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2006 AUDI A4 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash1 injured · 1435609 · 2017-12-27

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
92,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND TURNS OFF. CHANGING THE BULB DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND NEITHER DID CHANGING THE BALLAST. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HOWEVER THEY SAID THAT THE LAWSUIT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR HEADLIGHTS TO 5 YEARS. THE LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED IN 2013 AND MY CAR IS A 2006 MODEL SO I AM NOT SURE HOW IT COULD EVER HELP ME.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11056889
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown