2004 Audi A8 problems, complaints & recalls

2018-01-25 · Vehicle Speed Control · 183,000 mi

“while driving and/or parking and/or putting key in ignition to start my vehicle abs light; stabilization; and speedometer seems as though being hacked...sometimes especially in the summer when temperatures reach 100 degrees + my heater is hacked on and my interior of the vehicle is life threatening hot!!! have to open windows to 100 degrees tempera…”

2016-08-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 170,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a8. while the vehicle was parked, a strong fuel odor emitted from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the contact was aware of nhtsa campaign number: 11v267000 (fuel system, other), but the vin was not included. the fail…”

2015-03-09 · Service Brakes · 120,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“driver smelled smoke shortly after starting his vehicle and driving away from his home. the smell was of plastic, and it was assumed from an electrical short/fire. the driver stopped the car and inspected the engine area. no evidence of fire, however the driver turned back and drove the vehicle home. strong burning plastic smell again as the ve…”

2011-01-28 · Vehicle Speed Control

“i own a 2004 audi a8 quatro, this morning the car accelerated on it's own. the driver seat, steering wheel, and the car suspension adjusted automatically while i was driving it and it went from 40mph to 150+ without me having my foot on the accelerator. for a minute i thought i was going to die. i slowly starting pressing on the brake pedal hoping…”

2010-09-21 · Suspension:rear · 64,000 mi

“two air suspension systems went out for no reason in my car. my car is a 2004 a8l with 64,000 miles. they were leaking. this was $5,000 expense. i think they are defective. *tr…”

2010-07-15 · Engine And Engine Cooling

“while driving down the highway car suddenly stalled without warning. restarted car and had it stall several times. car has been sent to be evaluated by a mechanic. *tr…”

2009-06-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline

“2004 audi a 8 l gas pedal sticks in acceleration mode. has happened 4-5 times. dealer was notified but did not respond or take action. i had to shift into neutral gear and pump pedal. this has happened several times when stepping on the accelerator hard. last incident date below tim walker *tr…”

2008-07-30 · Visibility · 9,520 mi

“the windshield wipers will stop intermittently. they have stopped during heavy rain on an expressway several times resulting in a loss of vision. the dealers could not get the problem to repeat so they said that they couldn't do anything. i called the audi advocate phone line and was told that audi would not address the issue. then i wrote audi…”

2008-01-25 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer:motor · 4,000 mi

“2004 audi a8l, purchased in 07/2004. front wipers "hesitated" in the rain a couple of times. local dealer said could not reproduce. a few months later, wipers completely stopped, while driving at highway speeds, leaving me without visibility for several minutes. pulled over and removed/replaced fused. wipers started up again. local dealer sai…”

2007-01-19 · Parking Brake · 82,000 mi

“emergency brake control module failed. factory had a recall on car to reprogram this module, dealer said module couldn't be reprogrammed because it had failed. parts and labor was $509.00 failure of this component i considered a safety related item as this also acts as emergency brake for vehicle. *nm …”