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Audi A8L Visibility problems by year

13 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi A8L's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest A8L visibility complaints

2015 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

Water leaking from passenger side top right corner from windshield. Glass isn't damaged. Just started leaking for no reason

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11573260
2013 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

Vehicle windshield started leaking from top and visibly moves when pressed from outside. This is the original windshield, never in an accident.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11445582
2014 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

Sunglasses holder will not stay closed and falls down blocking my rearview mirror. Tried several times to close it and it will not close. I cannot see clearly out of my rearview mirror which is hazardous to my driving when trying to switch lanes and/or tell how close someone is to my bumper to prevent my car from being rear ended. I'm worried that an accident may happen due to this issue. I researched the issue and apparently other audi drivers are experiencing the same issue according to one audi service forum (https://www.Audiworld.Com/forums/q5-sq5-mki-8r-discussion-129/sunglass-holder-not-staying-up-srsly-2856965/). This also appears to be an issue with the volkswagon branded cars.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11276994
2014 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

Issue with the windshield leaking profusely. This led to moisture issues inside the car when driving in the rain, which could present a serious visibility hazard. There are also numerous electrical components (major vehicle control and diagnostic modules) located in the tracking path of the water which could cause serious issues to the drivability and safety of the vehicle if in motion. Upon replacement of the windshield it was discovered that there was a complete section of the windshield sealant missing along the...

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top edge of the windshield, near the rear view mirror on the passenger side. I am a member of several audi vehicle forums and this is a well known and documented issue there. I just wanted to make this agency aware of the issue before anyone got seriously hurt or killed due to not being able to see while driving down the road.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11233213
2013 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

At 69946 miles it started leaking water when raining from top of windshield in the middle by the rear view mirror,on top of all electronic components.From that incident car is not running,because water got on to all kind of electronics that control engine,transmission,radio.......When I did research,find out that its know problem with those vehicles and im not the first one with this problem

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11182890
2013 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 audi a8. While driving approximately 70 mph, a loud booming noise was heard and the glass sun roof suddenly shattered. The sun roof was closed at the time of the failure. The vehicle was taken to audi of lafayette located in lafayette, louisiana. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v448000 (visibility). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11000234
2004 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

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 and ask for a refund and the audi advocate returned the call and maintained the same response. *Tr

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10236405
2004 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

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 said couldn't reproduce. Wipers failed two more times, and hesitated numerous other times, when I finally decided to not drive the car. Throughout all, dealer claims he's...

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unable to reproduce the problem, audi america disclaims all liability for accidents from wiper-failure. Car was garaged as unsafe to drive for the remaining 17 months of the lease. Just this week I found out that audi germany knows about this problem, and has redesigned the wiper-motor before 02/2004. Numerous reports of this failure have surfaced on the internet, and exchanging the wiper-motor alleviated the problem. Audi should recall all affected vehicles and replace the wiper before someone gets hurt or killed. Furthermore, I request audi refund my last 17 lease-payments as well as insurance and registration cost for the vehicle while it was garaged. *Tr

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10215979
2004 Audi A8LElectrical systemVisibility & wipersBody, doors & structureWheels & tires

Dt: the contact stated a gallon of milk spilled into the driver's seat. The milk spilled underneath the seat. When this happened it shorted out the electrical module that operated the dashboard lights and headlights. As a result the lights were blinking in and out. Currently, the vehicle is at a certified dealership for repairs.*Ak updated 12/27/2005 - the tire pressure monitoring light illuminated on the dash. The dealer replaced the module. The trunk would not close properly. *Nm

Filed Incident Electrical system · Visibility · Latches / locks / linkages · TiresNHTSA 10144136
2004 Audi A8LVisibility & wipers

While driving the sunroof exploded. There were no cracks of any nature in the sun roof. The explosion left a hole the size of a football. *Ak

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10106828
2004 Audi A8LElectrical systemVisibility & wipers

Mmi system has intermittent resets and cause erratic performance of other systems such a windows, trunk, audio, navigation.*Ak

Filed Incident Electrical system · VisibilityNHTSA 10086120

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