1994 AUDI 100 Complaints

ENGINE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL. CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO FIRE THERE WERE SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF RAW GASOLINE SMELL WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. ALSO STATES RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN INITIATED, HOWEVER RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT 3/99, OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION. (98V-332)

WHILE PARKED AND LOCKED IN SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT 5 MIN. AFTER PARKING, ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE INTO FLAMES. OWNER WAS SHOPPING IN SUPERMARKET. FIRE COMPANY RESPONDING TO 911 EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. INSURANCE AND AUDI REPRESENTATIVES DETERMINE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. BELIEVED CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. THIS PROBLEM IS PENDING RECALL; BUT OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR MADE AWARE OF HAZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB. WHAT IS MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY TO OWNER?

THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO FAR BACK AND PERMIT EXTREME HEAD MOTION BEFORE THE HEAD CONTACTS THE RESTRAINT. THE RESTRAINTS MOVE UP AND DOWN TOO FREELY AND DON'T STAY ADJUSTED TO A SAFE HEIGHT. THE DESIGN APPEARS TO BE INCORRECT WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINT POSITIONED TOO FAR BACK ON THE SEATBACK TO RESTRICT HEAD MOTION IN AN ACCIDENT.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON , MECHANIC CHECKED OUT AND FOUND A WEAK LINK IN THE SPIRAL SPRING. REPAIR WILL BE $300, NO WARRANTY. *AK

MATERIAL IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COMES LOOSE AND CLOGS THE CONVERTER, CAUSES A RATTLING OR RASPING SOUND AND COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE.

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY SURFACE, ON A CLEAR DAY, AT 25 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HIT GUARD RAILING AND CAME TO A STOP.

TRANSMISSION; WHEN DRIVING ON A WET ROAD THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT FEELS LIKE AS IF YOU WERE PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE YOU CAN LOOSE CONTROL OF CAR. TT