2000 Audi S4 problems
Owners have filed 171 complaints about the 2000 Audi S4 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 29.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of tires at 23.4%.
Complaints171
Crashes9
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 29.2% · 50
Tires 23.4% · 40
Service brakes, hydraulic 21.1% · 36
Service brakes, air 6.4% · 11
Air bags 3.5% · 6
Steering 2.9% · 5
Engine and engine cooling 2.3% · 4
Equipment 1.8% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 13 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 64,510 miles.
In owners' own words
Abs sensor failure on 2000 Audi S4 quattro. Light came on at 114,213. Leading to the brake light to flash along side of it and beep every other minute when your driving down the road. Haven't corrected the problem because I've heard it cost 1,700. Some people don't have that kind of money. Many other people are experiencing the same problem on vw's as well as the Audi in years from 1996-2001. Electrical system · reported at 114,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Audi S4. The center pixel display on the instrument panel does not properly display all of its features. The display began malfunctioning at approximately 30,000 miles and has been occurring ever since. The vehicle was out of warranty and the contact never notified the dealer of the failure. The current mileage was 76,000 and failure mileage was 46,000. Electrical system · reported at 46,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Audi S4. The contact stated that the digital instrumental panel display has lines across it, which prevent him from reading the screen. This is a persistent failure. When he took the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired, he was informed that he needed to purchase a new cluster for the instrumental panel. The current and failure mileages were 65,000. Electrical system · reported at 65,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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