2002 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.

CRACKED BEARING ON DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (A4 QUATTRO, 3L V6, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THIS BEARING CONNECTING TWO DISKS THAT MAKE UP DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, WAS CRACKED, CAUSING A SUDDEN ONSET OF A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS VIBRATION TO OCCUR AT ALL RPM LEVELS. ALSO REQUIRED A COMPLETE CLUTCH REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO NORMAL WEAR INTERVAL. ENTIRE FLYWHEEL ASSY REPLACED WITH CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, PILOT AND THROWOUT BEARINGS REMEDIED ISSUE. 10 HOURS LABOR WITH PARTS APROX $2700 TOTAL COST OF REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10372659

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE AUDI CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO EXPLOSIONS. MY 2002 AUDI HAS ABOUT 100K ON IT, WHICH IS WHEN I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER IN 2008 FOR A RECALL, AND AT THAT TIME THEY SERVICED A PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, FOR WHICH NOW THERE IS A RECALL. THEN THIS YEAR, SMELLING GAS, I HAD THE RINGS CHANGED, BUT NOW SMELLING GAS AGAIN, MY AUDI MECHANIC SAYS THE TANK IS NOT REPAIRABLE. HE PULLED IT AS FAR DOWN AS POSSIBLE AND USED A SCOPE ON IT TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REPAIRED. NOW I AM LOOKING AT ABOUT 2K IN BILLS FOR A NEW GAS TANK. I CALLED AUDI AND ASKED THEIR ADVOCATE ABOUT THIS, ASKING ABOUT IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND OF COURSE HE SAID NO, THAT WITH HIGH MILEAGE CARS GAS TANKS CAN GIVE PROBLEMS. I KNOW OF MANY AUDIS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANKS; THIS IS NOT NORMAL. AUDI NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER INSTANCES JUST BY GOOGLING THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB, AND MY MECHANIC, WHO ONLY WORKS ON AUDIS, HAS REPLACED SEVERAL TANKS. HE USED TO BE AN AUTHORIZED PARTS CENTER FOR AUDI SO HE KNOWS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308464

Incident

Jul 7, 2008

Mileage

90,197 mi

I HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHERE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WITH AN ACCOMPANYING THREE BEEPS FROM THE CONSOLE OF MY 2000 AUDI A6 QUATTRO SEDAN. THIS IS HAPPENING MOST OF THE TIME NOW. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HE CAN FIX THIS FOR ABOUT 25% OF THE VALUE OF MY CAR. THIS IS NUTS. I GO ONLINE AND FIND THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAVE FILED QUESTIONS WITH VARIOUS AUDI-RELATED WEB PAGES, ALL WITH THE SAME OR NEARLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW NOT A WORN-OUT PART. I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ARE TERRIBLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209072

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A4 QUATTRO. THE IGNITION COILS WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2003 AT 9,000 MILES. AT 60,300 MILES THE IGNITION COILS FAILED AGAIN WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE ENGINE WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL, AND VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE NORMALLY, ALSO, THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER.THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION COILS FOR CYLINDERS 2, 3 & 6 WERE FAULTY , AND RECOMMENED ALL IGNITION COILS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300. *AK

NHTSA ID

10183252

Incident

Feb 20, 2007

Mileage

60,300 mi

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND CURRENTLY THE TURN SIGNALS OFTEN DO NOT FUNCTION ALTHOUGH AT TIMES THE WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10155447

Incident

Mar 25, 2006

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH WHEN ALL OF ALL SUDDEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR A SIMILAR EVENT MONTHS EARLIER BY CONSUMER AND TESTED, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK AT 2700 RPM THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT START MOVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING AND THERE IS INTERMITTENT BACK FIRE. DEALER REPLACED A NUMBER OF PARTS RELATED TO THE ENGINE. LIGHTER NOT WORKING. CONNECTION TO THE LIGHTER PLUG WAS REPAIRED. THE HORN IS VERY LOW. DEBRIS CLEARED FROM THE HORN. WIPERS STREAKING. WORN WIPER BLADES REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. *TT *NM

NHTSA ID

10117802

Incident

Apr 11, 2005

Mileage

4,700 mi

SODA SPILLED ONTO THE CONTROL PANEL AD WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIR BAGS, CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION. (NAR) *PH *CB

NHTSA ID

10071643

Incident

Mar 7, 2003

I OWN/DRIVE A 2002 A4 AUDI QUATRO WITH PIRELLI TIRES P6 215/55R16 93H. WITHIN THE PAST 15 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD THREE TIRES DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLES THAT HAVE RUPTURED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TIRES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI AND PIRELLI, BUT THEY ASSURE ME IT IS NOT THE TIRE, BUT THE POOR CONDITION OF THE ROADWAYS (POTHOLES, ETC.) THERE ARE ONLY 30K MILES ON MY CAR, WHICH IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH MILEAGE TO WARRANT WARE TO THE POINT OF DEVELOPING SUCH DRASTIC TIRE PROBLEMS. ASIDE FROM THE REPEATED INCURRED MONETARY COSTS FOR REPLACING TIRES, THERE IS NOW A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY COST INVOLVED IF THE TIRES RUPTURES WHILE I AM DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10066454

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

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: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. DETAILING THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ANY TSB OR REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE (RVU). TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION IS INCLUDED. *PE

AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM), OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. SVM IS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (RE-PROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN AUDI VEHICLES. THIS SYSTEM USES THE VAS 5051B OR VAS 5052 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO SEND VEHICLE SPECIFIC DATA TO THE SVM DATABASE, TO DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SVM DATABASE, AND TO FLASH CONTROL UNITS FOR IDENTIFIED SOFTWARE UPDATES. *PE

AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT(SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ITS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (REPROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN ALL AUDI VEHICLES. *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

LOSES POWER OR WILL NOT MOVE AFTER STOP. *KB