2000 AUDI A6 Complaints

PROBLEM RELATES TO AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L MODEL YEAR 2000. GAS ODOR FROM OUTSIDE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY STRONG, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING TANK. GAS LEAKS AND POOLS UNDER CAR, POSING EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. AUDI RECALL [08V-157] DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM EXACTLY, BUT ONLY COVERS MODEL YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2004. THE VIN RANGE DOES NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE. THIS REQUEST IS TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L VEHICLES WITH MODEL YEAR 2000. *TR

2000 AUDI A-6 QUATTRO 2.8 L; ABS MODULE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENNCE ON THESE VEHICLES AS I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ON THE AUDI FORUM. *TR

ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2000 AUDI A6. FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ALMOST TAKEN FOR GRANTED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ITEM, I.E.; IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE ITEM TO REPLACE (500-1300 DOLLARS INCLUDING LABOR). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, FORUMS, BLOGS DEDICATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS WARRANTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE INFORMATION ON THE DIGITAL READOUT IS ALL SCREWED UP. SOMETIMES THE TOPS OF THE LETTERS ARE MISSING, OTHER TIMES THE BOTTOMS ARE MISSING. MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ INFORMATION ON DASHBOARD. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK, AND I CAN'T SEE VITAL SAFETY AND HAZARDOUS FAILURES OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR PARTS, ALSO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS A FLUID TYPE SUBSTANCE THAT CLOUDS THE VIEWING AREA AND IT MAY LEAK THIS FLUID ONTO THE ELECTRONICS BELOW. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS AND I HAVE THEM BOTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6 AVANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE COOLANT AND OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE NO LONGER OPERATIVE. HALF OF THE DISPLAY WAS VISIBLE, WHICH MEANT THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT NEEDED TO BE DISPLAYED WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE SEEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OR A FREE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,405 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

DASH DOES NOT SHOW IMPORTANT INFO TO MAINTAIN THE CAR PROPERLY. THE DIGITAL LETTERS HAVE DISAPPEARED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY A-6.. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALL AUDI WITH THAT SAME FEATURE HAS THAT SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THERE IS A OIL LEAK THAT IS COMMON IN THE SAME MODELS AS MINE. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT MY 2000 AUDI A6. THE CENTRAL DISPLAY LCD ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION INCLUDING IMPORTANT WARNINGS SUCH AS COOLANT LEVEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, BRAKE/ TURN LIGHTS OUT, GEAR POSITION ETC. ALL ARE IMPORTANT TO DRIVING SAFETY. I ONCE HAD LEAKAGE IN MY RADIATOR BUT I COULD NOT SEE THE WARNING OF DROPPING WATER LEVEL AND THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND WATER PUMP AND I WAS BURNED WHEN CHECKING ENGINE. IT ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT STOPPED MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY. AS FAR AS I KNOW, ALMOST EVERY AUDI A4/A6 IN BETWEEN 1998-2004 MODEL YEAR HAD THE SAME DISPLAY PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A RECENT RECALL FOR CERTAIN AUDI MODELS AS REFERENCED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08008. THIS BEGINS WITH MODEL YEAR 2001 A6 AUDI CARS WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. I OWN A 2000 MODEL A6 2.7 AND AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A GASOLINE SMELL THAT JUST BEGAN AND BY INSPECTION FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT LEAK (NOT DRIPPING) FROM THE TOP AREA OF THE TANK AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR IS ALSO HAVING A VERY RARE SLOW GAS LEAK BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE GAS TANK PART NUMBER (AS PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK) IS 4B0 201 085. THIS IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS USED IN THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS AS REFERENCED FROM A N ONLINE PART SEARCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER RESEARCH. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN AN AUDI RECALL (OPENED 1/31/-8, CLOSED 5/30/08) FOR AUDI A6 MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2, 2001 TO JUNE 1, 2005. YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE08008, RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 08V157000. THIS INVOLVES VERY DANGEROUS FUEL TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS. THE PROBLEM IS, I HAVE A 2000 AUDI A6 WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $2,000 TO REPAIR, MY MECHANIC SAYS I'M LUCKY NO EXPLOSION. IF YOU WILL CHECK THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS, THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXTENSIVE BACK TO 1998 MODELS, INVOLVING PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. AUDI TELLS ME 'NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS' OF MY YEAR MODEL TO WARRANT RECALL,EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT SEEMS EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS THE DEFECT CAUSING THE RECALL, AND IS A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AUDI DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IF THERE IS A DEFECT, THERE IS A DEFECT, IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHETHER MORE COMPLAINTS WERE FILED FOR THE 2001 YEARS THAN MINE. IS SAFETY A MATTER OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, OR WHETHER THE PRODUCT IS TRULY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP! THANKS, KEN WILLIAMS.*TR