1990 Audi 100

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It has been recalled 4 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Vehicle Speed Control	1		0	0	0
Unknown or Other	1		0	0	0
Interior Lighting	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline	1		0	0	0

4 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive97V172000

Filed Oct 6, 199754,800 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

Power Train › Axle Assembly93V006000

Filed Jan 11, 1993152,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL OF THE TRANSAXLE IS LOST OVER TIME DUE TO EVAPORATION. LOW OIL LEVELS CAUSE PREMATURE BEARING AND GEAR WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE, THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE WHEELS COULDLOSE POWER. IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK, CAUSING RAPIDDECELERATION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DRAIN AND REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL WITH OIL HAVING HIGHER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS.

Equipment › Other › Labels91V156000

Filed Sep 18, 19915,900 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM PLACARD LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS FILLER DOOR, AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 11O.

Risk. VEHICLES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 110.

Remedy. NEW LABELS CONTAINING THE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLES.

Equipment › Mechanical › Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer91V050000

Filed Apr 2, 199120,800 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. INSTRUCTION LABEL IN THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE IS INCORRECT FOR THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE.

Risk. INCORRECT USE CAN RESULT IN THE JACK COLLAPSING, WITHINJURY TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER OR NEAR VEHICLE DURING COLLAPSE.

Remedy. SUPPLY INSERT TO OWNER'S MANUAL NOTING CORRECT USAGE, AS WELL AS A CORRECTED INSTRUCTION LABEL FOR THE TRUNK.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Mar 10, 1998SC

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

Interior Lighting

Filed Sep 24, 1996NC

SHORT IN DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAUSES FUSE TO BLOW FREQUENTLY.

Unknown or Other

Filed Jul 18, 1996CA

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Feb 10, 1995MA

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR, ALSO HIGH RPM. *SKD

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2001	6	0	0	Routine
1998	3	0	0	Routine
1996	0	1	0	Routine
1995	0	2	0	Routine
1994	20	3	3	Routine
1993	18	3	4	Routine
1992	22	3	0	Routine
1991	10	4	0	Routine
1990 — this page	4	4	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 6, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.