1998 Audi A6 complaints

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED MISSING. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE SHIFTER AND DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

THE THROTTLE STICKS IN COLD WEATHER CAUSIG THE AUDI A6 WEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENNED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES THIS WINTER AND LAST WINTER. I REPORTED THIS LAST YEAR WITH NO SATISFACTION. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND AUDI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF AT LEAST TWENTY OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

1998 AUDI A6: REVERSE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. MANY DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE CONCERNED I WAS BACKING UP. AT NIGHT, IT IS DANGEROUS. FUSES ARE OKAY. *LA

WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 30,000 MILES CONTROL ARMS DRIED OUT AND CREATED AN ANNOYING SOUND. A BLACK RUBBER COMPOUND WAS ADDED TO ELEVIATE THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS - GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE GAS GAUGE RECALL PERFORMED ON IT.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR OF OUR AUDI A6 KEPT FILLING UP WITH WATER WHILE DRIVING -- EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT RAINING. THERE WAS NO DRAIN IN THE FLOOR TO ALLOW THE WATER TO EXIT, SO WE BAILED IT LIKE A BOAT AND FINALLY PUNCHED A HOLE THROUGH THE FLOOR WITH A SCREWDRIVER. HOWEVER, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD: THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR IT WAS PLACED IN. BY REPEATEDLY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION BRIEFLY AND MOVE THE CAR THREE OR FOUR FEET AT A TIME UNTIL IT WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY PASSENGERS AND I WERE UNDERSTANDABLY FRIGHTENED AS THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS AND WE WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR WAS FLATBEDDED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE ULTIMATELY IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CLOGGED AIR CONDITIONING COWL DRAIN WHICH CAUSED CONDENSED WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR AND WHICH ULTIMATELY SHORTED OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTERS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER TUNNEL. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS ROUTINE FOR AUDI DEALERS TO INSPECT THIS DRAIN FOR CLOGGING, YET THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE NEED OR IMPORTANCE TO DO THIS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, HOW TO DO IT, OR THE IMPLICATIONS FOR FAILING TO DO SO. OUR CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR SOME TIME AND THEREFORE THIS SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTERS WILL TOTAL APPROXI

PREMATURE FAILURE OF CONTROL ARMS. *LA

COMPLAINT 1) HEATED STEERING WHEEL WOULD BURN HANDS IN SELECTED LOCATIOS BEFORE TURNING OFF. DEALER INDICATED TO ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS AND IF I WANTED IT FIXED WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW STEERING WHEEL AS MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY AUDI WITH REPLACEMENT. COMPLAINT 2) REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES ON CAR WITH 50,000 MILES. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AS FRONT BRAKES TAKE MOST OF WEAR. AT MY LAST REPAIR ON 9/22/03, IT COST ME $418 DOLLARS TO REPLACE REAR PADS AND ROTORS. IT APPEARS SOMETHING MAY BE OF BAD DESIGN WITH REPLACEMENT 3 TIMES IN 50,000 MILES FOR REAR BRAKES. FRONT REPLACED ONLY ONCE AND NOT DUE TO WEAR, BUT HEAT SPOTTING CREATING NOISE.

1998 AUDI A6 FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AT THE SEAMS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE TANK. GARAGE FULL OF GAS FUMES AND FUEL WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. *PH

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HEAT UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD GET TOO HOT ON HIS HANDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL HAD GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT EVERY TIME THE IGNITION WAS TURNED. *SCC *JB

1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO.BOTH FRONT TRACK ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 67000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER SAID CAUSE WAS WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T THINK THAT A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE SUSPENSION SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE. DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD MORE THAN A FEW CASES ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE.

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF THE TWO FRONT DOORS OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO UNLATCH THE DOOR AROUND 10% OF THE TIME. PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING - THE DOOR LATCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR DOESN'T HELP. AFTER SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS ON THE HANDLE IT MAY FINALLY SUCCESSFULLY UNLATCH THE DOOR. SOMETIMES IT MAY ALSO OPEN FROM THE OPPOSITE DOOR HANDLE (E.G. IF THE INTERIOR HANDLE IS NOT WORKING, THE EXTERIOR HANDLE MAY WORK). *NLM

THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL HAD MELTED, AND THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS BURNED. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. *SCC

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK.*JB

I WAS REAR-ENDED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY BY A 1998 AUDI A6. THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR STATED THAT HER CAR WAS ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. SHE HAD MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR ABOUT 15 FEET BEHIND ME, BUT, WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, SHE HIT ME AT ABOUT 10 MPH

TIE RODS ARE LOOSE AND WORN OUT, ALLOWING DUST TO ENTER INTO MECHANISM. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING TO THE EXIT RAMP FOR M Y HOME THE CAR WOULDNT STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENGINE KEPT ON REVVING AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, HOWEVER IT WAS OFF. COULDN'T STOP THE CAR UNTIL LUCKILY AT THE LAST MINUTE THE ENGINE DIED AND AN ACCIDENT WITH A STOPPED CAR AT THE END OF THE RAMP WAS AVOIDED. TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND BOTH WERE TERRIFIED. I CALLEDTHE LOCAL AUDI DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. THEN I SEE THIS SITE AND REALIZE THAT IT HAS!!! THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T STOP!!!

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING ACCELERATOR AND WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES. RPM'S REV'D AS HIGH AS 5000.

NHTSA RECALL ALREADY FOR SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER 1998 AUDI A-6. DT

CONSUMER STATES HE COULD SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE, A MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN THE RETURN LINE PLASTIC NIPPLE, THIS ALLOWED FUEL TO DRIP ON THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN THE TANK WAS MORE THAN HALF FILLED, THE WHOLE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SLC *SCC

TIRES WERE WORN OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT 55MPH, AND COULD CAUSE LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE/DOT UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER REMOVING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE FRONT BUMPER SITS SO LOW THAT IT CAUGHT ON A PARKING SPACE CONCRETE STOP--WHEN I STARTED BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE, THE BUMPER NEARLY RIPPED OFF THE CAR. THE BUMPER DID NOT JUST SCRAPE THE CONCRETE SPACE STOPPER, BUT INSTEAD CAUGHT ONTO IT, RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY. THE CONCRETE SPACE STOP WAS OF NORMAL SIZE AND IN ITS PROPER POSITION. THE CAR SIMPLY SAT SO LOW, AND IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT HOOKS ONTO THE CONCRETE STOP WHEN BACKING OUT.*AK

TIE RODS ARE LOOSE AND WORN OUT, ALLOWING DUST TO ENTER INTO MECHANISM. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V137, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS ANGRY THAT ON THE LETTER IT STATES REPAIR WOULD BE DONE BY AUGUST 7, 2000, CONSUMER FINALLY SPOKE WITH SOMEONE IN DECEMBER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AT THE DEALER. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIRS ON VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL 00V137, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL EXPENSES, NOW THAT THE RECALL KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL OCCURRING. *SLC

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME OUT OF A HOLE AT THE BASE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE STEERING WHEEL HEATER CAUGHT FIRE. NLM

FRONT DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, REPLACED SOCKET 4 TIMES. WILL WORK FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ,THEN WORK INTERMITTENTLY ONLY. *AK

AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP INSIDE THE GAS TANK CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPRAY OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE CONSUMER, VEHICLE, AND GROUND, THE GAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPRAY OUT UNDER PRESSURE AFTER THE NOZZLE IS REMOVED FROM THE TANK FILLER NECK. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK TO GAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 00V137000. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-137 FOR THE FUEL TANK PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, FOUR MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

RECALL 00V137000/ FUEL SENDING UNITS. CONTACTED DEALER, BIENER AUDI OF GREAT NECK, NORTHERN BLVD, MANHASSET, NY, (516)8292834 IN JUNE 2000, BUT DEAELR HAS NO PARTS AND COULD NOT REMEDY RECALL.*AK

ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S EQUIPMENT ON AN AUDI A6, 1998. DOTMGOFBEDR. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK THE TIRES WAS GOODYEAR EAGLE BLOW OUT WAS SIDEWALL AREA. *YH

THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS PERFORMED POORLY SINCE ITS PURCHASE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. 6 MONTHS LATER THE FUEL SENDING GAUGE FAILED WHEN THE AUTO RAN OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THE NEW ONES WERE NOT BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE 3RD TIME THIS OCCURED THE DEALERSHIP FILED DOWN THE CONTACT POINTS. FINALLY A YEAR LATER AN OFFICIAL RECALL CAME OUT FROM AUDI CORPORATION TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.THE CAR HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND GETS VERY POOR GAS MILAGE. THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE NOT SENDING PROPER SIGNALS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR AND IT HESITATES ON START UP AND HAS DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, RESULTING IN EXTREMEMY POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT AUDI MADE SOME SOFTWARE CHANGES AT SOME POINT BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN NOR IF THERE WERE ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS CAR'S PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN A 1999 A6 AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CARS. NEITHER THE 22K NOR 30K MAINTENANCE SERVICE HAS MADE ANY CHANGE TO THIS CAR'S POOR PERFORMANCE. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DISPOSE OF THE AUTO IN ORDER TO FEEL THE SAFETY AND SECURITY I DESIRED FROM AUDI. I AM HOPING AUDI WILL MAKE PROPER AMENDS TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND REPLACE IT WITH A PROPERLY WORKING MODEL.

WHEN CONSUMER IS INSIDE AND DOORS ARE LOCKED WON'T BE ABLE TO UNLOCK T DOORS FROM INSIDE DUE TO A PROBLEM ON THE MAIN POWER LOCK SYSTEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 00V137000. DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAULTY GAS GAUGE WHICH INDICATED INACCURATE FUEL READING. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DOOR LATCH WILL POP UP TO OPENING. BUT WHEN CONSUMER OPENED DOOR WITH DOOR HANDLE, DOOR WAS STILL LOCKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION INDICATING FULL WHILE THE TANK WAS EMPTY. YH

THIS WAS MY FIRST DAY WITH HEAVY RAIN. BRAKING DELAYED (ALMOST NOT WORKING), AS I APPROACHED A LINE OF TRAFFIC. A BIT SCARY, BUT THE CAR DID STOP JUST NOT NEAR THE KIND OF RESPONSIVENESS I WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT. *AK

FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY IS TO LOW; NOT PROPER CLEARANCE FOR CLEARING CURB WHEN PARKING

AUDI COULD NOT FIX MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. TOLD ME TO SELL IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS APPX 4 TO 5 TIMES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH STEERING WHEEL HEAT SENSORS CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES SHOT OUT TOWARDS DRIVER'S FACE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY DRIVER'S HANDS. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER. CONTACTED AUDI DEALERSHIP. TURNED HEAT SENSORS OFF ON STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE HEAT SENSORS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. A SINGLE BRAKE LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

GAS GAUGE IS INDICTATING THAT FUEL WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THERE WAS NO GAS IN TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SENDER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO GET STRANDED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A WIDEPSREAD DEFECT. BUT, REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL .TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED . DEALER WILL REPLACE SENDER WITH A NEW REDESIGNED PART. BUT PART IS ON BACKORDER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CAN NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITHIN THE GAS TANK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK