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2003 Audi A4 engine and engine cooling problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2003 Audi A48% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
8%
share of all complaints
55,400 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2003 Audi A4. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated, lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart and there was steam coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence where an…

    filed Oct 6, 2022

  • 1. Exterior lights and turn signal lights burning out at a rate of every 500 miles. Audi will not replace. 2. Wiper transmission has corroded, seized, failed, and consequently burned out the wiper motor 2x now - once at 40,000 miles and again at 80,000. Audi would not cover this under the initial…

    filed Jul 9, 2012

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other A4 years

YearReportsShare
2018 A412%
2017 A424%
2015 A415%
2014 A413%
2013 A414%
2010 A4914%
2009 A454%
2008 A442%
2007 A4126%
2006 A462%
2005 A484%
2004 A41810%
A4 engine and engine cooling 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.