1997 Audi Cabriolet

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal	1		0	0	0
Steering › Linkages	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Air Bags › Frontal97V175000

Filed Oct 8, 199739,300 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DISCHARGE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY UNDER LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS CAN ACTIVATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WHEN THE DRIVER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE AND FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY TOUCHING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Risk. ACTIVATION OF THE AIR BAG UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND WIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal

Filed Oct 1, 2003NY

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, WHICH CREATED EXCESSIVE SPEED. *AK *JB

Steering › Linkages

Filed Jan 9, 200337,000 milesCT

STEERING LINKAGE FAILED. WHILE PULLING OUT ODF A DRIVEWAY, THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND RACK BROKE RENDERING THE CAR UNSTEERABLE. THE STEERING WHEELL SIMPLE SPUN. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAID IT WAS " NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILEAGE AND IS MAINTAINED BY AUDI. I HAVE THE BROKEN PART FOR YOUR INSPECTION. IT IS BROKEN IN TWO.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
2003	5	0	0	Routine
2000	1	0	0	Routine
1998	1	0	0	Routine
1997 — this page	2	1	0	Routine
1996	8	2	0	Routine
1995	3	3	0	Routine
1994	2	2	1	Fatalities reported
1993	0	1	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 8, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.