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1998 Audi A4 service brakes, air problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, air on the 1998 Audi A44% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Service Brakes, Air complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have a 1998 audi a4 avant, 2.8 v6, manual transmission. After 45k miles the cruise control module ("brain") failed and had to be replaced. At 91k miles the abs brain failed. Was there, or will there be, a recall on these items?

    filed Jul 19, 2005

  • Abs light and brake light started up on the dash, checked the owners book and it told you to cantact the audi dealer. Conatacted the dealer and was told that it costs a lot on money, quote for the part was $2711.00, not installed. Went to the web and found out that this is a big issue, and that…

    filed Jul 12, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Air problems in other A4 years

YearReportsShare
2001 A422%
1999 A463%
A4 service brakes, air problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.