1992 Audi S4

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery2
000
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings00V068000
Filed Mar 6, 20003,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FUEL FEED LINE CONNECTING THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE CAN PREMATURELY AGE AND SHRINK THROUGH EXPOSURE TO HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURE CAUSED BY THE TURBOCHARGER.

Risk. THIS CAN RESULT IN FUEL SEEPAGE AT THE CONNECTION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL FEED LINE FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE WITH A FUEL LINE OF SHRINKAGE-PROOF MATERIAL.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive97V172000
Filed Oct 6, 199754,800 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Nov 8, 2000CO

THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DO ANY REPAIRS, THE LEAKS ONLY OCCUR ON COLD DAYS. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jun 8, 2000CA

CONTACTED AUDI, CLAIM RECALL DOESNOT EXIST, I FOUND IT ON YOUR SITE,BUT YOUR PEOPLE ARE OF NO HELP, # 00V068000, DO I NEED TO CONTACT MY CONGRESSMAN TO GET HELP YOUR PEOPLE ARE OF NO HELP, CLAIM CANNOT FIND RECALL NOTICE, IT'S ON YOUR WEB SITE, RECALL. *NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 16, 1999OH

METAL BRAIDED FUEL LINE WOULD INTERMITENTLY LEAK , WITH RESULTED IN GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAB. GAS WOULD SEEP FROM THE FITTING BETWEEN THE BRAIDED LINE AND THE SOLID FUEL LINE. FUEL LINE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE HOT TURBO AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. LINE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE, AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Mar 20, 1998CT

AUDI'S ELECTRIC SUN ROOF WITH PRESELECT FEATURE CAIN MAIM OR KILL BECAUS EIT HAS NO STOP SWITCH TO PREVENT CRUSHING BODY PART IN THE WAY OF CLOSING SUN ROOF. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 5, 1997MD

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20221100Routine
20212400Routine
202016300Routine
20192100Routine
20187200Routine
20151100Routine
201417100Routine
201333100Routine
201222120Routine
201126100Routine
201060000Routine
20090200Routine
20084200Routine
200713210Routine
200630200Routine
200543200Routine
200429110Routine
20031100Routine
200222100Routine
200187100Routine
2000143100Routine
19960100Routine
19951200Routine
19947200Routine
199316200Routine
1992 — this page5200Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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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: Mar 6, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.