2000 AUDI A6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6. THE CONSOLE HAS A CENTER DISPLAY THAT SHOWS WARNING LIGHTS FOR GAS, BRAKES, ETC. THE CENTER DISPLAY FAILED GRADUALLY APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE DISPLAY HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD SOME OF THE LINES IN THE DISPLAY ARE VISIBLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AND NOT MOVING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS. UPDATED 11/07/07 *TR

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE MODULES HAVE QUIT WORKING ON 2000 AUDI'S. A VISIT TO THE INTERNET DISPLAYS SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART THAT THERE IS NOT TIME ENOUGH TO READ THEM ALL. AUDI NOT ONLY REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART (SINCE NO ONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT) BUT THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DOCUMENT YOUR COMPLAINT TO GENERATE A LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART. I FIRST WAS TOLD I HAD TO GO TO AN AUDI DEALER TO HAVE THE MALFUNCTION VALIDATED (A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT DO), BUT AFTER I PAID AUDI $60.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AUDI USA STILL COULD ONLY TELL ME THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL AND MAYBE THE DEALER COULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME. *JB

THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING LECEL OF GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR. THE PROBLEM: THE FUEL TANK BREATHER HOSE IS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK BY A PLASTIC CONNECTOR. THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR WAS BROKEN. IT IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED WHERE NOTHING CAN CONTACT IT. IT JUST BROKE OVER TIME. IT'S CLEARLY NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE (THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY), BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONNECTOR CAN NOT BE PROCURED SEPARATELY FROM THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE ABOUT $2,000. A REPAIR (HOPEFULLY) WAS MADE BY EPOXYING THE CONNECTOR, AFTER DROPPING THE FUEL TANK TO REACH IT. A CALL TO AUDI TO REPORT THE CONCERN AS A SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT REWARDING. THEY INSISTED THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL PURSUE THIS FURTHER IS IF WE TAKE THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER (THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT AN AUDI SPECIALTY SERVICE CENTER), THAT WE PAY THEM (APPROXIMATELY $500) TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO JUST LOOK AT THE CONNECTOR TO SEE IF IT INDEED WAS BROKEN. IF WE DO NOT PAY THEM THIS MONEY, SO THEY CAN SEE IT, THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE US AND WILL NOT PURSUE THIS FURTHER AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK BREATHER HOSE CONNECTION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS PLASTIC AND WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ONLY WAY THE COULD BE REPLACED WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD A PATCH PUT ON THE CONNECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,827 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,700. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

THE LCD IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH DISPLAYS ANY WARNING LAMPS WAS FAILING. THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WITHOUT USE OF THIS DISPLAY I WILL NOT KNOW IF I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT OR SO FORTH. I KNOW OVER 100 PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ,AND I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP. *AK

AUDI A6 ABS NOT FUNCTIONING AFTER ONLY 58,000 MILES. AUDI REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND ITS ENGINEERING AND REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS" ABS CONTROL UNIT IS NO LONGER COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER". COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE AND CAN ONLY BE REPLACED BY AUDI DEALER. MANY A6 OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM, YET AUDI HAS NOT ISSUED A "CAMPAIGN" / RECALL. ISN'T ABS INTRINSIC TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR...SORT OF LIKE THE AIRBAGS? WHY NOT ENGINEERED TO LAST LONGER THAN 58,000 MILES? OR, COULD IT BE ENGINEERED ON PURPOSE TO GENERATE DEALER SERVICE REVENUE? SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HERE. *JB

MY 2000 AUDI A6 2.7T, WITH 58099 MILES, WAS PARKED IN COVERED BUT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PARKING LOT FOR THREE DAYS AT APPROXIMATELY OF. WHEN I RETURNED FROM TRAVEL AND STARTED THE CAR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE REPAIR FACILITY DISCOVERED THAT A SENSOR HAD SHORTED AND DESTROYED THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT NOTIFIED ME OF THE FAILURE, IT DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL SHOULD FAIL UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB

DURING A COLD SNAP, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER WAS QUERIED FOR A FAULT CODE, AND THE CODE 65535, INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE MEMORY ERROR, WAS RETURNED. THE FACTORY MANUAL WAS CONSULTED AND THE REMEDY OFFERED WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROLLER, WITH THE INSTRUCTION THAT THE CONTROLLER COULD NOT BE RESET USING THE SCAN TOOL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR THE PART, APPROXIMATELY $900, AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. TOTAL COST (FROM A POSTING ON AUDI WORLD WEB SITE) FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $1500. OF CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT ON THE AUDI WORLD WEB SITE, VERY HEAVILY TILTED TOWARD DIY OWNERS, I SEARCHED FOR THE 65535 FAULT CODE AND IT RETURNED 229 CASES WHERE THEY SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THE CODE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY MORE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT MENTIONING THE CODE. I DID NOT LOOK AT ALL OF THEM, BUT, MANY DESCRIBED THE SAME COLD WEATHER COINCIDENCE WITH THE PROBLEM. IF THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY CONTROLLER WHERE COLD INDUCES THE FAULT, EVERY VW PRODUCT, THAT SPENDS ANY TIME IN THE COLD, WITH THAT CONTROL, OR A VARIANT WITH THE SAME FLAW, R IS AT RISK. SEE MY EMAIL FOR THE REST OF THIS. YOUR SYSTEM WOULD NOT LET ME SEND IT AND WHEN I CALLED THEY COULD ONLY OFFER THAT I SEND AN EMAIL. *NM

A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 2000 A6 AUDI BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE NOISE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. I THEN SUSPECTED A WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION WAS FORTHCOMING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUDI DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE, AND RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT. MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS NOISE AND AN ON ROAD ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. SINCE THERE WAS ONLY 31500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ALL. EITHER THE PUMP SHAFT WAS BENT BY AN OVER TIGHTENED BELT OR THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT MANUFACTURING POINT. (THE BELT HAS NEVER BEEN ADJUSTED AFTER PURCHASE). *JB

LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF YOU BRAKE HARD AND THEN STEP ON THE THROTTLE THE CAR WILL JERK AND NOT WANT TO START GOING AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR GET OUT OF THE WAY. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PROGRAMMED "SAFETY" FEATURE INTENDED TO STOP ACCIDENTAL ACCELERATION. IT SEEMS TO BE EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE TO ME. *JB