1994 Audi A6

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling1
000
Electrical System › Ignition1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch96V017000
Filed Jan 29, 199624,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION.

Risk. SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LAMPS, POWER WIND0WS AND AIR CONDITIONERS CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 19, 200218,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD STOP DRIVING VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE ENGINE COLD PACK WAS FAULTY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 27, 2000NY

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND MAKING SUDDEN STOPS VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, AND AFTER 60 SECONDS RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20266000Routine
20256200Routine
20242100Routine
20232100Routine
20222500Routine
2021161100Routine
202025900Routine
2019114710Routine
201811210Routine
201720300Routine
201651320Routine
201522400Routine
201441400Routine
201352620Routine
201259800Routine
201121300Routine
201017310Routine
200921400Routine
200871410Routine
200753400Routine
200667410Routine
200591320Routine
200435420Routine
200366750Routine
200288431Fatalities reported
2001113770Routine
2000148480Routine
19992179232Fatalities reported
19981301070Routine
199720240Routine
199651210Routine
199516200Routine
1994 — this page2100Routine

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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: Jan 29, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.