2001 Audi S4 tires problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the tires on the 2001 Audi S4 — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Yokohama yk520 335/45r/17 tires... Driving along with my 2001 audi s4 and started noticing a wobble or shimmy in the steering wheel. Kept getting worse. The tires have less than 20k miles on them so I though I needed an alignment. (entire front suspension has been upgraded).. I took the tires off…”
filed Feb 2, 2011
“Of five of these tires supplied as new equipment, two have failed catastrophically after approximately 10,000 miles; one at approximately 23,200 miles. These are very expensive tires, supposedly high performance. Tire pressure was monitored using both electronic and mechanical pressure gauges…”
filed Apr 16, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Audi S4
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.