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1986 Audi 4000 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 4, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Audi 4000. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Driver assistance
Filed Jun 4, 2002
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PAD STUCK TO THE FLOOR, COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE , AND HIT A TREE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8011002
Incident
May 31, 2002
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 10, 1998

THE DIFFERENTIAL GREASE HAS EVAPORATED AND THERE IS APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS AND GEARS. AUDI CLAIMS THIS VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER CAMPAIGN #93V006000.

NHTSA ID
532512
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 24, 1996
Crash reported

WIFE PARKED VEHICLE, PUT IN PARKED, VEHICLE STILL RUNNING, TRIED TO REMOVE KEY, VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, VEHICLE HIT TREE, STOPPED ON ITS OWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
986082
Incident
Jun 22, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 7, 1995
Crash reported

DEFECTIVE IDLE STABILIZER CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (87V-069). *AK

NHTSA ID
968436
Incident
Jun 7, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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