1999 Audi A4 service brakes, hydraulic problems
81 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1999 Audi A4 — 43% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My audi, along with thousands of others have had their abs control unit malfunction because of design. This malfunction causes the abs to not work on the affected vehicle. Volkswagen, the company that produces audis and vws actually recalled this exact part on their vw vehicles, but for some reason…”
filed Apr 26, 2012
“I bought an audi a4 1999 1.8t fwd. The next day I bought it the abs orange light came on & brake light flashing non-stop with three beeps when I start the car its been like that for more than a week. Yesterday I took the car to the closest audi dealer and they quote me 1,200 that's a lot since this…”
filed Apr 5, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other A4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 A4 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 A4 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 A4 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 A4 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 A4 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 A4 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 A4 | 3 | 2% |
| 2001 A4 | 28 | 21% |
| 2000 A4 | 47 | 49% |
| 1998 A4 | 112 | 43% |
| 1997 A4 | 14 | 14% |
| 1996 A4 | 11 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.