2001 Audi A6 Electrical Problems

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L WITH P1411 AND P1423 DTC CODES. I AM HEARING IT IS A VACUUM HOSE OR COMBI VALUE PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I AM READING, COMMON TO THIS MODEL, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOT WANT TO TACKLE IT. IN A RECENT FORUM I WAS TOLD MANY OF THE ITEMS I HAVE LISTED WERE RECALL ITEMS-INCLUDING VACUUM HOSES. YES, MANY WERE, THERE WAS EVEN A LAW SUIT WITH AUDI, THAT AUDI DENIED MY CLAIM AND PAID SEVERAL ON. I APPEALED AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND AND DID NOT DEFINE WHY THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT. AUDI STILL HAS YET TO COVER THE VEHICLE IN THE PROFESSIONAL MANNER I EXPECTED. MY LIFE BURDENS ARE ENOUGH, I DO NOT NEED A CAR MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO YANK ME AROUND, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 205,000 MILES, BECAUSE I PAID OUTRAGEOUS CAR REPAIRS ON IT. I FEEL AUDI IS A GOOD CAR, BUT FIXING THINGS ON IT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALLS AND SERVICE WARRANTIES IS NOT HAPPENING. DO I REALLY HAVE TO SUE TO GET RESULTS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I HAVE EXPERIENCED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FAILED EMISSIONS TESTING, HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS, ISSUES WITH WATER IN LENSES AND MIRRORS, TURN SIGNAL ISSUES, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LINE, REPLACED TIE RODS, AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT SIGNALS AFTER BRAKE REPAIR. I AM HOPING NHTSA CAN SHED SOME LIGHT AND ASSIST ME WITH RECTIFYING MY CAR SITUATION POSSIBLY. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND I AM HOPEFUL TO RECEIVE SOME RELIEF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10706578

Incident

Nov 3, 2008

CENTER DISPLAY LCD PANEL IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FADES OUT PARTICULARLY IN WARM WEATHER AND THE INFORMATION IT PROVIDES CANNOT BE READ. SINCE SOME OF THE INFORMATION SHOWN IN THIS DISPLAY IS IMPORTANT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLE THE FAILURE OF THE DISPLAY TO BE ADEQUATELY LEGIBLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465697

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM HAS FADED TO A POINT N WHICH IT IS NO LONGER READABLE. SINCE ALL OF THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IF DISPLAYED THROUGH THIS SYSTEM I AM AFRAID DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE MAY OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382811

Incident

Feb 5, 2011

Mileage

87,522 mi

2001 AUDI A6. LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRES SHORTED AGAINST FRAME AND IGNITED A FIRE. CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF. HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN OFF POSITION. CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR ELECTRICAL LEAKS THE WEEK PRIOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315548

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

116,706 mi

SUBSTANTIAL AND PROLONGED RAIN FLOODED THE COWLING (HOLDING RESERVOIR OF 4 GALLONS )LOCATED BELOW THE WINDSHIELD OF MY AUDI A6 2001 WAGON. THE DRAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLING HAD BECOME CLOGGED FROM BITS OF LEAVES, ETC OVER THE YEARS. THE COWLING HAS NO OVERFLOW DRAIN AND WHEN THE DRAIN HOLE IS CLOGGED THE WATER FLOODS INTO THE AIR VENT AND PROCEEDS INTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR WAS FLOODED WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER WHICH PROCEED TO DAMAGE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX FOR THE ENTIRE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC "HARNESS" WHICH CONNECTS THE CONTROL BOX TO ALL OF THE DEVICES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CAR. THERE WERE MORE THAN 12 CARS IN THIS ONE DEALERSHIP SUFFERING FROM THIS WATER DAMAGE ISSUE. AUDI HAS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, BUT HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A RECALL AND INSTALL AN OVERFLOW HOLE HIGHER UP ON THE COWLING TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF. REPAIR BILL WAS $3,500. INSTALLATION OF AN OVERFLOW HOLE WOULD BE AN EASY SOLUTION. FLOODING SHUTS DOWN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DISABLES CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10159130

Incident

May 16, 2006

CONSUMER HAS HAD VALVE COVER REPLACED 3 TIMES ON THE 2001 A-6. *TS THE RIGHT SIDE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE PCV HOSE ASSEMBLY BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE INADEQUATE SERVICE RECEIVED. THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DIED TWICE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10158392

Incident

Jan 25, 2006

Mileage

63,904 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL (04V1233000) WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVILY AND SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER SAW FIRE IN THE VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR AND CALL 911. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING AND DO NOT HAVE THE REPORT. *JB COOLANT BOTTLE LEAKED, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10121191

Incident

Apr 30, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS FULL OF SMOKE WHILE GETTING INTO IT WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT. CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE FILM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW. ALSO, CONSUMER OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND IT FULL OF SMOKE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE MARSHALL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117367

Incident

Apr 20, 2004

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH RESULTING LOSS OF VBELT MECHANISM AND POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THE RESULTING STEERING DIFFICULTY ON A CURVED ROAD WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH EVEN AT 30 MILES PER HOUR..*AK

NHTSA ID

757085

Incident

Jan 8, 2002

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A LOW SCREECHING NOISE, THIS IS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN A STOPPING POSITION, AND GOING AT LOW SPEED, CONTACT DEALER AND HAD NO RESPONSE.*AK ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED DOWN BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES TO GET ANY RESPONSE, EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDED WHEN USING HORN. *TT *SLC

NHTSA ID

899101

WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE ONLY POSSIBLE NATURAL CAUSE FOR THE FIRE WOULD BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, CLAIM 13-7000-834. *SLC

NHTSA ID

6900632

Incident

Jul 11, 2000