1999 Audi Quattro problems
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Audi Quattro. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are electrical system (15%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The hand brake, if engaged in the first or second notch, fails about three hours after having sucessfully immobilized the car. On a standard driveway, the car rolls back the length of the drive way and gathers enough momentum to go about 6-9 feet beyond the curb. This could have fatal consequences.
I was pulling my audi quatro a6 (1999 model) into a parking space at my local barnes & noble located on richmond avenue in staten island, ny. I was pulling in very slowly into a handicapped space when suddenly my car accelerated to what felt like 60 MPH. My foot was already on the brake when my car accelerated. The car would not stop until it jumped over the concrete barrier and crashed into the wall. Even then, the engine was still racing. The witness (a store employee) was flaberghasted.
Floater in gas tank do not notify gas gauge of current fuel level in the tank which could result in consumer running out of fuel. Nlm
Leaking cam tensioner gaskets. Other 1999 audi owners reporting same problem and have stated they have had these gaskets replaces more than once. *nlm
Control arms for the front suspension fail frequently. On 2/29/04 a control arm broke while pulling out of my driveway. I have replaced 7 so far, with 2 more needing to be done. Some are on the second time in the 1.5 years I have owned the car. There were 4 other same model cars in the shop for the same thing that day. This is a common problem that is dangerous and is known by audi, or should be known by them. At times, you can't get the part because they fail so frequently.
Other model years of the Quattro
- 2001
- 1999
- 1990