2009 Audi A4 air bags problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Audi A4 — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The negligent driver yielded to the flow of traffic without stopping. When he collided with us, the airbags (exploded) deployed so strongly that they damaged the windshield and our bodies: face, neck, etc. Our beloved Audi A4 2009 was totaled and after that we had several operations: 2 eye…”
filed Aug 5, 2024
“The turbo sounds like it's not going in/out of gear, oil going into spark plugs, radiator fluid leaking system getting real hot. Low engine poer picking up speed an issue. Air bag rear brake light malfunction, oil pressure not correct”
filed Mar 24, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 17V032000 · Jan 11, 2017
- In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and failCampaign 16V376000 · May 27, 2016
Air Bags problems in other A4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 A4 | 4 | 9% |
| 2017 A4 | 13 | 24% |
| 2015 A4 | 1 | 5% |
| 2013 A4 | 1 | 4% |
| 2010 A4 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 A4 | 116 | 66% |
| 2007 A4 | 119 | 61% |
| 2006 A4 | 73 | 25% |
| 2005 A4 | 54 | 25% |
| 2004 A4 | 26 | 14% |
| 2003 A4 | 12 | 6% |
| 2002 A4 | 8 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Audi A4
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.