1998 AUDI A6 Complaints

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

RECALL 99V248000, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITHIN THE GAS TANK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES BRAKES MALFUNCIONED, RESULTIN GIN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL GAUGE WON'T INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, VEHICLE HA S HAD ALREADY TWO RECALLS ON THE TIE RODS. *AK

AUTOMOBILE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING ANYWHERE FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, COMPUTER SHOWS ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 280 MILES LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY ON THESE OCCASIONS - TWICE HAVING TO WALK TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN TERRIBLE WEATHER, ONCE A TOW SERVICE HALPED ME ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. AUDI REPLACED ALL 3 "SENDING UNITS" ON JAN 26, 1999 AND OCTOBER 15, 1999. FUEL GAUGE/SENDING UNITS HAVE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED- I.E. AFTER DRIVING 300 MILES ON 1 TANK OF GAS, GAUGE AT THE 3/4 FULL LEVEL, COMPUTER SHOWS 375 MILES TO EMPTY- AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER THAN PREVIOUSLY SHOWN. CONTACTED BOTH DEALERSHIP(NEW COUNTRY AUDI) AND AUDI OF AMERICA INC. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, 3 OUT OF 5 AUDI A6'S HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO THINK THAT THERE IS FUEL IN THE GAS TANK WHEN, IN REALITY, THE TANK IS EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST BUCKS AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AUDI DEALER FOR REPAIRS. A FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN ORDERED. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE. *AK

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE DAY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT DIM WHEN THE HEADLIGHT ARE TURN ON. AS YOU KNOW IT IS A RECOMMENDED SAFETY PRACTICE TO RUN DURING DAYLIGHT WITH HEADLIGHT ON. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS A DISTINCT SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION AND MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THE CORRECT IS CLEAR. MAKE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT BRIGHTER. I HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM AUDI ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING ALTHOUGH ONE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME TO SEE MY EYE DOCTOR. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED. A QUICK GLANCE AT INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE TO STUDY HARD-TO-SEE INSTRUMENTS INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE ROAD, DANGER LURKS. *AK

I THINK WHEN AUDI HAS RECALLS, THEY SHOULD HAVE PARTS AT DEALERS, CURRENTLY DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT RECALLS THAT ARE SEVERAL MONTHS OLD. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GUAGES ARE INACCURATE AND THEY'VE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PARTS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIRS

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # KU BRAKE BOOSTER AND NHTSA RECALL( 99V248000),TIE RODS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON OCTOBER 12TH. DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR BRAKE BOOSTER AND TIE ROD RECALLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE SERVICE, CONSUMER COULD NOT BE TOLD WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN TEMPERATURES MENTIONED IN RECALL. *AK *YC