# 2005 Audi A4 - Lights flicker **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** audi\ **Created:** [January 26, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-audi-a4-lights-flicker/133332 "2019-01-26T00:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![W.Kelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@W.Kelly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/W.Kelly)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-audi-a4-lights-flicker/133332/1 "2019-01-26T00:30:34Z")
2005.5 2.0L quattro, xenon headlight issues. Had replaced both once already. Flickering, shuts off. Is there any real cure. Why no recall? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-audi-a4-lights-flicker/133332/2 "2019-01-26T00:38:49Z")
Xenon bulbs have an average life expectancy of 2000 hours in any car.so you are going on your second set in 14 years. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-audi-a4-lights-flicker/133332/3 "2019-01-26T00:47:44Z")
> [@W.Kelly](#): > > Why no recall? 14 year old car for burned out bulbs? Not going to happen.