2000 Audi A6 from North America - Comments

I have a 2000 Audi A6 Avant, and like so many, ripped off the bumper cover while coming off a driveway that all other cars negotiate without incident. There was a 6 inch drop to street level over a 3 foot run so the slope was mild.

None of us like frivolous lawsuits, but where must the line be drawn? What if a bit of friction on the underside of a car (going at sub walking speed) ripped off the entire body of the car? Could we then demand that the design be changed, or repairs be paid for, or even a simple "heads up" be given? The overwhelming majority of lawsuits are between businesses, not due to private individuals. Shoddy workmanship should not be given a pass, simply because, within that small minority of private lawsuits there is a still smaller subgroup of frivolous lawsuits.

Arguments that "it did not happen to my Audi" have as much merit as arguments that Audi's are bad because "my Toyota's PART X lasted longer than your Audi's PART X". Something I've heard, in variation, from quite a few folks. A design is not poor when 100% fail, but rather an unacceptable percentage fail.

I'm a Physicist and if I did such shoddy design work I would deserve a kick in the head. We may no longer make use of fisticuffs to solve such matters, but we do have recourse to a legal system.

Having said that, I would have been entirely happy with a "heads up" when I bought the car, with then zero desire to pursue any legalities. I think most all Audi owners would have left it at that.

Hi Everyone.

I can't say I have had the same problems with the bumper on my Audi A6 2.4, after hitting a speed bump relatively hard and suffering no damage except some nasty scratches on the belly pan, can't really complain.

However I am having a few problems when reversing and turning the steering fully to the left, I hear a loud metal on metal scraping side coming from the passenger side front wheel well, I have had new pads fitted, skimmed the rotors and no one can seem to find where the noise coming from. If I press the brake slightly, the noise goes away. I have also replaced both CV Joints already. After all of this, the noise is there!!!

The second thing I'm having a problem with is if the car stands outside overnight, when I start it the next morning the instrument panel looks like a disco turning on and off again continuously. This continues to happen while driving, and then eventually slowly stops until everything returns to normal. It is also when it rains very bad, sometimes even completely turning off, and also after this I can no longer change gears. I have to turn the car off and on again. I have had the car at many auto electrical places and paid large sums of money, only to be told they have found no faults, but did reseal everything... After 4 months and 3 mechanics I continue to have this problem.

I have had the vehicle on the diagnostics machine twice, and found only one issue with a faulty lambda sensor, which was replaced.

In regards to the front bumper problem on Audis...

I have to ask...

Why do you drive over the curbs knowing full well that the front on the car (bumper) is lower than the curb you are hitting?

If there was a tree laying in the road would you drive over it?

If you can't hit the brakes before hitting the curb, maybe you should think about another form of transportation? Bike maybe?