Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Audi A6.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NOTICE TO SAY AIRBAG UNSAFE |
| 2016-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE IN VARIOUS POSITIONS… |
| 2016-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR… |
| 2014-02-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 11TH 2014, MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN HER VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS … |
| 2009-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER WOULD DISENGAGE. AFTER FURTHER … |
| 2008-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TH… |
| 2008-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK IN ON POSITION CAUSING LIGHTS, RADIO, WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION. STARTER ALSO REMAINS ON CAUSIN… |
| 2007-11-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, WINDS… |
| 2007-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1996 AUDI A6 IGNITION GETS STUCK AND STARTER STAYS ON. LIGHTS, AIR, WIPERS, ETC, WILL NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM WAS A MAJO… |
| 2006-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL, HEADLIGHT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL TO OPERATE. WHEN VEHICLE… |
| 2006-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT RETURN AUTOMATICALLY TO THE … |
| 2005-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 AUDI A6 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COME ON. REPEATED VISITS TO AUDI DEALER. SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF $ WIT… |
| 2004-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY 1996 AUDI A6 HAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AS DESCIRBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIN ID NUMBER : 96V017000, WHICH APPLIES TO MY C… |
| 2004-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS/INTERIOR LIGHTS/HEAT, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS ONLY … |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CLIMATE CONTROL AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK UPON START-UP UNLESS THE IGNITION KEY IS "JIGGLED" INTO THE CORRECT… |
| 2004-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE… |
| 2004-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLOSION OCCURRED. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO BATTERY EXPLOSION, VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT RETURN COMPLETELY … |
| 2004-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER VEHICLE'S EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 96V017000. DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE … |
| 2004-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 96V017000. DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE … |
| 2004-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENCE DESCRIBED IN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 96V01700. *AK |
| 2004-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. WATER PUMP STOPPED WORKING. (WAS REPLACED 40,000 MILES AGO). *LA |
| 2003-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA#96-V-017-000: DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES … |
| 2003-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY RAIN THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE CAME LOOSE. *LA |
| 2003-04-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS/ HEAD… |
| 2002-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#96V01700 IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN NUMBER … |
| 2002-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOP… |
| 2002-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | MFR# KB & NHTSA# 96 V 017 000/IGNITION SWITCH: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, … |
| 2002-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96/V/017/000. BUT THIS VE… |
| 2002-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REMAINS ON DESPITE REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALER. FIRST IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED "VACCUM LINE,… |
| 2002-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK.*JB |
| 2001-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON LEVEL ROAD. ABOUT THE 8TH TIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. INITIALLY CORRECTED… |
| 2001-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN BACK TO "MOTOR" POSITION AFTER ENGAGING THE STARTER. THE INTERNAL SPRING (FROM THE I… |
| 2001-08-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS: HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CLIMATE CONTROL, DO NOT FUNCTION AF… |
| 2001-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 96 V 017 000/IGNITION SWITCH: INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH STARTING, AND INSTRUMENT FAILURE DURING OPERATING OF VEHICLE. … |
| 2000-02-12 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | COMPLETE POWER RACK & PINION STEERING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, APPROXIMATELY $1,000. CAR HAD RECIEVED ALL REQUIRED CHECKU… |
| 1999-05-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HIT A STONE BARRIER AT 5MPH AND THE BUMPER FELL OFF. *AK |
| 1999-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATT… |
| 1999-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED. NEIGHBOR NOTICED VEHICLE IN FLAMES, EARLY IN MORNING & NOTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT. WAS INFORMED FIRE STA… |
| 1998-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ORGINIAL OWNER HAD RECALL DONE FOR IGNITION SWITCH. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK WITHOUT WARNING, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD… |
| 1901-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1996 A4 HEADLAMPS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. ***NAR*** *TS RECALL 06V403 REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH S… |
| 1901-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED IGNITION SWITCH. (NAR) *LAB LIGHTS… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE O-RING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED CAUSING THE FLU… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | VISABILITY IS VERY POOR AT NIGHT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | REAR SEAT RESTS ARE TOO HIGH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY RESULTING IN COLLISION. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 017 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLU… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WOULD FAIL TO GO INTO ORIGINAL POSITION. ALL THE ACCESORIES WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. STARTER WAS AL… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. ALSO, STALLED WHEN JIGGLING THE KE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE CAR CAN BE STARTED AND DRIVEN WITH THE HORN, DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS, WINDSHIED WIPERS, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH GOES PAST THE ACCESSORIES AND CAUSES SOME ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION WHEN VEHICLE IS STA… |