1998 Audi A6 Fuel system Problems

FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE ROLLOVER VALVE NIPPLE ON THE FUEL TANK. THIS NIPPLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CRACK WHEN THE METAL VENTILATION LINE LINE ADDS STRESS TO THE PLASTIC NIPPLE. GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN A PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR AT THE LEFT/ REAR OF THE CAR. AUDI HAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED THIS DEFECT ON LATER YEAR A6S BUT AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. REFUSED TO REPAIR THE 1998 A6. THE GAS TANK ON THE 98 A6 IS IDENTICAL TO THE GAS TANK ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT THESE FUEL TANKS PRESENT A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND PARTICIPATED IN A RECALL. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL A6 VEHICLES WITH THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC NIPPLE INCLUDING THE 1998 AUDI A6 IN QUESTION.

NHTSA ID

11355251

Incident

Aug 31, 2020

Mileage

224,580 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10314095

Incident

Feb 7, 2010

Mileage

163,895 mi

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 INSIDE THE CAR WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEAT, AND A SMOKE COMING FROM THE SOME PIPE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BREATHER WAS CUT, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED . AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. COULD NOT DO THE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THAT PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER I STARTED WHILE DRIVING I HEAR THIS BEEPING SOUND. THE FUEL NEEDLE IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN TO EMPTY, AND BACK UP AGAIN SHOWING THAT I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS. I WENT TO CHECK IT AGAIN. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. SO I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. IN THE MEAN TIME, I DECIDED TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED A GAS SMELL COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC ON MY WAY HOME, TO FIND OUT THAT MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING BECAUSE THERE IS A CRACK AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE CAR CAN SET ON FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189898

Incident

May 5, 2007

(1) PURCHASED AUTO 10/7/05. PICK-UP IN MIAMI. AUTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPERATED IN FLORIDA CLIMATE. DROVE CAR TO PENNSYLVANIA ARRIVING ON 10/9/05. ON 10/13/05 DETECTED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING AND PARKING IN GARAGE. (THIS WAS FIRST TIME CAR WAS REFUELED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARKED IN GARAGE). (2) PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A LEAK IN A SEAM OF THE PLASTIC GAS TANK OF THE AUDI A6. HAS CAUSED NO INJURIES AS YET. OBVIOUS CONSEQUENCE IS FOUL ODOR AND , MORE IMPORTANTLY, A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. CARFAX VEHICLE HISTORY SHOWS NO RECORD OF THE CAR BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NOT HAVE I EXPERIENCED ONE SINCE PURCHASING. (3) LICENSED REPAIR SHOP IS CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENT GAS TANK AND DETERMINING THE APPROXIMATE LABOR COST TO REPLACE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10139846

Incident

Oct 13, 2005

Mileage

80,500 mi

I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6 QUATTRO (2.8 LITER ENGINE). LAST WINTER DURING A COLD SPELL SOME PART IN THE PCV VALVE FROZE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO BE STUCK AT ABOUT 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR TURNED INTO A ROCKET. FORTUNATELY, I COULD BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND NOBODY WAS HURT. IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE THOUGH, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND ICY THAT DAY. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT "IT MAY TAKE A WEEK BECAUSE WE ARE SWAMPED WITH MANY OTHER AUDI A6, ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/ENGINE, AND THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN VERY COLD WEATHER. IN APRIL I FOUND A SHORT ARTICLE IN "DER SPIEGEL" (THE GERMAN EQUIVALENT TO NEWSWEEK OR TIME MAGAZINES), REPORTING THAT NHTSA TOOK 16 AUDI A6 IN TO TEST FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS? CAN YOU FORCE AUDI TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE? KINDEST REGARDS AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, HAGEN BLASZYK, MD

NHTSA ID

10097980

Incident

Jan 12, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENSOR WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089806

Incident

Aug 25, 2004

Mileage

7,000 mi

BACK PRESSURE DEVELOPS WHEN REFUELING WITH THE ENGINE AND IGNITION OFF. GASOLINE GUSHES OUT ONTO ATTENDANT, CAR AND GROUND. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES , SO THAT WE NO LONGER FILL OUR TANK, AS ITS NOT NEARLY AS BAD IF WE FILL IT ONLY 3/4 FULL. IT WILL STILL SPRAY OUT, BUT NOT GUSH OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH AUDI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH LIVES COULD BE AT RISK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10087047

Incident

Aug 17, 2004

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS - GAUGE SHOWED 3/4 TANK. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE GAS GAUGE RECALL PERFORMED ON IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10045459

Incident

Nov 3, 2003

Mileage

28,000 mi

1998 AUDI A6 FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AT THE SEAMS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE TANK. GARAGE FULL OF GAS FUMES AND FUEL WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR. *PH

NHTSA ID

10038807

Incident

Aug 6, 1998

Mileage

75,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES HE COULD SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE, A MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN THE RETURN LINE PLASTIC NIPPLE, THIS ALLOWED FUEL TO DRIP ON THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN THE TANK WAS MORE THAN HALF FILLED, THE WHOLE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SLC *SCC

NHTSA ID

566829

Incident

May 23, 2002

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V137, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS ANGRY THAT ON THE LETTER IT STATES REPAIR WOULD BE DONE BY AUGUST 7, 2000, CONSUMER FINALLY SPOKE WITH SOMEONE IN DECEMBER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AT THE DEALER. *SLC

NHTSA ID

560216

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIRS ON VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL 00V137, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL EXPENSES, NOW THAT THE RECALL KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL OCCURRING. *SLC

NHTSA ID

559038

AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP INSIDE THE GAS TANK CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPRAY OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE CONSUMER, VEHICLE, AND GROUND, THE GAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPRAY OUT UNDER PRESSURE AFTER THE NOZZLE IS REMOVED FROM THE TANK FILLER NECK. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558243

RECALL 00V137000. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

874928

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-137 FOR THE FUEL TANK PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, FOUR MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

556553

RECALL 00V137000/ FUEL SENDING UNITS. CONTACTED DEALER, BIENER AUDI OF GREAT NECK, NORTHERN BLVD, MANHASSET, NY, (516)8292834 IN JUNE 2000, BUT DEAELR HAS NO PARTS AND COULD NOT REMEDY RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

872816

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 00V137000. DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAULTY GAS GAUGE WHICH INDICATED INACCURATE FUEL READING. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

871150

THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION INDICATING FULL WHILE THE TANK WAS EMPTY. YH

NHTSA ID

552747

GAS GAUGE IS INDICTATING THAT FUEL WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THERE WAS NO GAS IN TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SENDER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO GET STRANDED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A WIDEPSREAD DEFECT. BUT, REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL .TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED . DEALER WILL REPLACE SENDER WITH A NEW REDESIGNED PART. BUT PART IS ON BACKORDER. *AK

NHTSA ID

858748

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858187

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITHIN THE GAS TANK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

855706

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL GAUGE WON'T INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. ALSO, VEHICLE HA S HAD ALREADY TWO RECALLS ON THE TIE RODS. *AK

NHTSA ID

855508

Incident

Jan 24, 2000

AUTOMOBILE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING ANYWHERE FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, COMPUTER SHOWS ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 280 MILES LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY ON THESE OCCASIONS - TWICE HAVING TO WALK TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN TERRIBLE WEATHER, ONCE A TOW SERVICE HALPED ME ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. AUDI REPLACED ALL 3 "SENDING UNITS" ON JAN 26, 1999 AND OCTOBER 15, 1999. FUEL GAUGE/SENDING UNITS HAVE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED- I.E. AFTER DRIVING 300 MILES ON 1 TANK OF GAS, GAUGE AT THE 3/4 FULL LEVEL, COMPUTER SHOWS 375 MILES TO EMPTY- AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER THAN PREVIOUSLY SHOWN. CONTACTED BOTH DEALERSHIP(NEW COUNTRY AUDI) AND AUDI OF AMERICA INC. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, 3 OUT OF 5 AUDI A6'S HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

717193

Incident

Jan 26, 1999

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO THINK THAT THERE IS FUEL IN THE GAS TANK WHEN, IN REALITY, THE TANK IS EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST BUCKS AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AUDI DEALER FOR REPAIRS. A FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN ORDERED. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE. *AK

NHTSA ID

854294

Incident

Dec 15, 1999

I THINK WHEN AUDI HAS RECALLS, THEY SHOULD HAVE PARTS AT DEALERS, CURRENTLY DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT RECALLS THAT ARE SEVERAL MONTHS OLD. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GUAGES ARE INACCURATE AND THEY'VE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PARTS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIRS

NHTSA ID

715732

Incident

Dec 7, 1999