2001 AUDI A6 Complaints

2001 AUDI A6. LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRES SHORTED AGAINST FRAME AND IGNITED A FIRE. CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF. HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN OFF POSITION. CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR ELECTRICAL LEAKS THE WEEK PRIOR. *TR

MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES FOR A FEW RECALLS BUT IS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THE RECALLED CARS. I SUFFER SOME THE EXACT ISSUES THE FACTORY RECALLED BUT MY CAR IS NOT A RECALLED CAR. ITS REALLY INCONVENIENT TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I AM WORRIED I COULD GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE. 94000 MILES. WIFE COMPLAINED OF RATTLE IN REAR OF CAR. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PIECES WHERE THE SPRING RESTS AGAINST THE LOWER SPRING SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DISPENSED GASOLINE INTO THE FUEL TANK, HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK NIPPLE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON COUPLE OF MONTHS AND I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER SAYS THE SIDE DRIVER'S AIRBAG HAS A PROBLEM AND IT WON'T DEPLOY WHEN I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I DIDN'T FIX IT AT THAT TIME. AFTER 6 OR 8 MONTHS, I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED ON SIGNAL. ALL OF SUDDEN, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. I GOT INJURED FROM THE AIR BAG ON MY LEFT ARM. AFTER THAT, I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CABIN AND SMELLS SOMETHING IS BURNING. RIGHT NOW, THE CAR IS IN AUDI DEALER TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

HUGE OIL LEAK ON MY 2001 AUDI A6 4.2 CAUSED BY THE PCV VALVE FREEZING CLOSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER, COLDER THAT -10 DEG F. NO INDICATION OF THE FREEZE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR SLOWS TO BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU CAN SMELL THE OIL BURNING. THE PCV VALVE FREEZES CLOSED WHICH ALLOWS PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE CRANKCASE OF THE ENGINE CAUSING OVERPRESSURE AND OIL TO BE FORCED OUT OF THE VALVE COVER GASKETS, IGNITION COIL SEALS, CAM SEALS AND CRANK SEALS. SO MUCH OIL LEAKS OUT THAT IT COVERED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION INCLUDING THE FRONT BRAKES, DOWN THE SIDES OF THE CAR, COVERS THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR INCLUDING THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VERY SERIOUS FIRE DANGER AND POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF OIL ON THE BRAKES. MY CAR DID NOT START ON FIRE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA AND MY LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE FREEZING PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED THE INSTALLATION OF A REDESIGNED PCV VALVE. MY CAR IS ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH THE REDESIGNED VALVE, SO NO REPAIR WAS APPLIED. AUDI BLAMES THIS PROBLEM ON DRIVING HABITS OF THE OWNER ALLOWING THE CAR TO IDLE IN EXTREME COLD. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY PCV VALVE WITH ICE INSIDE OF IT AND HAVE CONTACT INFO ON OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP LOCATION IS FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA NAME IS VALLEY IMPORTS, TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR IN THE CRANKCASE FREEZES. THIS CAUSES A BUILD-UP AND PREVENTS OIL FROM ESCAPING DUE TO THE FROZEN VALVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GAS AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. GASOLINE ODOR ALSO INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS, NO ACCIDENTS, NO DAMAGE TO CAR. *TR

HI AUDI 2001 A6 ATQ 2.8L QUATTRO. CAN YOU INVESTIGATE THE MATERIAL USED ON THE COOLANT AND WINDSHIELD WIPER RESERVOIRS AS I HAD THEM CRACK TWICE. ALSO, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN ASKED THAT ALL RECALL WORK BE DONE, I WANT TO BE ASSURED THAT THE SENSOR WARRANTY WORK WAS DONE ON THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, OIL LEAKS IN UPPER ENGINE, 3 WAY CATALYST DTC CODES SENSOR AS I AM GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $900 TO REPAIR THIS. CAN I GET THE VACUUM HOSE AND TIRE INFORMATION AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED THERE ARE MAINTENANCE ITEMS WHICH ARE ON YOUR LIST THAT MY DEALER HAS NOT PERFORMED THAT I HAVE REQUESTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V143000 (TIRES). HE CALLED NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.