA Complaint #10224901 — 2004 AUDI A4

I OWN A 2004 AUDI A4 - 3.0 QUATTRO. I WAS DRIVING ON THE 710 LONG BEACH FREEWAY IN CA FOLLOWING MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL BUS ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE LONG BEACH AQUARIUM PREPARED TO SPEND A DAY WITH HER. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN I REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE 710 FWY HAS A VERY NARROW SHOULDER. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AS BIG RIG TRUCKS WERE PASSING ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LITERALLY INCHES AWAY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY THEM. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT BED AND TOWED TO MCKENNA AUDI IN NORWALK, CA. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND CLOGGED FUEL FILTER. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I HAD TO PAY $80 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ONLY COVERED 5 MILES. SECONDLY, I HAD TO PAY $1,100 IN PARTS AND SERVICE TO MCKENNA AUDI TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I SEE THAT AUDI HAD A RECALL FOR THE 2003 A4 FOR BAD FUEL PUMPS. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO RECALL THE 2004 MODEL FUEL PUMPS AS WELL. *TR