2003 AUDI A6 Complaints

I OWN A 2003 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 4.2L WHICH I BOUGHT USED AND HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE 2004. ON OCTOBER 27, 2010 I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND AFTER CHECKING FOUND A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE GAS TANK. I CHECKED THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER SUB-MODELS. I CALLED AUDI USA WHO CONTACTED A DEALER I CHOSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT ALTHOUGH THE RECALL PROBLEM EXISTS IT IS DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO. I THINK THIS IS NOT FAIR. THANK YOU VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE LOCKED MY BRAKES AND HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT. MY ABS AND ESP HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2003 AUDI A6. I WAS TOLD THE ABS CONTROL UNITS ARE KNOWN TO GO BAD, AND WILL COST OVER A $1000 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX. IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T AUDI BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAILURE, AND SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

2003 AUDI A6. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAUGE CLUSTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DOES NOT INDICATE READABLE INFORMATION. *JB

2003 AUDI A6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DAMAGED DUE TO RECALL REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL AND TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE AUDI DEALER. THE DEALER FILLED THE GAS TANK; IN ACCORD WITH THE LETTER FROM AUDI. UNFORTUNATELY, AS THE CONSUMER DROVE THE 70 MILES BACK HOME, THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASED TO LESS THAT 1/4 AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THEN, THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF WITHOUT REGARD TO HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE SMELLED GASOLINE PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNING TIME WHEN HE WENT TO HIS GARAGE. HE STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RELY ON THE FUEL GAUGE BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES SHOWED FULL WHEN IT WAS LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE, ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN MID-WINTER. AFTER MAKING DOZENS OF FRUSTRATING CALLS TO AUDI, THEY FINALLY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT. THE DEALER STATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART ARRIVED. THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $483.64. THE CONSUMER STATED HE STILL HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITH NO FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS AND IT WAS RETURNED TO HIM WITH PROBLEMS. *JB

2003 AUDI A6. CONSUMER SEEKS REPLY FOR REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, SINCE AUDI ISSUED A VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN STATING THEY WOULD REPLACE FOR FREE IF NEEDED. *JB

CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME. TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. RECURRING PROBLEM WITH AUDI A6 3.0 2003 CVT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALONG WITH ABS, TRACTION & STABILITY CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 AUDI A6, 2.7 QUATTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL LEAK OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1999. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY. THE REAR BUMPER WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE RETURNED CLEAN UP THE FUEL THAT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE BANK MANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL LEAK ON THEIR PROPERTY. THE POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK WERE ANONYMOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE FUEL LEAK. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE, THEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT SYMPATHETIC TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,610.

LETTER FROM AUDI CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REIMBURSEMENT SERVICE ACTION REGARDING IGNITION COIL INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT LETTER DATED JULY 2009 WAS RECEIVED AND STILL WAITING FOR AUDI OF AMERICA INC. TO NOTIFY ME IF PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND SINCE THEN HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

CAR SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING MAINLY AND ALSO SLIGHTLY FELT WHEN BRAKING-DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR