2012 Audi A4 Avant problems, complaints & recalls

2019-08-03 · Electrical System · 60,000 mi

“after a failed alternator and battery were replaced my entire electrical system has freaked out. 60,000mi on the dash, and my car is a brick. after a month on the lift the most well certified mechanics in my area, including some of audi's own, are at a complete loss. the only thing we've come up with is that the computers turn on every 30 seconds w…”

2019-06-05 · Engine · 66,540 mi

“car has been intermittently shutting down while driving. and starting up the car has become more and more randomly justified. some times it starts up right away, some times it just takes a few cranks. doesn't matter if it's warm or cold engine. i pulled ecu code and it says u0100 which is loss of communication to ecm. well this is a safety iss…”

2019-03-29 · Unknown Or Other · 63,000 mi

“this car has a massive oil consumption issue. a week after having an oil change the low oil light comes on after approximate 150 miles of driving. i started happening in february of 2017 shortly after the engine malfunction light came on . i took it to the dealership and after they ran the required tests that failed, was told that audi put the wr…”

2019-03-28 · Unknown Or Other · 95,000 mi

“piston rings car is smoking and oil is coming out of the muffler the car have last then 100k mileage…”

2018-11-05 · Engine · 75,000 mi

“2012 audi a4 quattro uses (burns) an excessive amount of oil, constantly having to add motor oil. must add a quart of oil on a monthly basis and driving less than 1,000 per month.…”

2018-11-01 · Unknown Or Other

“excessive oil consumption issues, check engine light is on and audi wants to charge me $12,000 to repair the oil consumption due to their being damage to my piston rings. i am the second owner of this car. during the time that the first owner had the vehicle there was a class action law suit that had been filed and settled against audi do to the ma…”

2018-10-08 · Engine · 133,000 mi

“2012 audi a4 has had ongoing oil consumption isuues. audi dealer performed consumption test done around 74k (3qts per 1000miles - basically have had to add 1 qt every 300 miles. was told no recourse - was outside of class action lawsuit of 2009-2011 of similar issues. now at 133k mile, engine seized without warning - epc light came on - car was se…”

2018-09-22 · Engine

“we were just informed of a class action lawsuit involving timing chain and tensioner failure. this failure could cause catastrophic engine failure while driving and cause the vehicle to stop possibly at highway speeds causing an accident and harm to vehicle occupants. the lawsuit could result in an extended pro-rated warranty but no recall or repai…”

2018-07-14 · Steering

“since purchasing my cpo audi with extended maintenance package & i have immaculate repair records. it's glaringly clear now that the dealership avoided diagnosising my repeated complaints about steering vibration feedback. countless dollars spent on alignments & rim, tires changes.my steering has completely decayed to hazardous conditions and no au…”

2018-06-13 · Power Train · 64,000 mi

“upon having 3 consecutive oil changes, my car suddenly began to burn oil (no leaks) after the first oil change upon driving less than 900 miles. then the second oil change did the same thing upon driving under 300 miles. it actually ran out of oil totally. i added oil as instructed by the car, and it burn the oil withing 250 miles of driving. …”