2013 AUDI A4 ALLROAD Steering Problems

THE STEERING WHEELS PRESENT TEMPORARY PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, SHOWING NOISES (LIKE A PRESSURE VALVE AIR LEAKING), AND CHANGE IN RESISTANCE TO STEERING THE VEHICLE. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT SOMETIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LAST SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019, AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST ALL POWER, STOP WORKING, AND SEND A MESSAGE NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I TOW IT TO A DEALER WHICH RECOMMEND CHANGE THE STEERING RACK AND MADE ALIGNMENT ($2900). THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER RIGHT NOW. READING THIS SITE, I REALIZE IT MAY BE A MORE GENERIC PROBLEM, WITH SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATION, ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF AUDI. I HAVE TO SYA THAT OTHERWISE IT IS AN EXCELLENT CAR.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, "DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL FAILURE" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI WEST HOUSTON (LOCATED AT 15865 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094, (855) 627-2941) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

POWER STEERING GETS STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE ISSUE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME. IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 55,000

2013 AUDI A4 QUATTRO WITH APPROX. 61K MILES - THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED TO OFFER INCONSISTENT RESISTANCE TO DRIVER INPUT. THE STEERING WHEEL APPEARS TO INTERMITTENTLY LOSE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST WHICH IMPACTS DRIVERS ABILITY TO JUDGE THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE A TURN OR CHANGE A LANE. ISSUE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING THE VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY. WHILE ROTATING THE WHEEL, IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING HAS HIT A DEAD END AFTER TURNING A MERE 20 DEGREES, UPON ADDITIONAL FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ROTATE FURTHER. THIS BEHAVIOR IS INTERMITTENT WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY THROUGH TURNS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS.

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE A 2013 AUDI A4, I LOVE MY CAR, BUT AT 39K MILES I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY STEERING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IN THE BEGINNING I FELT LIKE AT TIMES THE STEERING WAS JUST VERY HARD TO TURN, NOW IT IS DOING IT MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT COME BACK ON ITS OWN ONCE YOU TURN A 90 DEGREE TURN. PLUS THE WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AT TIME I HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS TO REALLY PUT ON THE WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THEY STATED THAT THEY PLACED IT ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT NO FAILURE CODES WERE REGISTERED. I HAVE THREE SMALL KIDS, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AUDI DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS, WHEN I SEE THAT WERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE. I JUST HOPE THAT THERE WON'T BE A FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

I EXPERIENCED ROUGH HALF A DOZEN INTERMITTENT WARNINGS OF A "DYNAMIC STEERING FAULT. YOU MAY STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE." (YELLOW WARNING SYMBOL) WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS WHICH LASTED 15 SECONDS, AT MOST BEFORE GOING AWAY. DURING THESE INTERVALS THE STEERING BECAME MILDLY STIFF AND NOTCHY. YESTERDAY I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK BUT GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING ERROR, "STEERING DEFECTIVE! DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE! NOW THE CAR WON'T START.

Mileage: 78,452

PURCHASE A AUDI A4 2013 IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. STEERING WHEEL IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH AUDI ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK AND NEEDING IT TO BE REPLACED. ITS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE TURNING TAKES STRENGTH AND A HANDFUL OF EFFORT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TO THE POINT WHERE I DONT WANT TO RISK MY LIFE DRIVING THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK" ISSUE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE IT. SEARCHING YOUTUBE, AND GOOGLE MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE THE ISSUE AND AS A RESULT SOME DONT DRIVE OR HAVE TO SPEND AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS AN ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE MODELS THE STIFFNESS OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS SEVERE. NEARLY CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE STIFFNESS AND HAD TO REVERT BACK TO MY OLDER CAR. I WANT TO SEE WHETHER THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK" AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A RECALL OR SOMETHING SINCE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. GOT IT CHECKED BY DEALER AND THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE BUT, THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF NOW.

Mileage: 108,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY BECOMES INOPERABLE LEADING TO HARD STEERING OR WHEELS NOT RETURNING TO CENTER. FEEL CAN BE NOTCHY WHERE STEERING ASSIST IS INCONSISTENT AS A FUNCTION OF STEERING WHEEL POSITION. ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS

Mileage: 107,000

REFERENCE: 2013 AUDI A4 QUATTRO. THE STEERING HAS SUDDENLY BECOME VERY STIFF. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN ON URBAN STREETS. I MUST TURN IT BACK MANUALLY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING NON-POWER STEERING VEHICLES AND POWER STEERING VEHICLES FOR 60+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT THE WAY THAT ANY STEERING SYSTEM THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN WORKS. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OF ALL AUDI VEHICLES SO AFFECTED.

Mileage: 53,500

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AFTER 57500 MILES. VERY VERY OCCASIONALLY THE ISSUE GOES AWAY. BUT IT IS PERSISTENT FOR MOST OF THE TIME. DIAGNOSED WITH NO FAULT CODES. IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO TAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN OUTSIDE TECHNICIAN TWICE BUT BOTH THE TIMES MY CAR DID NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. HE DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND THINKS I'M WASTING HIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IF IGNORED. SINCE NO ONE BELIEVES ME, I DO NOT WHAT TO DO. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME WORSE. AUDI NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SAFETY IS AT STAKE.

Mileage: 57,500

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN NJ WITH MY FAMILY AND NEARLY GOT INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL GOT EXTREMELY TIGHT AND NEEDED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO MOVE. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE THAT ALSO HAS A 2013 AUDI A4 AND HE WAS TELLING ME HIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME STEERING ISSUE. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. PLEASE SEE THE HOW UNETHICAL IT IS FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE NOT FIXED ALREADY WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 89,000

USED DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY DID THE RECALL FOR 18V229/ RECALL NUMEBER 19N4 AND SOFTWARE UPDATED BUT THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL FOR THE PUMP BUT NOT UPDATE. SO I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS FOR MY OWN SAFETY. AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACING SOMETHING ON THE SHAFT. HOWEVER I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY WAS GONE. ALMOST HIT A BICYCLIST ON THE SHOULDER. COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. NOW, STEERING IS JERKY, AND CAR IS SCARY TO DRIVE. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 45,000

ELECTRIC COOLING PUMP DEFECT THAT BLED ONTO THE POWER STEERING RACK RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE - LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID DO NOT DRIVE DEFECTIVE STEERING. $3770 TO REPLACE BOTH THE RACK AND PINION AND THE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS WAS DONE IN MAY. NO REFUND HAS COME THROUGH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. RECALL SAYS REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE YET - I NEED THE MONEY NOW.

Mileage: 62,000

KNOWN TSB BY AUDI FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. TURNING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. HAPPENS WHEN BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I FEAR THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COULD CRASH.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AUDI FARMINGTON HILLS, 37911 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

13 AUDI A4 WITH APPROX 56K MILES - THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED OFFER INCONSISTENT RESISTANCE TO DRIVER INPUT. THE STEERING WHEEL APPEARS TO INTERMITTENTLY LOSE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST WHICH IMPACTS DRIVERS ABILITY TO JUDGE THE AMOUNT OF FORCE IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE A TURN OR CHANGE A LANE. ISSUE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING THE VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY. WHILE ROTATING THE WHEEL, IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING HAS HIT A DEAD END AFTER TURNING A MEAGRE 20 DEGREES, UPON ADDITIONAL FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ROTATE FURTHER. THIS BEHAVIOR IS INTERMITTENT WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY THROUGH TURNS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS.

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ROAD SPEED (30MPH) STEERING LOCKED UP, NO WARNING. IT WAS AS IF POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. YOU COULD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 15 DEGREE WITHOUT ANY IMPACT; BEYOND THAT YOU NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL VERY HARD. TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS 54K MILES. FIXED BY AUDI (OUT OF WARRANTEE) - ELECTRIC STEERING FAILURE AND UNIVERSAL STEERING RACK FAILURE. ACCORDING TO AUDI, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A4 FROM 2013 AT ABOUT 50K MILES - CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT'S UNCLEAR I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR.

Mileage: 54,000

DRIVE HOME WITH MY WIFE AND LOSS ALL CONTROL OF STEERING IT ALMOST GOT US KILLED AND MAY BE MORE,CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEEP IN GARAGE AND DRIVEN VERY LITTLE CAR HAS ONLY 24.K MILES ON IT.HAD AAA TO PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP ( AUDI OF DAYTON).LOOKING ON LINE AND DOING SOME CHECKING IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE,DO WE WAIT UNTILL SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE?

Mileage: 24,000

MY 2013 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS 52,346 MILES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES AND MAKE TURNS RIGHT AND LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE TECH CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH IS CAUSING THE STIFFNESS AND BINDING THAT IS INTERFERING WITH THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. FURTHERMORE, I'VE SINCE ASCERTAINED THAT AUDI HAS A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" REGARDING THIS ISSUE DATING TO JULY 10, 2014 COVERING A NUMBER OF AUDI MODELS AND MODEL YEARS BUT HAS NOT INSTITUTED A RECALL. (SEE ATTACHED) IN ADDITION, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE SPECIFIC PART IS CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER AND MAY TAKE FROM TWO WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS. HE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE AS MANY AS THIRTY (30) CUSTOMERS AWAITING THIS PARTICULAR PART. I HAVE BEEN ADDED ME TO THE WAIT LIST. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE TOTAL STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT LIKELY, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE I MAY NEED TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THAT THE STEERING RESPONSE COULD BECOME AN ISSUE. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS DO I DRIVE THE CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART? AUDI IS NOT AT THIS MOMENT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE WAY OF A LOANER VEHICLE SO I'M ON MY OWN. I'VE UPLOADED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN.

Mileage: 52,335

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER (MAGUIRE AUDI, 370 ELMIRA ROAD, ITHACA, NEW YORK). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER TWO TEST DRIVES WE PURCHASED A USED AUDI A4 ON 2/10/2018. WHILE TEST DRIVING WE DIDN'T NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH STEERING, BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WE NEARLY SIDE SWIPED A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE I80 OHIO TURNPIKE. THE STRAIGHT LINE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE, SCARY AND DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS AT ANY SPEEDS ABOVE 20+ MPH. NHTSA ISSUED A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE AUXILIARY HEATER, I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE AUXILIARY HEATER IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THIS STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING COMPLAINTS CLEARLY OUTNUMBER OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT SEARCH OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE AND SEE JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. AUDI IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOFTWARE CHANGES AND STEERING RACK, NEITHER ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND BOTH ARE AT THE CUSTOMER EXPENSE. IT'S TIME FOR NHTSA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STEERING COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE THE SAFETY RECALL THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ISSUED YEARS AGO. LET'S DO IT BEFORE A FAMILY IS KILLED.

Mileage: 72,000

BOUGHT MY 2013 AUDI A4 USED I NOTICE A NOTCHY FEEL WHILE DRIVING JUST AFTER I BOUGHT IT, BUT THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL. AS TIME WENT ON IT BECAME MORE UNCOMFORTABLE AND FELT UNSAFE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(OR SLOW SPEEDS) WHEN YOUR STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE TO THE LEFT & RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE PLENTY MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WANTS YOU TO PAY FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT MIGHT COST YOU $150 - $200......PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED BY AUDI!

THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP IN CERTAIN SPOTS AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING OR AT REST. THERE IS A CURRENT TSB FOR THIS ISSUE TSB#-48-14-61 AND IT INVOLVES REPLACING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THIS SHOULD BE CHARACTERIZED AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF OCCURENCES WHILE IN MOTION ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WHILE CORNERING. IF THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RELEASE A TSB AND IT INVOLVES STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND STEERING WHEEL BECOME STIFF AND NOTCHY.

Mileage: 67,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS NOTCHY OR NON EXISTENT AT TIMES. HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE RACK REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED. IT LASTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING LIGHT. HAS POWER STEERING AT TIMES THEN SENDS THE CAR ALL OVER WITHOUT WARNING. VERY UNSAFE.

THE STEERING BECOME INTERMITTENTLY STIFF BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. TURNS WERE HARDEST TO MAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GOT PROGRESSIVELY HARDER AS TIME WENT ON (SEVERAL WEEKS). I INITIALLLY THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE WINTER TIRES, BUT THOSE WERE CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM WORSENED. NOW IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO MAKE ANY TURN AT ANY SPEED.

Mileage: 36,000

THE ISSUE APPEARED IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN STATIONARY THE ISSUE LOOK LIKE A 'ZONE', LOCATED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 90 DEGREES WHEN YOU TURN WHEEL RIGHT/LEFT, WHERE THE WHEEL IS 'JAMMING' AND DRIVER HAVE TO APPLY AN EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FURTHER OR BACK TO NEUTRAL. IN MOTION THE ISSUE LOOK LIKE 'JAMMED WHEEL': IT'S HARD TO TURN WHEEL MORE THAN 90 DEGREES RIGHT/LEFT AND... IF IT'S ALREADY ROTATED AND 'IN THE ZONE', IT REQUIRE AN EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO NEUTRAL. THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER POSITION THEMSELVES AS IT DOES WHEN STEERING BEHAVE NORMALLY. OVERALL ISSUE FEELS LIKE FAILING POWER ASSIST.

Mileage: 42,000

AUDI A4 2013. THE CAR WILL NOT STAY CENTERED IN THE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WANDERS OFF CENTER WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN THE ROAD OR POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BUFFETED IN A HEAVY WIND.. WHEN I TURN TO CORRECT, THE CAR OVERSHOOTS AND I HAVE TO TURN BACK AGAIN TO CENTER IT. SOFTWARE UPGRADE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AS THE CAR DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL HELD STEADY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR AUDI CARS. NOT TRUE, AS I DROVE A 2017 A4 WITH NO STEERING ISSUES AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING.

Mileage: 38,800

LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE, MY AUDI HAS A SIGNIFICANT "NOTCHY" FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. IT STARTED RIGHT WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. IT IS LIKE THE WHEEL IS FIGHTING AGAINST MY EFFORTS TO STEER IT, ESPECIALLY TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ABOUT A YEAR FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE, BUT MUCH WORSE NOW

Mileage: 40,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO CENTER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN INTO A CIRCLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND NO LONGER CENTERED. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING FEEDBACK IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT CONSTANTLY REQUIRES UNNATURAL ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLES POSITION IN INTERSTATE LANE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER INSTEAD THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND UNPREDICTABLE A FEW INCHES ON EITHER SIDE FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS HAS CAUSED VERY OFTEN UNINTENTIONAL LANE DEPARTURES AND ALMOST ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 13,890

THE STEERING DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT NOTCHY FEEL DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST 1600 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS A BIT LIKE THE VOLUME KNOB ON THE RADIO AND "CLICKS" FROM ONE POSITION TO THE NEXT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN THE 2 POSITIONS. I COMPLAINED TO AUDI AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY HAD A POWER STEERING UPDATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE UPDATE WAS APPLIED IN DEC 2013. AFTER THE UPDATE THE NOTCHY FEELING STARTED OCCURRING AROUND TOWN (35-55MPH). IT CAN MAKE STAYING IN THE LANE DIFFICULT. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS FIGHTING AGAINST YOU A LITTLE. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT GO STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT, SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. DRIVING CAN BE VERY DISCONCERTING. I AM WORKING WITH AUDI TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A LARGER PROBLEM. SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 1,600

CAR DEVELOPED NOTCHY FEELING WHEN TRYING TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY ROADS. REQUIRES CONSTANT INPUT IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT DIRECTIONS. SIMILAR TO TRYING TO CORRECT FOR CROSS WINDS FROM BOTH SIDES EVEN THOUGH CALM CONDITIONS. CAR HAD UP-GRADE TO STEERING MODULE AT 5K MILES WHICH DEALER SAID I HAD NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER. CAR THEN WENT TO DEALER FOR STEERING COLUMN BUSHINGS AND OTHER PARTS ACCORDING TO THEIR INTERNAL RECALL. NOW CAR HAS LIGHTER FEEL BUT DOES NOT REBOUND TO NEUTRAL OR 12 O,CLOCK POSITION. DOES NOT PULL IN ANY DIRECTION BUT RATHER REMAINS IN WHATEVER DIRECTION NEEDED TO CORRECT TO TRAVELING IN STRAIGHT LINE. LITTLE INPUT TO GO LEFT, REMAINS TRAVELING SLIGHTLY LEFT. SAME THING CORRECTING TO RIGHT. AUDI AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NO DEFINITE FIX. VERY PRONOUNCED AT LOWER TEMPS ESPECIALLY BELOW FREEZING WHICH DOES NOT HELP IN THE ADIRONDACKS. AM TOLD THIS SYSTEM SAVES 1 MPG. NOT WORTH THE SKETCHY AND UNTRUSTWORTHY BEHAVIOR . *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WHICH OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND IS A "SLIP" IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN CROSSING THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOLDING FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY "SLIPS" AND THEN GRABS AGAIN WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL OFF CENTER. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO CHANGE IN ROAD CONDITIONS, ACCELERATION, OR VEHICLE SPEED. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS UNSETTLING AND HAS CAUSED DRIVERS TO INADVERTENTLY DRIFT INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS A "NOTCHY" FEEL WHICH HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, ANY STEERING MODE AND ANY WHEEL POSITION. LIKE THE FIRST STEERING ISSUE, THIS ALSO FEELS UNSAFE AS THE DRIVER OFTEN OVER OR UNDER CORRECTS STEERING INPUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AUDI DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY EVEN CHANGED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN JAN 2013 HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP IN JUNE AT WHICH POINT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AUDI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DEALER NOR AUDI HAS CALLED WITH A REAL FIX FOR THIS ISSUE YET. *TR

Mileage: 1,200

WE ARE HAVING A STEERING PROBLEM WITH OUR 2013 ALL ROAD. IT HAS ABOUT 10K MILES ON IT. AT VARYING SPEEDS, WE NOTICE "PLAY" OR LACK OF CONTROL WHILE STEERING. IT APPEARS THERE IS A 1-2 INCH LACK OF RESPONSE FROM CENTER WHILE DRIVING FROM TIME TO TIME....NOT CONSISTENT. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT STEERING TAKES MORE EFFORT WHILE COMPENSATING FOR THIS LACK OF CONTROL....DURING AND AFTER THE EPISODE. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

ALLROAD WAGON. NOTCHY STEERING THAT FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. DISCONCERTING! *TR

Mileage: 8,000

THE VEHICLE UNDERGOES CONSISTENT LATERAL MOVEMENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OVER SPEEDS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE DRIVER HAS TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO STAY IN A DRIVING LANE. THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE AT SPEEDS BELOW 60 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 560

THE STEERING IS NOTCHY/ CLICKY AND UNSTABLE. DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE. PROBLEM STOPS WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEGINNING TO FEEL UNSAFE IN THE CAR. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I JUST LEASE 2013 AUDI A4 ON MARCH 15, 2013 FROM DEALER IN (NY); THE STEERING CONTROL/MECHANICALS ARE COMPLETELY OFFLINE, UNABLE TO KEEP STEERING/WHEELS STRAIGHT. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO TURN STEERING TO KEEP THE WHEELS STRAIGHT, AS IF CAR IS DRIFTING EITHER TO LEFT OR RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT 20 MILES OR OVER. ON HIGHWAY THE STEERING WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE. I AM CONSTANTLY MAKING CORRECTIONS EVERY FEW SECONDS TO MAINTAIN LANE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP STEERING AND CAR GO STRAIGHT. I HOPE AUDI ENGINEERS ARE CHECKING THE PROBLEM. I AM UNHAPPY AND DISAPPOINT WITH AUDI A4. *TR

Mileage: 300

STEERING CONTROL IS NOTCHY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND NOT FREQUENTLY ONLY 5 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. DURING EACH EPISODE THE STEERING HAD A HIGH AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE THEN JUMPED TO THE NEXT POSITION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) THE STEERING WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE AND SMALL CORRECTIONS MUST BE MADE EVERY FEW SECONDS TO MAINTAIN YOUR LANE. THE STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP ON CENTER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE LONG TRIPS. THIS IS AT ALL TIMES WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS FLAGGED FOR STEERING PROBLEMS BY AUDI BUT NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 1,700

THIS IS FOR MY 2013 AUDI ALLROAD (STATION WAGON, BASED ON AN A4). OUTSIDE TEMP: ~ 34 DEGREES F. 1550 MILES ON ODOMETER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT CROWNED, AND IN FACT WAS VERY SMOOTH. THERE WERE NO RUTS FROM HEAVY TRACTOR/TRAILER USAGE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THERE WAS NO DETECTABLE WIND. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ANYWHERE NEAR ME TO CREATE BUFFETING. WITH NO WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED APPROXIMATELY TO 2.0 INCHES TO THE RIGHT - - THE CAR QUICKLY STARTED TRAVELING TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED A CORRECTION TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ~ 2 INCHES, AND THEN IT WENT TO ZERO. THE SAME OCCURRED WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT. IT'S AS IF THERE IS A NOTCH, OR DETENT, TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. IT IS EXTREMELY UNNERVING. NOW WITH 3350 MILES, IT HAS CONTINUED WITH THE SAME DEGREE OF ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, REGARDLESS OF THE PAVEMENT TYPE OR QUALITY. THE PROBLEM OCCURS, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. IF I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, IT SOMETIMES DISAPPEARS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AUDI'S NEW ELECTRIC OR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL STEERING SYSTEM. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 1,550

THE CAR STEERING IS NOTCHY. IT IS HARD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY- THE STEERING EITHER CLICKS INTO SLIGHT LEFT OR SLIGHT RIGHT. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES BUT AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED ANYTHING YET AS FAR AS I KNOW. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEO POSTS ALSO- HERE IS ONE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MW9M2N3CYM4. *TR.... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 03/11/13

Mileage: 1,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME VERY IRREGULAR AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SWERVE IN AND OUT OF HIGHWAY LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN. AFTER RESTARTING, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 3,600.

Mileage: 800

AT ANY SPEED, MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH CENTER PRESENTS A "NOTCHY" FEEL, WHERE RESISTANCE IS FELT AND THEN THE WHEEL JUMPS TO ANOTHER POSITION. THESE "NOTCHES" ARE FELT THROUGH ABOUT 10-20 DEGREES OFF CENTER. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE AS THE STEERING FIGHTS THE DRIVER TO REMAIN ON-CENTER. THE DEALER, WHEN CONTACTED, REPLACED THE "STEERING RACK", WHICH MADE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. I HAVE READ A DOZEN OR MORE REPORTS FROM OTHER 2013 AUDI A4/A5/S4/S5/ALLROAD OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE, AND AT LEAST ONE REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER A STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

AFTER 3500 MILES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A "NOTCHY" SENSATION IN THE STEERING FEEL THAT VARIED IN INTENSITY AND WOULD OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS NOTCHY SENSATION WOULD OCCUR ANY SPEED ABOVE 20MPH, AS IF SWITCHED ON. WHEN SYMPTOMS WOULD OCCUR THERE WOULD BE A HEAVY, NOTCHY FEELING ON EITHER SIDE OF STRAIGHT STEER THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF FORCE TO OVERCOME AND THEN ONCE FEELING LIKE THE WHEEL IS OVER THE NOTCH, IT WOULD OVER CORRECT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE PLACED IN THOSE NOTCH POSITIONS, AS IF TRYING TO DRIVE USING A CLICK WHEEL. THE NOTCHINESS IS ALSO FELT THROUGHOUT ALL WHEEL TRAVEL, NOT JUST ON CENTER, STRAIGHT WHEEL. THIS MAKES STAYING ON A GIVEN PATH DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. AT RANDOM TIMES STEERING FELT SO HEAVY THAT IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING IN MANEUVERS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING RACK BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY THE NOTCHY STEERING SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED RANDOMLY. THERE IS NO SET OF CONDITIONS TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON OR TURNING THE WHEEL LOCK TO LOCK ALLEVIATES THE SYMPTOMS. THE SYMPTOMS HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY SINCE THE REPLACEMENT AND OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR AUDI HAS INTRODUCED ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING INTO THEIR CARS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A NEW DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS GOTTEN THROUGH TESTING OR A NEW PRODUCTION DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED QUICKLY. MANY OTHER 2013 AUDI (VARYING MODELS) OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 6,000