2004 Audi S4: raw data

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vehicle	2004 / audi / s4
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-02)
complaints	29 on file (2007-01-16 → 2018-07-30)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Timing chain tensioner and guide failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12 complaints2009-03 → 2017-10s4-2004-timing-chain-tensioner

10294798 MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF THE "CAM CHAIN TENSIONER" COMPONENTS WAS IN DEC OF 2008 ON THE BANK 2 CAM
10261864 THE CAR FAILED DUE TO THESE PLASTIC GUIDES THAT AUDI USES AS TIMING CHAIN GUIDES
11036013 AFTER ENGINE COOLS DOWN, TIMING CHAIN RATTLE CAN BE HEARD UPON STARTING THE CAR

Manual gearbox synchro and gear engagement faultsPOWER TRAIN3 complaints2009-03 → 2009-05s4-2004-manual-gearbox-synchro

10272456 I HAVE A 2004 S4 WHICH CRUNCHES WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR
10261380 I HAVE A 2004 AUDI S4 THAT IS SLIPPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR

Power steering assist lossSTEERING2 complaints2007-01 → 2012-03s4-2004-steering-assist-loss

10178832 POWER COUPLING ON POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING
10451955 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN

Headlamp wiring corrosion and burn damageELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING2 complaints2015-08 → 2016-05s4-2004-headlamp-wiring

10865507 XENON HEADLAMPS WIRING ALL CORRODED AND BARE WITH NO INSULATION LEFT
10747523 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
29	2007-01-16	2018-07-30	0	1	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:12; POWER TRAIN:5; ENGINE:3; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:3; VISIBILITY:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	0	legacy-code	0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Audi S4 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/audi/s4

@misc{wrenchpro_2004_audi_s4_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Audi S4},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/audi/s4}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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