2014 Audi S4 Steering Problems

“While driving, steering can become notchy. Steering inputs are not always 100% transferred to the front wheels. There can be a dead spot in the steering. The car does not always follow the intended path. The problem comes and goes, and seems to be exacerbated in colder weather.”

“The vehicle exhibits notchy steering at highway speeds, particularly in cold weather. At or above approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel tries to bounce left and right rather than maintaining center--even when traveling on a straight, freshly-paved section of interstate. The driver has to constantly adjust the wheel to keep the car traveling straight. The steering functions normally otherwise, and the problem does not manifest itself at low speeds. I began to notice the problem around august of 2020. …”

“While driving my 2014 Audi S4 on the highway and in turns, the steering goes from feeling tight to very light and back to tight again within a matter of split seconds. This causes drifting on the highway and when cornering because you're compensating for the lack of feeling for an instant and using more input than you should, then the steering gets tight again and your car steers more than it should have. Note that the car goes straight when hands are not on the wheel. This is most prevalent at times when the steering wheel is in the straight position. …”

“2014 Audi S4 has dangerous steering behavior. The steering slips at the center position, will not go straight on the highway, and requires constant steering input. This is further exacerbated by a constant notchy feeling at any speed between the 10 and 2 oclock position. It is particularly bad in long sweeping turns where you can distinctly feel a notch. When in one of these turns you will have constant linear steering followed by a notch that when surpassed results in a large steering input which is unexpected and destabilizing to the vehicle if at high speeds. …”

“The contact owns a 2014 Audi S4. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the stop car steering system default warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,900.”