# 2001 AUDI S4 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `538704` · 2005-06-08 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** S4
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- **Miles at failure:** 31,000
## Narrative
DT: 2001, AUDI S4 WAS DAMAGED UPON DELIVERY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED HEADLAMPS WERE SPRAYED WITH PAINT.  UPON DELIVERING THE HEADLAMPS THEY WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THEY WERE POINTING DOWN,  AND CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF HIM.  CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN, AND THE HEADLAMPS WERE INSTALLED WRONG AGAIN.  WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WAS TOLD THE HEADLAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THEY WOULD NEVER WORK CORRECTLY.   CONSUMER DID HAVE A CRASH IN THE WINTER OF 2001, AND THERE WAS STILL POTENTIAL OF A CRASH.   CONSUMER STATESDTHAT HE STILL COULDN'T SEE AT NIGHT.  CONSUMER  HAD NUMEROUS VISITS FOR THIS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS.  *AK
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