1999 Audi A4 Air bags Problems

“On 9/28/04 I was involved in an auto accident where another driver in a suburban failed to yield the right away, turned in front of me, I hit her with my 1998 Audi avant wagon. The combined speeds of the two vehicles combined with where I hit the suburban, flipped the suburban. This driver was trapped in her vehicle. The fire department was involved in lifting her vehicle off of her arm. She subsequently received hundreds of stitches in her arm. In contrast, I shattered my right wrist scaphoid bone. This required a rather major surgery involving bone graph and titanium screw in 11/04. …”

“When the car was about a year old, the entire airbag system had to be replaced, the repair facility noted to me that I was lucky to bring it in when I did, as it was at risk for spontaneous deployment. Additional problems included an oil pump failure ($750) at about the three year mark; and occasional sudden lurching/RPM revving or sudden onset of a 'lag' in power, which the dealer noted when I brought it in but could do nothing about. I have also had problems with the fuel indicator gauge being grossly inaccurate - indicating I have used only a quarter tank of fuel to drive 350 miles. …”

“Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle while driving at 25 MPH. Upon impact,frontal air bag failed to deploy. This resulted in the driver's head impacting the steering wheel. The vehicle had severe front end damage.”

“The contact owns a 1999 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the contact was unaware of the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 308,000.”