Audi A6 Complaints (1998)

130 consumer complaints on file.

#10065163June 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: THE FLOOR MAT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, WIRES WERE DAMAGED, AND A PART THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED PER RECALL FAILED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066002April 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6 WHICH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BY BRAKING FOR A STOP, THE ENGINE STARTS TO ACCELERATE AND REV ALL THE WAY TO 6000 RPMS. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WAS THE DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE IN A NORMAL FASHION.*AK THIS PROBLEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (AUDI CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066753April 7, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND OUT, AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062780March 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STICKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063549March 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 0 ACCELERATOR STUCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED AUDI, THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO SOLUTION. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP IN JANUARY 2004, THEY HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062655March 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM BOLTS BROKE FREE FROM SUBFRAME, DAMAGING BOTH FRONT AXLES, BENDING SUBFRAME AND FLATTENING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET THE VEHICLE FROM THE TRAVEL LANE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062388March 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS PURCHASED USED (1998 - 90K MILES-ONE OWNER-VERY WELL MAINTAINED) FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2003. INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROX. FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2004. AUDI HAS BEEN CONTACTED WITH NO REPLY RECEIVED TO DATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 50 MPH, WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND VERY COLD (APPROX. 25F). AS AUTO WAS CRESTING INCLINE, IT BEGAN TO GATHER SPEED. ACCELERATOR WAS BACKED OFF BUT CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT AN ALARMING PACE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES AND AS I WAS PREPARING TO CUT IGNITION CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED IS A MATTER OF SECONDS, BUT WAS DEFINITELY A PANIC SITUATION. CAR HAS NOT REPEATED THIS CONDITION. I WAS REFERRED TO YOUR SITE BY AUDIWORLD FORUM MEMBERS, WHERE I TURNED FOR ANY HELPFUL INFORMATION AND READ OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063351March 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE STICKS OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, THE DRIVER HAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062407March 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE AN AUDI A6 2.8 1998 DURING THE WINTER 2003 I WAS DRIVING DURING THE MORNING THE CAR WAS ON FOR 20 MINUTES AND TEMP WAS 14 DEGREES F. SPEED WAS 65 MPH AS I APPROACHED MY EXIT. I LET OFF GAS AN CAR ACCELERATED PUSHED BRAKE DOWN. CAR CAME TO STOP BUT IDLE WAS AT 1800 RPM AND CAR WANTED TO LURCH FORWARD. MADE IT TO WORK 1 MILE AWAY BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND HE FOUND NO PROBLEM BUT HE DID CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. NO PROBLEMS , FOR 3 WEEKS. EVENT TWO: GOING HOME 6:30PM TEMP 15 F SPEED APPROX 60 MPH GOING UP HILL. CAR STARTED PULLING FASTER. DECIDED TO PUMP GAS PEDAL FIGURING STUCK CABLE JUST WENT FASTER. DECIDED TO SEE IF WOULD STOP AT SPECIFIC SPEED APPROACHED 95 MPH REALIZED CAR WOULD KEEP GOING. STEPPED ON BREAK, PULLED TO SIDE FINALLY CAME TO STOP. TURNED CAR OFF , WAITED 30 SECS STARTED CAR. RPM OUT OF CONTROL. TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. TURNED CAR ON, NO PROBLEMS. WENT BACK ON MY WAY HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES THAT WINTER. TEMP IS ALWAYS BETWEEN 14-17 F CAR IS ALWAYS WARMED UP. NO PROBLEM DURING SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL YEAR 2004. MOVED CLOSER TO WORK, CAR RIDE NEVER LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. ONE TIME CAR ON HILL DOING 65 MPH SPEEDED UP PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF WAITED 6 MINUTES (TIMED) TURNED ON CAR NO PROBLEM FROM MY RESULTS CAR PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN TEMP 13-17 F CAR IS WARMED UP IF PROBLEM OCCURS PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD CAR IS STOPPED BUT RPM 1800+ TURN CAR OFF WAIT 5+ MINUTES START CAR NO PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060079March 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
I REPLACED A RIGHT FRONT TIE-ROD IN 7/03 AND WAS JUST TOLD MY LEFT FRONT TIE-ROD ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED AUDI AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC MODEL, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER 1998 AUDI A6 MODELS. CHECKING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AUDI HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059529February 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055196January 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047489November 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046624November 7, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045459November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS - GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE GAS GAUGE RECALL PERFORMED ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043091October 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 APPROXIMATELY $4,000.00 NONE OF WHICH AUDI USA FEELS IS ITS RESPONSIBILITY. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SHORTING OF THE COMPUTERS WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (WITH TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOOR.) HAD THE COMPUTERS CHOSEN THIS TIME AND PLACE TO MALFUNCTION MY ENTIRE FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKELY BE DEAD OR SEVERELY INJURED. I BELIEVE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041617October 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PREMATURE FAILURE OF CONTROL ARMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039635September 27, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038807September 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024575July 25, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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