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2001 Audi A4 service brakes, hydraulic problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2001 Audi A421% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
21%
share of all complaints
65,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 audi a4. The contact stated that the abs warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel and the brake warning light was flashing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics where the mechanic advised the contact that the ecu module would have…

    filed Mar 15, 2012

  • 2001 audi a4 with about 105k miles on. Abs sensor is faulty and this problem is very widespread amongst audi a4s built around this time. It is a $1500 - $2000 repair for a part that really doesn't seem to go bad with this frequency in other cars. For an example of the score, see this site. This is…

    filed Aug 26, 2010

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other A4 years

YearReportsShare
2008 A411%
2007 A411%
2006 A410%
2005 A410%
2004 A442%
2003 A410%
2002 A432%
2000 A44749%
1999 A48143%
1998 A411243%
1997 A41414%
1996 A41112%
A4 service brakes, hydraulic 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.