1998 Audi A6 problems

“I AM EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE THAT WAS RECALLED BY THE FACTORY AUDI AG BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF GETTING STRANDED DUE TO AN IMPROPER FUEL READING. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ACCORDINGLY, THANK YOU. *TR”

“TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A6. THERE RECALL 04V495000 IN OCTOBER 2004 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ON 3/08/07 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED, ENGAGE THE BRAKES OR PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITH THE TRANSMISSION GRINDING AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR EVERY RECALL. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. AUDI AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T AGREE THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED DUE TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. AUDI ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ALL RELATED RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 100,000. *AK”

“DEAR DOT, I'VE A 1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. MY ABS SYSTEM SHOWS WARNING YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT AT ALL TIME. I'VE TAKEN MY TWO SHOPS AND THEY BOTH INDICATED THAT THE ABS UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY TESTED ALL 4 WHEEL SENSORS ON THE CAR AND ALSO MAPPED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONCLUSION WAS A DEFECTIVE ABS UNIT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND OTHER AUDI OWNER FROM 1998 - 2001 ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. IF THIS SYSTEM IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ALL FAIRNESS. I AM PRETTY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR, BUT THE ABS IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE. IT COST ABOUT $2000 TO REPLACE THE ABS UNIT AND AUDI DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM. REFERENCES: HTTP://AUDI-VW-ABS-RECALL.BLOGSPOT.COM HTTP://WWW.ALLWORLDAUTO.COM/COMMENTS/AUDI_A4_AVANT_COMMENTS_AND_COMPLAINTS_65-34245-1.HTML”

“TIE RODS IN THE STEERING SYSTEMS ARE DAMAGED. AUDI CLAIMS THEY HAD A RECALL ON THESE RODS AND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR HAD THE SERVICE COMPLETED BACK IN 2000. YET, I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS NOW IN 2006. I WONDER IF THE FIX AUDI IMPLEMENTED IS REALLY EFFECTIVE OR NOT. *JB”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 AUDI A6. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE MONTH PRIOR, WHILE TURNING OFF A ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO 25 MPH, THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. UPDATED 05/30/10”

“CONSUMER NOTICED WATER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FROM THE HEATING DOCKS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN A RAIN STORM OVER NIGHT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE DRAIN LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, UNDER THE HOOD, GOT BLOCKED UP AND WATER BACKED UP INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HEATING DOCKS. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER. *AK”