Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Audi A6.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. FILLED UP WITH GAS AT 8PM, PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF GARAGE. BY 2PM NEXT DAY THERE WAS A… |
| 2013-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND WIPERS TO STOP WORKING. CAR STILL OPERATES AN… |
| 2013-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT WAS SHIFTED BY THE OCCUPANT TO ATTACH A CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEATBELT MOUNTING BRA… |
| 2009-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY CAR - A 97/AUDI/AUDI A6 WHITE RCO129. THE KEY TURNS TOO FAR AND YO… |
| 2008-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 1997 AUDI A6, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE BATT… |
| 2007-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1997 AUDI A6 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION - STUCK THROTTLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR FROM MOVING WAS TO TURN OFF IGNITION. AUDI … |
| 2006-07-20 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE CLOUDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT W… |
| 2005-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLAINT ID 345606/RECALL ID#00V317000 AUDI 1997 A6 WAGON WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I REPLACED MY IGNI… |
| 2005-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED MANY TIMES, CAUSING HEADLAMPS TO FLICKER OR SIMPLY NOT FUNCTION. THE SWITCH NOW HAS … |
| 2004-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I HAVE A "STICKY" IGNITION SWITCH, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT BACK TO RUN OR THE STARTER STAYS ENGAGED. I HAVE NOT C… |
| 2004-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 97 AUDI A6 AVANT HAS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT RESULTS IN FAILURE OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS . *AK |
| 2004-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 1997, A6 AUDI QUATTRO STATION WAGON. OVER THE PAST 2 WINTERS, I HAVE HAD 2 VERY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. ON EXTREME… |
| 2002-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. IT'S A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. GO TO HTTP://WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM/SEARCH/ AND PUT 'IGNITION SWITCH' I… |
| 2002-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AUDI OF AMERICA REPLACED IGNITION SWITCHES ON 1997 A4 MODEL CARS AS PART OF A RECALL PROGRAM. THE 1997 AUDI A6 USES THE… |
| 2001-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY UNDER REAR SEAT SHORTED DUE TO MALFUNCTION OR CONTACT WITH WIRES ON BOTTOM OF SEAT CUSHION DUE TO INADEQUATE CL… |
| 2001-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | KEY DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.*AK |
| 2001-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PLASTIC IGNITION SWITCH BREAKS AND KEY WILL NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS, W… |
| 1998-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH, 2 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, A/C… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LOW BEAM DESIGN CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE VERY DIM WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR CORRECTLY. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK |