2001 Audi S4 problems
NHTSA has received 92 complaints about the 2001 Audi S4, and 51% of them involve electrical system. After that come tires (11%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 51% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 56 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 56 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (34 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Audi S4 with enough data (58 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
My wife returned from buying presents and stopped the vehicle in the driveway. She engaged the handbrake and waited one minute before turning off the engine to let the turbos cool down. She then proceeded to retrieve packages from the trunk and entered the residence. After one hour and fourty five minutes, an officer contacted us and asked if we knew where was the vehicle. We stated that it was in the driveway. He told us to please follow him.
My 2001 audi s4 was stolen in springfield, nj and recovered in newark, nj. The total damage to the car was approximately $8000. I believe that this theft was possible largely because of a significant flaw in the security system. Specifically, the doorlock mechanism is directly tied to the alarm, including the motion sensors and the ignition kill. Thus, a tiny hole punched in the door to unlock the door simultaneously let's a thief into the car and disables the entire security system.
Dt: 2001, audi s4 was damaged upon delivery. Vehicle was taken back to the dealer to fix the problem, when the problem was fixed headlamps were sprayed with paint. Upon delivering the headlamps they were installed incorrectly, they were pointing down, and consumer couldn't see two feet in front of him. Consumer took the vehicle back again, and the headlamps were installed wrong again. When consumer took vehicle to another dealer, was told the headlamps were defective, and they would never work correctly.
Rocking drivers seat, normal driving, man of average size 5'11 180lbs. Seat starts to move forward and back when braking, accelerating. Dealer has replaced the seat frame twice citing that it was broken. Now the seat is rocking again and they are now saying it's normal. It's not normal, why does the seat move back and forth? When they replaced the seat frames both times the seats felt good and stable, no rocking no moving, but they fail just months later
Dt: there was a cam adjuster from where the oil leak was coming from. Noticed this on august 8, 2003. Then, on july 24, 2004 took the vehicle for an oil change a nd they confirmed there was another oil leak. The warranty expired in november 2005, and the consumer made arrangements for the gaskets to be replaced a month before the warranty ran out. In order to get to the gaskets the cam shafts had to be removed. The gaskets were replaced,, and cam shaft reinstalled, then gave it a tune up.