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2015 Audi A4 Electrical problems

Owners have filed 7 complaints about the 2015 Audi A4's electrical system with NHTSA - 16% of all its complaints, most recently on March 12, 2023. They describe 0 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.

Complaints
7
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Electrical complaints

Electrical systemDriver assistance

MMI system worked during test drive and then NOT worked after final sale: Safety systems included: The Multi Media Interface (MMI) system is an in-car user interface media system developed by Audi, and was launched at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show. MMI operates a large number of in car entertainment components, car electronics, and other functions. The list below indicates systems controllable by MMI. However, depending on the car model, along with version specified, only some functions will be available....

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Satellite navigation Radio tuner Media sources Telephone HVAC, climate control Car setup (e.g. central locking), global audio settings, suspension settings Rear view camera and parking sensors Driver information (e.g. fuel economy...) User manual Apple CarPlay 2014 and later model.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Unknown or other · Forward collision avoidanceNHTSA 11511420
Electrical system

Turn signal switch malfunction. When turning right turn direction on, the left turn goes on instead of the right turn. After researching the issue, it looks like it's a common issue with Audi. This is a safety issue and need to be recalled asap.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11508170
Electrical system1 injury

The battery failed/malfunctioned and was leaking hydrogen sulfide gas into my car slowly for a long period of time. A month or two after I initially financed this used Audi A4 at Volkswagon in Dothan, AL, I started experiencing the side effects of low dose exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas. From that point until today my symptoms have been getting worse and worse. My asthma symptoms progressed. I caught walking pneumonia several times. My hair has been falling out in clumps and my kindneys are having serious issues....

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My pee started smelling very strange. Consistently, over the past year and a half, I have nearly passed out at the wheel of my car over and over. For a very long time, the gas was odorless and really couldn't be detected by smell. Five days ago I went to start my car and it wouldn't crank. I jumped it off and for the next five days following that the smell of rotten eggs got worse and worse....I'm lying in the bed right now bc my lungs feel like they're going to explode. I've felt this, along with my heart feeling like it was going to explode put of my chest, as well as my entire stomach/intestines feeling as if someone were stabbing me with knives. My doctors could not figure out why all of my hair was falling out or why I started to develop peripheral neuropathy. They even ran tests on me for Multiple Schlerosis. Found nothing. They did electrical pulse tests and cat scans and my dermatologist had no explanation for my hair just falling off my head in handfuls. I have a third of the hair on my head that I used to have. My skin and eyes consistently kept getting irritated by the gas as well....splotchy red exema like patches appeared all over me. I had a miscarriage because of this as well. I couldn't afford to get the car looked at, so it hasn't been taken anywhere. I received no warning of the problem until two days ago when my lights in my car and the air conditioner stopped working. The year of my life had been a living hell.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11424153
Electrical system

I received a recall notice (19n4) and as a first step I'm advised to have an audi dealer disconnect the coolant pump immediately to avoid a fire. I live 5 hours from the nearest audi dealership but have a local shop that works on german made cars including the audi. However, audi refuses to provide instructions to the local shop to disconnect the coolant pump and avoid a fire. However, when I call my dealer they can't get me in on the day I'll be in the area. So, I'm told it's important but given no remedy to...

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avoid a fire. Basically, audi sent out the recall notice to cover their butts and really have no interest to resolve the problem. With the fuel economy fiasco and their lack of concern over safety recalls - maybe they should be barred from even selling cars in the u.S.A

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11140463
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

I have yet to receive a remedy to fix my vehicle which I am told can catch fire. The recall is 19n4, can you please follow up on this and let me know if there is a remedy.

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11131738
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

I just bought the car from leasing it in may 2018.They did a inspection at audi and about 3 weeks later the engine got stuck and car smoked from hood.These a4 have excessive oil consumption which can damage engine.But audi sells vehicles with faulty engines and says its normal......But no it is not.They sell unsuspecting consumers vehicles with faulty engines....I got stranded on highway in heavily smoking vehicle...What is now useless.I was terrified

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11128767
Engine & coolingElectrical systemDriver assistance

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi a4. Approximately one week after the vehicle had been serviced for nhtsa campaign number: 17v002000 (engine and engine cooling), a failure occurred. While the contact was parking the vehicle at 1 mph, the backup sensor failed and the backup warning system failed to alert the contact of any objects behind the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to audi of huntington (363 e jericho turnpike, huntington station, ny 11746) where it was diagnosed that the sensor wire had been cut. The vehicle...

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was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the two wires were not connected and that the wires seemed "fragile". The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they believed the dealer's statement about the wire being cut. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. Updated 10/17/17*lj *tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical system · Back over preventionNHTSA 11005362

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