1999 Audi A6 complaints

MY 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE COLD WEATHER PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES HEATED SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER IS TURNED ON IT ACTIVATES THE STEERING WHEEL HEATER. ON 12/13/02 IN USING THIS HEATER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO BURN MY HAND AND BEGAN TO FILL THE CAR WITH SMOKE. IT MELTED THE FOAM UNDER THE LEATHER COVER. IF I HAD NOT TURNED OFF THE SEAT/STEERING WHEEL HEATER I BELIEVE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATES THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WHEEL THAT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I CHECKED AN ENTHUSIAST INTERNET SITE (AUDIWORLD.COM) AND DID A SEARCH OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER AUDI MODELS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TS

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD AN OIL LEAK BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. INSPECTED BY DEALER WHO REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURED. TS

THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS A FLAW ALLOWING THE IGNITION/AUTO-TRANSMISSION TO BE SWITCHED OFF IN DRIVE. WITHOUT KNOWING THAT HAD HAPPENED, THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ROLLING. THE OWNER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

WASHER RESERVOIR LEAKS, OR HOSE POPS OFF, MAYBE DUE TO BUMPY ROADS OR EXCESSIVE FLUID PRESSURE. MANY AUDI OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT AT WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD CLIMATES WHERE WET SALT AND ROAD GRIME CAN QUICKLY WHITE-OUT YOUR WINDSHIELD.*AK

CAR STARTED WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS IN "DRIVE" CONTRARY TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND THE BEGAN TO MOVE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAR SEPARATEDFROM CAR. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF THE CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT PROJECTED UPWARD FROM THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CREATING SO MUCH BRIGHTNESS ON THE LARGE INCOMING SNOWFLAKES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH HEAT GENERATED BY THE LOW BEAMS AND ICE HAD BUILT UP OVER THE LENSES. *YD

BUMPER IS SO LOW THAT IT CATCHES ON PARKING LOT BUMPER GUARDS. DEALER REFUSED TO PAY. HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AT ANY LOW POINTS IN THE ROADWAY. VIN #[XXX] (YOUR PROGRAM REFUSED TO ACCEPT). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SIDE IMPACT COLLISON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AT ABOUT 25MPH BY OTHER VEHICLE,A MID SIZE SUV.DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY & I HAD 2 BROKEN RIBS. *AK

WHEN PUMPING VEHICLE WITH GAS IT WILL SPILL OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO STOP ONCE IT'S FULL. THIS HAS HAPPEND AT TWO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS.AK

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTING BRACKET. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND FATALITY. *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED VIA RECALL IN DEC 2000 AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. AUDI'S RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE CAN READ ANYWHERE BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE TANK.

CONSUMER STATES RED PANEL LIGHTING IS VISIBLE AT NIGHT, MECHANIC DISCOVERED A SHORT AT CIGAR LIGHTER HOUSING AND REPAIRED. *JB

NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DURING HIGH IMPACT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NLM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION CRASH THAT CAUSED FRONT AND REAR END DAMAGES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

EXTREME BRAKE DELAY IN WET BRAKING - THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUDI'S AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND. INNER RIM SEPARATED FROM OUTER RIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DEALERSHIP AS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

RECALL 00V137 WAS COMPLETED, HOWEVER 4 MONTHS LATER THE FUEL SENDING UNITS FAILED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *SLC

THE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE WILL BE SIX TIMES. AUDI HAS REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNITS AFTER THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AUDI HAS NOT FIX THE ISSUE YET. I WILL BE PURSUING FULL REMEDY MANDATED BY THE LEMON LAWS. AUDI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM AND ALSO STATING THEY DID HAVE FUEL SENDING THAT WOULD OF RESOVE THE PROBLEM WHILE IN FACT THEY DID NOT. *AK

RECALL 00V137000/FUEL SENDING UNIT: ON ABOVE INCIDENT DATE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DAVIS STRONG PEUGOT, AUDI; IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT; PHONE # 801/531-9900. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS A REPAIR FAILURE OR DEFECTIVE PART. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL DUE TO FUEL GUAGE'S WRONG READING OF AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL (00V-137) PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, CONSUMER HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY SYSTEM. *MJS

REAR RIMS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER HITTING A SMALL OBJECT, SIMILAR TO A SMALL TREE BRANCH. THE LEFT REAR RIM WAS COMPLETELY RUINED AND INSTANTLY CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE, SIMILAR TO A BLOWOUT. THE "RING" OF THE RIM, ON WHICH THE TIRE IS MOUNTED, SEPARATED FROM THE FLAT CIRCLE THE GETS BOLTED ONTO THE AXEL ASSEMBLY. THE RIGHT REAR WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, ALTHOUGH I COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. (BECAUSE OF WORK HOURS, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO TALK TO THE DEALER'S REP IN PERSON.) THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY SERIOUS INCIDENTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AND AUDI CUSTOMER RELATIONS BOTH CLAIMED IT WAS A NON-WARRANTEE ITEM.*AK

THE FRONT END IS TOO LOW FOR PARKING AT THE CURB, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 FRONT BUMPERS... VERY EXPENSIVE. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES DRIVER DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BOTH TIMES NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

GAS LEVEL INDICATED 1/4 TANK WHEN ENGINE STALLED. FUEL SENDER IS DEFECTIVE. AUDI HAS NO REPLACEMENT. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE. IT SHOWS TANK IS FULL WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL IN TANK. BUT DEALER DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THEY ARE CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. NLM

FUEL TANK SENSOR IS INOPERATIVE. YH

GASOLINE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE LOW FUEL ALARM TO GO OFF. NLM

THE FUEL TANK SENSOR IS A WIDESPREAD FAILURE. AUDI HAS PROVIDED NO NOTIFICATION TO ANYONE OF THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT IN ITS CARS AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR EITHER DEFECT IN 76 DAYS. *AK

RECALL # 99V1314000 VW/BRAKE BOOSTER; OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1999. DEALER STATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO, BRAKES WOUD MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES OF MINUS 4 DEGREES. OWNER IS HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK *ML

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE HAS NOTICED FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT READS FULL EVEN WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE PART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DURING ANY SNOW THE WHEELS GET PACKED WITH ICE AND OR SNOW TO THE POINT WHERE THE BALANCE IS SEVERELY THROWN OFF NECESSITATING STOPPING TO CLEAN OUT THE WHEELS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE CAR SAFELY. STEERING IS COMPROMISED AND THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 55-60 MPH. NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO GET OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE ROADSIDE IN A SNOWSTORM TO CLEAN OUT THE WHEELS. THIS POSES BOTH OPERATIONAL AND SITUATIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS. I THINK AUDI SHOULD SUPPLY WHEELS WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE FOR WINTER DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMOBILE. *AK

DESIGN OF FEMALE PART OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE IS DOWN TOO FAR, WHICH MAY DISCOURAGE THE OCCUPANTS FROM USING THE SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER CLAIMS POORLY DESIGNED SEAT BELT, AND BELIEVES THAT MANUFACTURER COULD INSTALL AN ADOPTER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

GAS FUMES LEAK AROUND TANK ELECTICAL CONECTIONS; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. STILL NOT REPAIRED.

DRIVER SEAT FRAME FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. YH

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT , FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICTATING ABOUT 1/3 OF FUEL IN TANK. BUT APPARENTLY THERE WASN'T ANY FUEL,CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE JULY 1999. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK. I MOMENTARY LOST CONTROL OF CAR. *AK

A MALFUNCTIONED GAS GAUGE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED. *AK.ET.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATED UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, AND THEN DRIVE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. CONTACTED A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR BECAME CORRODED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT WAS REALLY EMPTY RESULTING IN THE DRIVER RUNNING OUT OF GAS. NLM

GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE, VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK MORE OF GAS THAN THERE IS IN TANK. AUDI IS TOTALLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

RECEIVED RECALL 99V131000 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WOULD NOTIFY WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. OWNER IS STILL WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO THINK MORE FUEL IS IN THE TANK WHEN, IN REALITY, THE TANK IS EMPTY. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE UNIT IS BEING REDESIGNED AND THAT A NEW UNIT WOULD BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALL REPAIR (99V-131) NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *MJS

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INTERIOR, IS A HIGH GLOSS POLISHED WOOD GRAIN PANEL. THE PANEL IS ANGLED SUCH THAT WHEN THE SUNLIGHT HITS IT FROM THE RIGHT REAR, IT REFLECTS A BLINDING AND VERY DISTRACTING GLARE THAT INTERFERES WITH THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND AUDI USA BUT NEITHER ARE WILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

THIS, AND APPARENTLY MOST, AUDI A6 VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE FUNCTIONING GAS GUAGES. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE RUN THIS VEHICLE OUT OF GAS 5 TIME SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN, THE LAST AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF CA 101 FREEWAY. THE SUDDEN VEHICLE SLOWDOWN ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI-CAR, HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT. AUDI HAS REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER 8 MONTHS, REPORT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX AVAILABLE. *AK