NHTSA Complaint #10488940 — 2007 AUDI A4

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10488940
Vehicle 2007 AUDI A4
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 78,227 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

AFTER A STOP LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I STARTED A LEFT TURN. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED TO "SHAKE". IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER SOME LANE DIVIDER BUMPS. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A FAULTY IGNITION COIL.( ALL FOUR IGNITION COILS WERE ALREADY REPLACED IN 2010 BECAUSE OF A RECALL). AGAIN I HAD ALL 4 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED; (POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY IGNITION COILS RUINING SOME OF THE PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED ABOUT 20,000 MILES AGO.) I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL OF THE IGNITION COILS DID NOT COVER THIS EVENT. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE IGNITION COILS AND INCLUDE SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENTS. *TR

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