1997 AUDI A4 Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 AUDI A4. IN JANUARY OF 2004, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR FREE; HOWEVER, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED IN 2007. THE DEALER CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT HAD BEEN DONE IN 2004, A NEW IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. ON JUNE 9, 2008, THE IGNITION SWITCHED FAILED AGAIN. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DRAINED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED ONCE MORE THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,487 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 AUDI A4. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V403000 (IGNITION SWITCH). WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, IT FAILED TO START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY RELEASE THE KEYS AND VEHICLE TO A TOW SERVICE. THE INVOICE STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY AUDI DEALER IN HIS AREA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165,522. THE CONSUMER STATED TO THE AUDI BACK TO FIX AND THE VIN SHOULD SHOW CAR COULD DRIVE NORMALLY TO DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALERSHIP SABOTAGED CAR AND DRAFTED FALSE DOCUMENTS. UPDATED 08/24/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 AUDI A4. WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO THE RIGHT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY REMAINS IN THE START POSITION INSTEAD OF TURNING BACK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 06V403000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 111,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AUDI SAFETY RECALL JS - IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS MADE FROM AN OUTSIDE DEALER**NAR**CC 06/06/07 ADD TO LETTER SEND FROM OFFICE OF ATT GENERAL**CC THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS TO EXECUTE THE REPAIR. *JB *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #00V317000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE IGNITION, THE KEY TURNED FORWARD BUT WOULD NOT SPRING BACK INTO PLACE. THE IGNITION HOUSING RETURN SPRING ANCHOR POINT FRACTURED CAUSING THE RETURN SPRING FORCES TO BE FAULTY FOR RETURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE PROPER POSITION AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN ID#00V317000. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE REPLACED PARTS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT AN OPEN CAMPAIGN.*AK

1997 AUDI A4 IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. ONCE REGARDING A RECALL NOTICE. SECOND TIME SWITCH FAILED THE SAME AS IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *KB *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE KEY WILL NOT BACK INTO THE ON POSITION AND AS A RESULT, THE STARTER GRINDED. THE KEY MUST BE MANUALLY MOVED BACK TO THE START POSITION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 00V317000, CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

(1)I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (LE RECALL) FROM AUDI OF AMERICA ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 1997 A4 SEDAN. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON 1/29/03. AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN PERFORMING CORRECTLY FOR 59 MONTHS BUT I HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE OF AUDI'S RECOMMENDATION; NOT BECAUSE IT HAD A MALFUNCTION. (2)IN JULY OF 2004 THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS OF SERVICE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS VISITING ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. I NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK IN TO THE TOWN OF ST. AUGUSTINE I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN FOUND THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUDI DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND THEN RENTED A CAR TO GET BACK...

I HAVE A 1997 AUDI A4 Q THAT HAS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ALREADY DONE FOR THIS CAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V317000) AS OF OCT 06,2000. I CALLED THE A LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND GAVE THEM MY VIN # AND THEY CLAIM MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WENT TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND LOOKED AT THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR AND IT DOES SHOW THAT THE YEAR OF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED. IN FACT, I WAS EVEN ABLE TO PRINT OFF SEVERAL DOCUMENTS REFERRING TO THE RECALL AND IT DOES SHOW THAT MY VIN IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED (VIN RANGES WAU---8D-VA000181 TO WAU---8D-VA294397). QUOTING THE RECALL LETTER; "THE PLASTIC IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING CAN FRACTURE AT THE RETURN...

THE FAILURE I AM HAVING IS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR, THE IGNITION KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER POSITION AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STARTED. THIS CAUSES ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, AND HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING TO BE INOPERATIVE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR THE KEY DOES NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING AND REINSERTING THE KEY, AND IT ALSO DOES NOT CUT OFF ALL POWER RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, AND IT ALSO DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE ANTI THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN 2001, AND THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE CHANGED THE DEFECTIVE PART HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. PAUL MILLER AUDI WAS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THE...

DT: THE KEY WOULDN'T GO INTO THE IGNITION, AND THEN THE RADIO WOULDN'T GO OFF. THEN, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH CONTACTED THE DEALER AND AUDI, AND THEY BOTH SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT, RECALL 00V317000, HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED, BUT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION. WAS CONCERNED THAT IF IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED THEN IT SHOULD NOT MALFUNCTION WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.*AK *NM

IGNITION SWITCH APPEARED TO BREAK WHEN STARTING CAR. THE KEY WOULD NOT RETURN ALL THE WAY TO STARTING POSITION AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO START IN THE RAIN. PULLED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF IGNITION. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND IGNITION KEY REMAINS IN FORWARD POSITION. CALLED AUDI. AUDI STATES THAT THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF IT NOT BEING REPLACED. SERVICE FOR THE CAR HAS BEEN AT AUDI SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE IN 1997. I DO NOT RECALL EVER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER OR HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. IF IT WAS REPLACED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, IT APPARENTLY REMAINED DEFECTIVE. *NM

RE: 1997 AUDI A4; RECALL CAMPAIGN LE, ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH. *BF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2001 PRIOR TO ANY FAILURE. A FEW YEARS LATER THE SWITCH FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER THAT PROMPTED THE INITIAL RECALL. THE IGNITION SWITCH BLEW UP THE STARTER CAUSING $1100 IN DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *NM

IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COOPERATE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED A SPRING BROKE INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, STARTER STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND CURRENTLY FAILED. *AK

RECALL 00V317000: IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT.I HAVE A 1997 AUDI A4 VIN [XXX] THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN JAN 2004. THE SYMPTOMS PROMPTING THE RECALL HAVE REOCCURRED (WIPERS AND LIGHT NOT WORKING DUE TO SWITCH DEFECT). TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER WHO STATUS RECALL WORK WAS WARRANTED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12000 MILES SO THEY WILL NOT FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE VECHILE IS 8 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT THE THE RECALL REMENDY WORK? IT APPEARS THEY PUT IN A PART THAT HAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT LEAD TO THE RECALL.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL THE DEFECT REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING THE FIX THE PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPONENT THAT FAILED WAS NOT THE RECALLED COMPONENT.*AK

FAILURE IN IGNITION SWITCH.*MR THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO REMAIN PARTLY ENGAGED DAMAGING IT BEYOND REPAIR. A TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL WHICH THE CONSUMER RESPONDED TO ON SEPTEMBER 2001. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A REDESIGNED ONE. THE MANUFACTURER CONSIDERED THE FAILURE NORMAL WEAR. THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WAS REPLACE AT 63136 MILES THE SECOND WAS REPLACED AT 102692. *NLM

CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO RETURN KEY TO RUNNING POSITION AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. CURRENT RECALL 00V317000. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ,WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER CURRENT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

RECALL 00 V 317 000/IGNITION SWITCH: DEALER CAPISTRANO VOLKSWAGEN; CAPISTRANO, CA; PHONE# 949/493-4843 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL,VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATED THAT IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AGAIN, DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL.*JB

THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY, THE KEY WILL NOT RETURN TO BE DISENGAGED FROM THE STARTER CAUSING THE LIGHTS, WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS TO BE INOPERATIVE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT AUDI HONOR RECALL 00V-317 AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NLM

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING VARIOUS COMPONENTS WITHIN THE ELCTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. YH