NHTSA Complaint #10464335 — 2006 AUDI A4

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALL AUDI A4'S WITH HID XENON LIGHTING. AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES MANY OWNERS REPORT FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. THE APPROPRIATE ERROR WILL COME ON THE AUDI INFORMATION SYSTEM "LEFT HEADLAMP DIPPED" OR RIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TURNING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO OFF AND TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AGAIN RESETS THE ISSUE. THIS MAY OCCUR UP TO 5 TIMES OR MORE BEFORE THE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT. MY AUDI DEALER "AUDI OF ROCHESTER HILLS" IN MICHIGAN CHARGED ME $80 TO INSPECT THE SITUATION AND SAID I WOULD NEED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $650 APPROX. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TO THIS DATE I LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM AND READ TOO MANY INTERNET BLOGS ABOUT AUDI A4 OWNERS THAT SPENT THE $650 TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-332613.HTML I AM HOPING THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT THE FIRST AND THE NHSTB WILL DO AN INVESTIGATION. *TR