1996 AUDI A6 Complaints

NHTSA#96-V-017-000: DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#96V01700 IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK.*JB

IGNITION SWITCH WOULD FAIL TO GO INTO ORIGINAL POSITION. ALL THE ACCESORIES WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. STARTER WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

MFR# KB & NHTSA# 96 V 017 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS THE HEAD LIGHT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96/V/017/000. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK JLG

ORGINIAL OWNER HAD RECALL DONE FOR IGNITION SWITCH. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK WITHOUT WARNING, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD SOMETIMES STICK AND KEEP THE STARTER ENGAGED. OTHER TIMES, THE A/C, RADIO AND LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY SET THE KEY IN A POSITION THAT WOULD TURN THE ITEMS ON. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DRIVING OVER A BUMP WOULD TURN ALL ELECTIRCAL ITEMS OFF. *TT

THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN BACK TO "MOTOR" POSITION AFTER ENGAGING THE STARTER. THE INTERNAL SPRING (FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH), IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. ANYTIME I START THE CAR I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO ROTATE THE KEY IN THE MOTOR POSITION; IF I DO NOT DO THIS, THE STARTER REMAINS ENGAGED AFTER THE ENGINE IS ON.I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER (AUDI/PORSCHE IN MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH 44130) TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AS A RECALL, BUT I AS TOLD THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CARS OLDER THAN 1996. *AK

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON LEVEL ROAD. ABOUT THE 8TH TIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. INITIALLY CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE OXYGEN SENSORS WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO RUN "LEAN". UNKNOWN CAUSE OF CURRENT PROBLEM. BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF POWER IS LOST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY OR LOSS OF POWER DURING TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE DOES NOT STALL, RPMS DROP WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED AND RETURNS TO "IDLE" RPMS WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR. CONSTANT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT".