1998 AUDI A6 Complaints

AFTER SLOWING FOR A LEFT TURN FROM MAIN THOROUGHFARE TO SIDE STREET, MY BRAKE PEDALFAILED TO DEPRESS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HAD TO ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST TO A SLOWER SPEED AND THEN TO A STOP. AFTER CLEARING SNOW FROM THE WHEEL WELLS AND ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE BRAKE PEDAL "UNLOCKED" AND I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL ONCE MORE.

MR. LEWY, WHO OWNS GAS STATION, REPORTED THAT WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS ARE PUMPED INTO VEHICLE, FUEL SPITS BACK WITH GREAT FORCE, EXPELLING LARGE GUSH OF GASOLINE. VEHICLE OWNED BY HOFFMAN MOTORS. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V134000) & CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. ON APPOINTED DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED NO WORK WOULD BE DONE ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT AT BINNER DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD OWNER "TO LEAVE & DO NOT COME BACK". MANUFACTURER SAID "NOTHING CAN BE DONE, AND NOT TO BRING VEHICLE BACK AGAIN." DEALERSHIP IS INDEPENDENT.AK

FRONT BUMPER BECAME GROSSLY DAMAGED BY A PREFORMED CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER. DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THE BUMPER IS BEING DAMAGED BECAUSE THE BUMPER NEVER TOUCHES THE BARRIER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT OPERATING WITH THE HIGHEST SPEED, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *SLC