Audio fine in VLC, extremely distorted when importing

Hi!
I've tried looking for an answer for this question, but haven't found any solutions at all.
I have a video clip (.avi) that sounds extremely fine when I play it directly via VLC. All sounds are perfectly crystal clear. However, when I import that clip to Premiere and preview it, there is no audio at all (only when I press play/stop, where it sounds like a big "click" or "pop" of some sort).
If I drag that clip to the timeline thing at the bottom and choose "Keep existing settings", the audio will be distorted to an extreme unrecognizable level where the audio sounds like dubstep combined with static. If I select "Change sequence settings", there will again be no audio playing. What should I do to make the sound audible again?
I'm not too experienced in these things, so I don't really know what to look for or change here...
Thank you!

Exactly what is INSIDE the video you are editing?
Codec & Format information, with 2 links inside for you to read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1270588
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1070933 for screen shot instructions
Free programs to get file information for PC/Mac http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download
Does your video use a VARIABLE Frame Rate or a Constant Frame Rate?

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