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1994 Audi 90 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 Aug 11, 2008
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 Jun 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Audi 90. 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 1–10 of 10

Electrical
Filed Aug 11, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 AUDI 90 CS. THE CONTACT PLACED ALL FOUR WINDOWS DOWN AND THEY WILL CURRENTLY NOT GO BACK UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOWS ARE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V017000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,960 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,360. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

NHTSA ID
10237670
Incident
Aug 1, 2008
Mileage
158,360 mi
Electrical
Filed Jun 9, 2005

DT: THE IGNITION SWITCH STICKS IN THE ON POSITION AND IS CAUSING ERATIC ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10124653
Incident
May 22, 2005
Mileage
200,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Sep 23, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH. IT CAUSES A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE BLINKERS AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10040466
Incident
Sep 10, 2003
BrakesElectrical
Filed Jan 21, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STOPPED. TS THE FAILURES CORRESPOND EXACTLY WITH THE CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED IN RECALL 96V017000. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS AND HORN TO MALFUNCTION. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT MOVE AND COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. BRAKE PADS WORN AND REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID
10004197
Incident
Oct 23, 2002
Mileage
62,142 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 17, 2002

MFR#KB & NHTSA#96 V 017 000/VW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH DELAYED IN STARTING, INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE HEADLIGHT BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AND LOSS OF POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN# WAS NO COVER UNDER THAT RECALL PEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID
8021085
Incident
Oct 14, 2002
Electrical
Filed Jul 17, 2000

ON COLD MORNINGS, SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LAMPS, POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE, RESTARTING SOMETIMES CAUSES PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. *MJS

NHTSA ID
784747
Engine
Filed Mar 28, 2000

AUDI RECALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON AUTO TRANSMISIONS ONLY. MANUAL TRANS AUDI'S HAVE CAT'S THAT FAIL ALSO. AUDI INSISTS THEY HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY ON AUTO TRANS

NHTSA ID
720694
Incident
Mar 28, 1999
Heating & air conditioning
Filed May 12, 1998

THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT FUNCTION AND LEAKS. DEALER HAS SEEN BUT NOT REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
823217
Electrical
Filed Nov 27, 1995

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
975429
Incident
Jun 16, 1995
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jun 6, 1995

SEATBACK ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE LURCH FORWARD UPON STOPPING DUE TO THE TOOLING OF THE SEAT IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS, ALSO ONLY ONE TRACK FOR SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
486481
Incident
Nov 10, 1994

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.

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