1991 Audi 90

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring › front underhood. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires
Seat Belts	1	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood	1	1

2 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Filed Jan 12, 2001WI

THIS FUEL LINE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BY MY MECHANIC DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST. THE LINE IS LOCATED BETWEEN A HEAT SHIELD AND THE BODY OF THE CAR. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE LEAKS IN THE SAME AREA. I PAID $100 FOR A REPAIR OF THE LINE. THERE IS AN AUDI 20V EMAIL GROUP THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE RECENTLY AND WE CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY FUEL LINE FAILURES AMONG US FOR THEM TO BE ISOLATED INCIDENTS.*AK

Seat Belts

Filed Jun 7, 1999CA

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT LOCKED, NOT EXTRACTING OR EXTENDING. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RESTRAINTS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire

Filed Feb 17, 1995CA

WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SYS. WIRE HARNESS FRONT SHORTED, CAUSED FAN TO BURN OUT, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1997	0	1	0	Routine
1996	0	2	0	Routine
1995	18	3	0	Routine
1994	10	2	0	Routine
1993	16	2	2	Routine
1992	0	1	0	Routine
1991 — this page	3	2	1	Routine
1990	3	3	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.