Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Audi A6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
My Audi A6 is experiencing symptoms of a documented and open recall at Audi, and Audi USA and the dealer are refusing to even evaluate the vehicle for recall status. The recall is a rollover valve nipple, with age and stress cracking can develop on the plastic fuel tank, causing a leak to occur. My car is experiencing just such a symptom, and has been confirmed by two independent mechanics.
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE IN THE VEHICLE, STRONG SMELL CABIN AFTER FILLING GAS TANK TO FULL. IT IS A SAFTEY WARNING BECAUSE ANY IGNITION OR LIGHTING CAN IGNITE A FLAME.
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
GAS LEAKING ON THE FLOOR OF GARAGE FROM ROLL-OVER NIPPLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO APPLY RECALL (NOT COVERED VIN) FOR THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AUDI PARTS AS LISTED IN DOT RECALL DOCUMENTS. THE REPAIR FAILED IN APRIL 2015. THE 3M MATERIAL USED IN THE REPAIR HAD DETERIORATED. *TR
THERE IS NOT ACCIDENT INVOLVED YET. THERE IS A GAS SMELL ON LEFT REAR SIDE, OVER THE WHEEL ARCH ON MY AUDI A6 2001. I SEARCHED NHTSA FOR AUDI RECALL CAMPAIGN. THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN# 11V267000 HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACT AUDI-USA AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THIS CAMPAIGN, THAT IS 1-800-822-2834, AFTER ASKING MY THE VEHICLE MILEAGE, AUDI-USA JUST SAID MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE THIS RECALL. APPARENTLY, THE DEFECT EXACTLY MATCHES WHAT THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN# 11V267000 DESCRIBES. WHY AUDI-USA REFUSES TO COVER MY CAR? I AM WONDERING WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE MY CAR IS AT HIGH MILEAGE. THEY MAY TRY TO SAVE COST, BUT THIS IS AN APPARENT SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AND THE DEFECT SHOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MILEAGE. REGULATORS NEED TO OVERSIGHT THINGS LIKE THIS. THE CAR MANUFACTURERS CANNOT JUST WAIT TO FIX DEFECTS UNTIL REAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR
WHEN FILLING CAR WITH GAS THE GAS LEAKS OUT BY FILLER TUBE AT LEAST A GALLON OR MORE. HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES TO FIX PROBLEM BUT STILL LEAKS. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN EXPLOSION CAUSED FROM THIS PROBLEM, OR GAS LEAKED OUT MY DRIVEWAY OR ROADS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON THE REPUTATION OF AUDI AND VW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6 AVANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND THE CONTACT FOUND A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF UPDATED 02/07/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AUDI AGREED TO PAY THE COST OF REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. UPDATED 02/22/12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL TANK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE NIPPLE ON TOP OF THE TANK REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FOR EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAK. FIRST SMALL LEAK CODES EVERY WEEK OR SO, THEN "GROSS LEAK" CODE. INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC GAS TANK AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPILLAGE. RISK OF FIRE. DEALER INFORMS $2800 TO REPLACE GAS TANK. *TR
MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES FOR A FEW RECALLS BUT IS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THE RECALLED CARS. I SUFFER SOME THE EXACT ISSUES THE FACTORY RECALLED BUT MY CAR IS NOT A RECALLED CAR. ITS REALLY INCONVENIENT TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I AM WORRIED I COULD GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DISPENSED GASOLINE INTO THE FUEL TANK, HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK NIPPLE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GAS AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. GASOLINE ODOR ALSO INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS, NO ACCIDENTS, NO DAMAGE TO CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI 6. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS BENT AND CRACKED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB
THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE, IT READ HALF A TANK WHEN IT WAS REALLY EMPTY. CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER. UNDER THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THE DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND. *AK *TC
I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS INCORRECT. I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD FUEL SENDER UNIT. THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST $1000. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME A PRINTOUT OF THE RECALL NOTICE, WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2001. I SPOKE WITH AUDI OF AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER THAT THIS RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CAR. IN THE DATABASE, THE DEALER FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN SEPT 2001 (BEFORE I PURCHASED IT) AND IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. I SPOKE AGAIN WITH AUDI OF AMERICA AND AFTER THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HAD "RESEARCHED" THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CORRECT FUEL SENDING UNIT MUST HAVE BEEN IN MY CAR OR THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT. SO I AM LEFT WITH A NONFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE AND NO HELP FROM AUDI ON FIXING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.
AUDI 2001 A6 2.7T TIPTRONIC WHILE IN D TRANSMISSION MODE, CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PER ACCELERATOR INPUT AFTER USING THE BRAKES. THERE IS A DELAY OF ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER BRAKING FROM LOW SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY GENTLE ACCELERATION AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHER SPEEDS FOLLOWED BY EITHER GENTLE OR AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. OFTEN THERE WILL BE A PRONOUNCED JERK WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE DELAY. *LA SAFETY ISSUE TYPICAL SITUATION: WHEN CROSSING MEDIANS TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAVE TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID A COLLISION BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE SMARTLY AFTER BRAKING. THE SAME CROSSING IN PREVIOUSLY OWNED AUDI A4 1.8T AND AUDI A4 2.8 (BOTH WITHOUT FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE) COULD BE SAFELY NEGOTIATED WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION DELAY. THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. REFERENCES FROM AUDIWORLD.COM FORUMS IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ALL HAVE THE AUDI TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM, NOT LIMITED TO THE 2.7T MODEL. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE LATEST MESSAGES HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/A6/MSGS/304185.PHTML ALSO, CONSUMER REPORTS HAVE NOTED THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN TESTING THIS CAR. HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/MAIN/DETAILV2.JSP?CONTENT%3C%3ECNT_ID=302773&FOLDER%3C%3EFOLDER_ID=97851&ASSORTMENT%3C%3EAST_ID=333137&BMUID=1066370138539 SEVERAL OTHER REVIEWS IN THE U.S. AUTOMOBILE PRESS HAVE ALSO NOTED THE DELAY. REPAIR LOCAL AUDI DEALER IS UNABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION SINCE THEIR TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES ONLY INDICATE A "NO FAULT FOUND" OR "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" SITUATION (SEVERAL VISITS). ESCALATION TO AUDI HEADQUARTERS ELICITS STATEMENTS SUCH AS "WORKING AS PER DESIGN, "SAFETY FEATURE (PREVENT OVER REVVING DAMAGE TO ENGINE/TRANSMISSION)", AND "SYSTEM HAS TO PROCESS A LOT OF DATA". *LA
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE FUEL DOOR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. SCC
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL #LH, HOWEVER WAS INFORMED THAT AN APPOINTMENT COULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL PARTS CAME, WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE, DELAER STATED NO APPOINTMETS WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT HEARD FROM DEALER WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN TWO WEEKS AND VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*YD
CONSUMER COULD BE DRIVING AND TANK WILL SHOW THAT IT IS FULL. BUT, IN REALITY, IT IS EMPTY. DEALER HAD REPAIRED FUEL GAUGE FOUR TIMES, AND CULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM.*AK
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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