Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-22 | 98V134000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 19,800 | — | Details |
| 1997-09-19 | 97V160000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 31 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE ROLLOVER VALVE NIPPLE ON THE FUEL TANK. THIS NIPPLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CRACK WHEN THE ME… |
| 2020-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Takata recall. The contact owns a 1998 Audi A6. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V056000 (… |
| 2014-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D… |
| 2012-03-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A6. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD … |
| 2010-02-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE THAT WAS RECALLED BY THE FACTORY AUDI AG BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS ON… |
| 2009-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DEAR DOT, I'VE A 1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. MY ABS SYSTEM SHOWS WARNING YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED FLASHING BRAKE LIG… |
| 2009-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST. *TR |
| 2008-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 1998 AUDI A6, 2.8L, V6, QUATTRO, AVANT WITH A 115000 MLS AND MY CARS'S REAR SEAT, SEAT BELT IN (THE MIDDLE PA… |
| 2007-05-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 98 AUDI A6 PN 4/28/07. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE ONLY ISSUES WITH THE CAR WERE THIS GASSY SMELL … |
| 2007-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A6. THERE RECALL 04V495000 IN OCTOBER 2004 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ON 3… |
| 2006-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. I GOT MY BRAKES CHANGED, MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT, AND TOLD ME THE ABS SYSTEM IS MALFUNC… |
| 2006-05-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE RODS IN THE STEERING SYSTEMS ARE DAMAGED. AUDI CLAIMS THEY HAD A RECALL ON THESE RODS AND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER O… |
| 2006-04-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN AN OPEN PO… |
| 2006-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | LOWER AND UPPER GASKETS ARE LEAKING. THESE LEAKS DROP ON HOT PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND CREATE SMOKE FUME. I HAD THE LOWER… |
| 2006-03-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | CONTROL ARMS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING WORN TIRES. *NM |
| 2006-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | ON FEBRUARY 4, 2006 I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 95, BETWEEN EXITS 15 AND 16 IN NORWALK, CONNECTICUT. I WAS … |
| 2005-10-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | (1) PURCHASED AUTO 10/7/05. PICK-UP IN MIAMI. AUTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPERATED IN FLORIDA CLIMATE. DROVE CAR TO PENNSYLVAN… |
| 2005-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 1998 AUDI A6 WITH 130,000 MILES; ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE WITH PIERCING TONES, FIRST INTERMITTENTLY, NOW UPO… |
| 2005-07-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED - DIAGNOSTICS CONDUCTED AT A AUDI DEALERSHIP. CUSTOMER INFORMED… |
| 2005-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: ON MAY 31 2005 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THEN, SMOKE CAME FROM AIR VENTS, AND SMOKE GOT WORSE. WHILE … |
| 2005-04-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | IN FEB. 2005 A LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THE CONTROL ARM ON ONE SIDE… |
| 2005-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PE… |
| 2005-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT THAT COMES ON OFTEN.IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO PAY FOR ALL THIS .CAN SOMEBODY DO SOMETHNG … |
| 2005-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE IS APPARENTLY FAILING OR HAS FAILED. BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE D… |
| 2005-01-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI. THE CONTACT NOTICED NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION, PLAY STEERING, LOOSENESS IN STEERING… |
| 2005-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIMIILAR CARS. *AK |
| 2004-11-08 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL 99V248000 CONCERNING TIE ROD FAILURE. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALERSHIP WA… |
| 2004-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING THE FRONT TIRES REPLACED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED. PL… |
| 2004-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENSOR WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK |
| 2004-08-18 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | 1) TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 28 IN STERLING, VIRGINIA BETWEEN STERLING RD AND OLD OX RD (ROUTE 606) AT 8:25 PM ON A… |
| 2004-08-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | BACK PRESSURE DEVELOPS WHEN REFUELING WITH THE ENGINE AND IGNITION OFF. GASOLINE GUSHES OUT ONTO ATTENDANT, CAR AND GRO… |
| 2004-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT ABS/BRAKE LIGHT 1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L, AUDI DEALER SAYS IT HAS FAULTY ABS MODULE WHICH WOULD NEED TO B… |
| 2004-08-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED WATER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FROM THE HEATING DOCKS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER VEHI… |
| 2004-08-05 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW FILM COMING OFF/BECOMING OPAQUE. DIFFICULT TO SEE REARWARD. AUDI REFUSING TO FIX BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED… |
| 2004-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 75 000 MILES. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (BRAKE… |
| 2004-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE DASHBOARD. A FIRE STARTED. DEAL… |
| 2004-05-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICL… |
| 2004-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 98 A6 QUATTRO, LEAKS OIL, THE CAR'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE(IN 2 YEARS TIME FRAME), THE LOWER PAN GASKE… |
| 2004-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6 WHICH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLO… |
| 2004-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 0 ACCELERATOR STUCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED AUDI, THEY KNEW ABOUT T… |
| 2004-03-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM BOLTS BROKE FREE FROM SUBFRAME, DAMAGING BOTH FRONT AXLES, BENDING SUBFRAME AND FLATTENING THE F… |
| 2004-02-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | I REPLACED A RIGHT FRONT TIE-ROD IN 7/03 AND WAS JUST TOLD MY LEFT FRONT TIE-ROD ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED A… |
| 2004-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THROTTLE STICKING. *AK |
| 2004-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE AN AUDI A6 2.8 1998 DURING THE WINTER 2003 I WAS DRIVING DURING THE MORNING THE CAR WAS ON FOR 20 MINUTES AND … |
| 2004-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO (2.8 LITER ENGINE). LAST WINTER DURING A COLD SPELL SOME PART IN THE PCV VALVE FROZE SUDDE… |
| 2004-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE STICKS IN COLD WEATHER CAUSIG THE AUDI A6 WEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. THIS… |
| 2004-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR WAS PURCHASED USED (1998 - 90K MILES-ONE OWNER-VERY WELL MAINTAINED) FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2003. INCIDENT HAPPENE… |
| 2004-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER… |
| 2003-11-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS - GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE GAS GAUGE RECALL PERFORMED ON IT.*AK |
| 2003-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | 1998 AUDI A6: REVERSE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. MANY DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE CONCERNED I WAS BACKING UP. AT… |