NHTSA Complaint #10597817 — 2004 AUDI A4
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10597817 |
| Vehicle | 2004 AUDI A4 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 114,650 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MA |
Consumer Description
DURING DRIVING CHECK ENGINE START BLINKING AND ENGINE START SHAKING . AFTER STOP AND TURNING OFF ENGINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTING ENGINE AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL NEXT DAY . START ENGINE AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON , CAR HAS 2 CYLINDER MISFIRE , LOOSING COOLANT FROM COOLING FLANGE AND THERMOSTAT WAS LEAKING . I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND CHANGE THERMOSTAT, COOLING FLANGE , J PLUG , IGNITION COILS AND 4 SPARK PLUGS , CAR WAS RUNNING FINE FOR 1 DAY AND START OVERHEATING AND LOOSING COOLANT AGAIN AND HAS 2 CYLINDER MISFIRE . CALLED MECHANIC , HE STOP BY MY HOUSE AND CHECK PRESSURE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM USING SPECIAL PUMP , EVERYTHING LOOKS OK BUT AFTER TAKING OUT 2 CYLINDER IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG HE NOTICED A LIQUID IN CYLINDER 2 AND TOLD ME THAT HEAD GASKET IS PROBABLY BROKEN AND HAS TO BE CHANGE ?!?!? COST AROUND $1200.00 THIS ENGINE IS COMPLETELY FAILING A PART , I CHANGED SO MANY PARTS OVER LAST 3 YEARS AS I OWN THIS CAR , SPEND OVER $5000 DOLLARS TO MAKE THIS CAR RUNNING GOOD AND ALWAYS IS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER , NEVER ENDING STORY !!!! THIS MODEL SUPPOSED TO HAVE MAJOR RECALL AND BE FIXED BY AUDI !!!!! *TR
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