2001 Audi Quattro

VOLKSWAGEN (VW) IS RECALLING CERTAIN VW PASSAT 4MOTION AND AUDI A6 QUATTRO AND ALLROAD QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER CARS.VW VEHICLES SUBJECT TO RECALL WERE MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 22, 2000 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005 AND AUDI VEHICLES SUBJECT TO RECALL WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2, 2001 TO JUNE 1, 2005.THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER FOR THE VW VEHICLES IS 08V-156 (VW ALSO IS CORRECTING DEFECTS RELATED TO HEAT SHIELD AND FUEL LINE HAZARDS FOR THESE VEHICLES AND FOR 1999-2000 PASSATS IN THIS RECALL ACTION.)THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER FOR THE AUDI VEHICLES IS 08V-157.SINCE 2006, ODI HAS RECEIVED 17 COMPLAINTS OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE SUBJECT VEHICLES' FUEL TANKS.THE 400 COMPLAINTS SHOWN ABOVE MAY INCLUDE DUPLICATE REPORTS TO ODI AND THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE THE CONSEQUENCE (FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK) IS SIMILAR FOR BOTH THE PASSAT AND AUDI SUBJECT VEHICLES, DIFFERENCES IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRE A DIFFERENT REMEDY FOR EACH VEHICLE.ON THE PASSATS, THE VENTILATION LINE COULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY WITH TENSION AND WITH AN INCORRECTLY POSITIONED CABLE TIE.THE TENSION COULD CAUSE CRACKED OR BROKEN NIPPLES ON THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE.ON THE AUDI VEHICLES, A MATERIAL CHANGE (EFFECTIVE JUNE 2, 2001) WITH DIFFERENT AGING CHARACTERISTICS USED FOR THE ROLLOVER VALVE AND THE USE OF AN INFLEXIBLE ALUMINUM VENTILATION LINE COULD CAUSE CRACKING OF THE NIPPLE ON THE ROLLOVER VALVE.VW IS RECALLING ALL VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THESE DEFECTS.IT WILL INSPECT PASSATS TO ENSURE THAT THE VENT LINE IS TENSION FREE AND CORRECT THE INSTALLATION IF TENSION IS FOUND.IF A CRACK OR FUEL LEAK IS FOUND, VW WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.AUDI WILL REPAIR ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BY REINFORCING THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE WITH AN EPOXY ADHESIVE.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

MY FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED. I CHECKED WITH YOUR RECALL NOTICED FOR MY CAR AUDI A6 4.2L 2001, AND THE SENDING UNIT APPARENTLY HAS FILED AND WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER FOR MY PARTICULAR ENGINE, NO SUCH RECALL WAS INITIATED. THE 4.2 L ENGINE SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS RECALL. IT TOOK MY $4,000 TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENDING UNIT. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE 4.2L ENGINES AS WELL. I WAS STRANDED TWICE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE IT READ HALF FULL. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENDED IF IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE DESERT. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS GETS RECALLED!. WORRIED CONSUMER. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10200196

Incident

Mar 21, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI QUATTRO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 12/2006 AND ON 02/2007 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO ALL OF THE TIRES BEING WORN AND THE WIRES WERE ALSO VISIBLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF $500.00 AND IS NOW UNABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH RECEIPTS FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED 2 NEW TIRES AND A NEW TAIL PIPE EXTENDER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TAIL PIPE WAS WELDED ON TOP OF RUST AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 69,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ID

10188339

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

58,500 mi

LTR FM(VA) RE THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE WATER PUMP WHICH CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO PREMATURELY BREAK IN HIS 2001 AUDI QUATTRO: AUDI HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT RE THIS PROBLEM. *TS *NM

NHTSA ID

10155164

Incident

Mar 3, 2006

JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. AUDI REFUSES TO BUY BACK

NHTSA ID

10069074

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

18,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2001 AUDI ALLROAD WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER F1 RADIAL TIRES MARKED ALLROAD SIZE 225 R17 M+S RATED. THESE ARE THE ONLY MANUFACTURER APPROVED TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND THE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED REQUIRING A NEW TIRE. IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS TO OBTAIN A TIRE AND I WAS LIMITED TO DRIVING ON STREETS AS THE SPARE IS NOT A FULL SIZE TIRE AND CANNOT BE USED OVER 50MPH. ON JULY 2, WE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE CAUSED BY A NAIL AND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. THE 3 AUDI DEALERS IN OUR AREA DID NOT CARRY THE TIRE, AND AFTER SEVERAL REFERRALS WE FOUND A TIRE AT GRAND PRIX TIRES IN COSTA MESA CA WHICH HAD BEEN ORDERED BY A CUSTOMER BUT NOT PICKED UP. AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS ABNORMAL WEAR ON ANOTHER TIRE WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT SO WE IMMEDIATELY ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL TIRE. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE STATUS OF THE ORDER ON JULY 30, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH---WHICH MEANS THAT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE ON A WORN TIRE. I CONTACTED AUDI'S CUSTOMER ADVOCATES WHO CLAIM THAT IT IS A NON-AUDI PART AND THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT IT IS THE ONLY TIRE WHICH CAN BE USED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY REFERRED ME TO THEIR SUPPLIER---THE TIRE RACK WHO LOOKED INTO IT AND AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM GOODYEAR AND THAT IT WILL BE A MONTH OR MORE TO GET ONE (A TOTAL OF 7 WEEKS PLUS). AUDI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO I AM REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING IT AS IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE WEAR ON THE TIRE AND THE LACK OF ANY OTHER TIRE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030606

Incident

Jul 2, 2003

Mileage

34,500 mi

TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025322

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

Mileage

28,700 mi

TIRE CRACKING, SEPARATING AT SEAMS AND LOOSING AIR. REPORTED PROBLEM TO PERILLI AND THEY WERE UNINTERESTED. AT THIS TIME ONLY ONE TIRE IS FLAT. I FEAR THE OTHER THREE WILL ALSO CRACK AND SEPARATE . ALL THE TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME SERIES. AFTER I FINALLY GOT PERELLI TO REPLACE 1 TIRE IT IS NOW TWO WEEKS AND THE TIRE IS STILL NOT ARRIVED AT CRAVEN TIRES. ( THIS IS WHERE PERELLI INSTRUCTED ME TO GO) I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE MY CAR SITS WITH A FLAT. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY DEFECTIVE TIRES ARE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I TOLD PERILLI ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERN IN DRIVING MY CAR WITH CRACKED TIRES PEELING AND LEAKING AIR. DT

NHTSA ID

768834

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

AFTER SLOWING DOWN IN WARM WEATHER THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A LAG TIME OF ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE RESPONDS. IT LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE 10 TIMES, FINALLY DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY, AND COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED.*AKTHE DRIVERS SEAT BACK MEMORY DOESNT HOLD, PINNING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PARKTRONIC WAS INOPERATIVE. THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER COVER WAS CRACKED. THE NAVAGATION CONTROL WAS BROKEN. THE REAR DECKLID HATCH NEEDED REPAIR. THE COMPRESSOR CONTINUES TO RUN. THE LEFT CONVERTOR HEAT SHIELD WAS LOOSE CAUSING A METAL TO METAL SOUND. THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND HEARD FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR. *JG

NHTSA ID

8016676

Incident

May 28, 2001

AUDI: (REVISED) VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION MAY HAVE IGNITION COILS THAT COULD MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DETERIORATION IN PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, A MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION COIL MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. *PE UPDATED 8/9/10. *PE UPDATED 8/11/10. *PE UPDATED 11/8/10. *PE UPDATED 11/10/10. *PE UPDATED 1/10/11. *PE

AUDI: WHEEL BOLTS REQUIRE TORQUE ADJUSTMENT. TORQUE STICKS AND TORQUE EXTENSION BARS ARE NOT APPROVED BY AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO APPLY TORQUE TO WHEEL BOLTS. ALL AUDI MODELS INCLUDED. *PE

HEADLIGHT AIMING, USING HELLA UNIVERSAL BEAMSETTER. *KB

LOSES POWER OR WILL NOT MOVE AFTER STOP. *KB

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0300, P0411, P1128, P1411, P1423 STORED IN DTC MEMORY. A8, S8, A6 QUATTROS. *TT

SUBJECT REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0421 OR P0431 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT