Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL ROD WAS JAMMED. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SO THAT THE CONTROL ROD WOULD NOT STICK AGAIN. NHTSA RECALL 96V084000 FOR WAS ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY SHIMMY. HAPPENS MORE WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED AT AUDI DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 50000 MILES, THE NEW ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP AND THUS PROVIDE VERY POOR BRAKING AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5000 MILES. *YD
HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 1996. THE SWITCH HAS A POSITION THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ONE OF THE FAILURE MODES I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALLOWS THE CAR TO START AND RUN PUT DISCONNECTS THE TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS. I FIND THIS OUT IN TRAFFIC WHEN I NEED THOSE ELEMENTS. AUDI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM, BUT I NOTICE THE LATEST SWITCH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED WHERE IT WAS BREAKING PREVIOUSLY. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'M THE ONLY AUDI OWNER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THIS SWITCH.
1991 AUDI QUATTRO FEELS THE BOSE FACTORY STEREO SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE DUE TO DEFECT (WHICH CAUSED FIRE AND DAMAGE IN OTHER VEHICLES). THE CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED THE REAR SPEAKERS AS A PRECAUTION. YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.