1998 AUDI A4 Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT FURTHER STATED THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STARTER TO SHORT OUT AND BURN UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V403000, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. CURRENTLY MANUFACTURER RECALLED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

TURNING OF THE IGNITION KEY - THE KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION THEREBY NOT ACTIVATING KEY ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL DRIVING COMPONENTS SUCH AS LIGHTS AND WIPERS, ETC. *AK

I HAVE HAD A RECENT DISCUSSION WITH AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE, FILE #40182122. THIS IS REGARDING A DEFECT IN MY MODEL YEAR 1998 AUDI A4 2.8. OR AUDI A4 2.8 MANUFACTURED JULY OF 1997. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND SAW HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY IGNITION SWITCH GOT STUCK IN BOTH THE RUN AND LATER START POSITION. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ALSO IT CAUSED THE CLIMATE CONTROL NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY BY NOT TURNING ON, THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SAW MANY OTHER 1998 AUDI OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN MORE SIMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAD A 1998 MODEL YEAR CAR THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1997. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # LE (00V-317) IS A LITTLE AMBIGOUS STATING MODEL YEARS AND MANUFACTURE DATES. MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURE DATE BUT NOT THE RECALL DATE. IT IS OBVIOUS TO...

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE IGNITION GETS STUCK IN THE CRANK POSITION. WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL 00V317000. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RETURN TO RUN FROM START AFTER STARTING CAR. IF THE THE KEY IS NOT RETURNED FROM START MANUALLY, THE ACCESSORIES (I.E WINDOWS, LIGHTS, RADIO, FAN, ETC) WILL NOT RUN AND THE STARTER WILL CONTIUE TO RUN POTENTIATING THE FAILURE OF THAT PART. RECALL NOTICE #00V31700 COVERS MODEL YEAR 1997 FOR CARS MANUFACTURED THROUGH 8/97. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 8/97 BUT IS MODEL YEAR 1998. AUDI USED THE MODEL YEAR LIMITATION TO DENY REPAIRNG THE FAULTY PART AND SHOULD INCLUDE ALL CARS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME.*AK

THE PROBLEM: IGNITION SWITCH RETURN SPRING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER STARING THE ENGINE, THE RETURN SPRING DOES NOT FULLY RETURN THE KEY TO THE RUN POSITION, CAUSING A MALFUNCTION OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND CLIMATE CONTROL. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 97V115000) DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR AUDI A4 VEHICLES WHICH AFFECTS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 10/1995 AND 8/1997 (MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD, ON AUG 13TH, 1997). I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO AUDI CUSTOMER ASSURANCE AND THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFY "MODEL YEAR 1998". PLEASE CONSIDER EXPANDING THE EXISTING RECALL TO COVER 1998 VEHICLES. COMMENT: OBVIOUSLY, CONTAINMENT OF THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT LIMITED TO 1997 VEHICLES (NOTE- THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CALLED TO THEIR ATTENTION UNTIL OCT 24, 2000. HOW CAN CONTAINMENT HAPPEN EFFECTIVELY LONG AFTER THE VEHICLES...

MY CAR WAS MADE IN MARCH 1997, IF IT IS NOT ON RECALL, WHY IT HAS AN IGNITION SWITCH # 4A0-905849 WHICH IS DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF #4B0-905849 WICH REQUIRES A DIFFERENT SWITCH HOUSING . I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF AN ORIGINAL BROKEN SWITCH IF YOU GIVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE HAS GONE OUT, WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START UP CAUSING THE STARTER SWITCH TO BURN OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE RELATING TO IGNITION SWITCH.*JB

AUDI CURRENTLY HAS RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH/SPRING PART ON 96-97 MODEL YEAR A4'S. SUSPECT EARLY 98 MODELS HAVE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. PROBLEM IS CAR ACCESSORIES WILL NOT FUNCTION SUCH AS LIGHTS, A/C, ETC, AND ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES "SHUFF OFF" WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OTHER EARLY 98 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE IGINITION SWITCH REPLACED.. REPAIR COST WAS OVER $300. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AUDI REQUEST RECALL OF 98 MODELS AND PROVIDE REFUND TO OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING IS DEFECTIVE, THE RETURN SPRING FORCE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR RETURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE RUNNING POSITION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, CONSUMER STATES THIS CAUSES ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.*JB

WHEN IGNITION TURNED ON A STEADY LOUD CLICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEGINS. ENGINE WLL START BUT ONLY AFTER EXCESSIVE CRANKING. *AK