AirbagsEngineFuel system
Filed Sep 28, 2025
IT WAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE WHOLE CABIN SPECIALLY IN THE FRONT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO HAVE BAD VIBRATION DURING REVERSED, AND IDLE, ALSO WHEN THE AC IS ON. THEN THERES THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER, THE LIGHT IS ON, IT USED TO SAY '"OFF" THEN WHEN THE SEAT IS USED IT WILL SHUT OFF. NOW IT JUST STAYS ON. LAST IS THE AC COMPRESSOR SEEMS TO BE RATTLING LIKE A BOLT IS LOOSE. ALL THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY AUDI AND STILL MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11690179
- Incident
- Dec 31, 2024
Fuel system
Filed Jan 5, 2023
The contact owns a 2013 Audi A6. The contact stated that after returning to the parked vehicle, the vehicle failed to start after several attempts. The contact stated that the temperature gauge and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact performed a diagnostic on the vehicle and retrieved fault codes for the temperature gauge and fuel delivery system. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V781000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11500302
- Incident
- Dec 29, 2022
- Mileage
- 122,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Nov 20, 2020
CAR IS LEAKING & BURNING OIL AND IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OPEN SHORT TO GROUND I ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING MY ENGINE LIGHT & MY EPIC LIGHT IS ON SMOKE IS COMING COMING FROM THE ENGINE & THE ENGINE IS SHAKING ROUGHLY & THESE ARE SOME OF THE RECALLS BUT THERE SAYING THE RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKING CAR OF BUT SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. I WAS IDLED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11375555
- Incident
- Oct 17, 2020
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Nov 19, 2020
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE MY FUEL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP. ALSO I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE OPEN GROUND OR SHORT TO GROUND CIRCUIT .
- NHTSA ID
- 11375329
- Incident
- Oct 14, 2020
Fuel system
Filed Apr 9, 2020
STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND WHILE PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE RESULTING FROM FUEL PUMP LEAK. ODOR IS WORSE WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL.
- NHTSA ID
- 11320634
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2019
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Nov 16, 2019
ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL CABLES MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO FUEL EXHAUST ISSUE AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE STATIONARY AND OR DRIVING UNDER 50 MILES.
- NHTSA ID
- 11280529
- Incident
- Nov 16, 2019
Fuel system
Filed Oct 10, 2018
START SMELLING GASOLINE AND EVERY DAY WAS WORSE. I BRING THE A6 FOR THE RECALL BUT I JUST REALIZE THAT AUDI DID THE 20AR BUT I REMEMBER PRIOR TO THIS RECALL THE CAR HAD THE 24BZ . I TRIED TO CALL THEM AND MY VIM SOES NOY SHOW FOR THIS RECALL . THE A6 IS WITH AUDI LIVERMORE THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO UNMOUNT THE GAS TANK TO PROCEDURE WITH A DIAGNOSTIC. I JUST KNOW THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS AND NO RESPONSE THAT WHY TGIS HAPPEND THE CAR OR THE TANK HASN'T RECEIVED A DAMAGED AT ALL SO HOW THIS HAPPEND . OTHER OPTION THAT AUDI WANT IS CHARGE 3500 FOR FIX AND THEY PAY THE 20% WICH ITS NOT RIGHT . WHY THIS AUDI A6 2013 3.0 DOESN'T MATCH LIKE THE OTHER A6 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR U CAN LOOK VIDEO AND PHOTOS ON THIS LINK HTTPS://WWW.DROPBOX.COM/SH/SBQ6UF4L11HI6BO/AADHNWHAL8XKVQPLDVHMLJ8UA?DL=0
- NHTSA ID
- 11139375
- Incident
- Oct 4, 2018
- Mileage
- 84,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 15, 2017
FUEL HOSE APPEARS TO HAVE DETERIORATED FROM THE INSIDE. SMALL PINHOLE LEAK APPEARED AND ALLOWED FOR GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO HOT ENGINE. CURRENT VOLKSWAGEN RECALL 24BZ DOES NOT APPEAR TO INCLUDE MY VIN, ALTHOUGH CHARACTERISTICS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE STARTED TO PERMEATE THROUGH THE CABIN. AS I INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE, I FOUND THE CRACK IN THE FUEL HOSE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I CUT THE HOSE AT THE FAILURE POINT AND FOUND DEEP CRACKS ALL ALONG THE INTERNAL LAYER OF HOSE, OUTER LAYER APPEARED IN TACT EXCEPT WHERE THE HOLE EMERGED.
- NHTSA ID
- 10954833
- Incident
- Jan 4, 2017
- Mileage
- 49,000 mi
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.