Tl*the contact owns a 1999 audi a6. The contact stated that the lcd screen on the instrument control panel was not visible and could not be read. The dealer stated that they were aware of the failure, but would not repair it for free or disclose the cause of the failure. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 69,000 and current mileage is 100,000. Updated 01/11/08. *lj updated 12/12/07
1999 Audi A6 electrical complaints
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Drivers information display failure. No way to access vehicle maintainence or safety information. Display should tell you when to replay brakes, critical failure items etc.
1999 audi a6 quattro with gauge cluster problems that started right after the warranty period ended**cc the consumer stated the fuel and temperature gauges no longer functioned and the multi-function liquid crystal did not indicate readable information , the speedometer and tachometer functioned sporadically. Update
Audi a6 customer states that after receiving a recall notice she took her car in for repairs and was given a larger bill for other things that need to be repaired**cc the consumer stated the dealer made repairs to the steering and engine. Update
I was pouring windshield fluid into my audi a6 one day. I sat down in the car to move it onto the street because I wanted to wash it, I turned the ignition on, as I got in I smelled burning plastic. I thought nothing of it so I drove it to the street. Smoke started pouring out of the vents on the drivers side of the cabin. I rolled down the windows and the sunroof because I thought the air-conditioning or heater was having a problem. I turned the car off and got out and watched the smoke for a minute. The smoke then turned a black-dark grey color. Then came flames pouring out of the vent on the drivers side. Just then I hear this piercing screech and pop, the car was completely ruined inside and soot spewed everywhere around the car I then turned the hose on which I already had out from when I was going to wash my car. I put a majority of the fire out, so I walked over to my garage and got a fire extinguisher and sprayed it all over to make sure it was out. I hosed my car out and around, surprisingly the interior was still intact but just a tad bit dirty, so I took it to my friend who owns a dealer/body shop and he got the car fixed and its just like new again. He was saying something about wiring and headlights but I was just happy that my car was back. Please fix this audi because I would hate to see someone get hurt over this problem and be less fortunate than I was. Out of the whole mess I had to get a new dashboard, steering wheel, windshield and wiring also a paint kit. The car looks stunning I also had to get it detailed after so the total cost to repair was $1967.34 I love this car otherwise and I hope this does not happen again.
Tl* - the contact purchased a 1999 audi a6. On march 19, 2007. The contact explained that on march 20, 2007 the check engine light turned on for the first time ,and that there was burnt smell coming from the engine. The dealer stated that there was air in the gas lines. On march 21, 2007 the air conditioner stopped working. On march 22, 2007 the check engine light turned on a second time. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The contact was told that the air conditioner needed to be repaired, and that the engine hoses needed to be tuned. On march 24, 2007 the vehicle would not start. The dealership transported the vehicle back to the repair shop. The contact was told that this problem was due to a bad battery, the hoses were adjusted. They were only waiting on the parts for the air conditioner. The contact had informed them that there continued to be a strong burnt smell coming from the engine. On march 31, 2007 the contact took the vehicle back to the dealership to have worked on the air condition unit. On april 1 the contact heard a loud fan noise from under the hood when she started the vehicle. On april 4, 2007 the contact called the dealer and was told that all vehicles go through a 25 point inspection before sales. On april 7 the vehicle was taken to a professional dealer, where the contact was informed that there were leaks on the front and the back of the engine. All engine cam seals, hoses, and ABS module need to be replaced . The repair costs would come to over $5000.00. The contact wanted to file a complaint against americar trading company 501 north thompson, spring dale ar, 72764 (479‑927‑0333) since they did not report that these problems existed on the vehicle prior to the sale. The dealer has not returned the contacts calls after this last failure. The failure mileage was 120,049, and the current mileage was 121,594. *ak updated 07/17/07.
1999 audi a-6 had a recall on headlight switch wires and dealer refuse to fix problem**cc the consumer was told by the dealer that they could not perform the recall due to the vehicle having an after market device installed. The after market accessories were wired into the headlights system.
Ignition switch failure we caused the lights, turnsignla, horn, windshield wipers and washers and heat in the car to no work. Very dangerous. This was caused by ignition switch melted wires from the heated steering wheel.
While driving my 1999 audi a6 on the expressway with my 3 year old son in his booster seat, the driver side of the dashboard starts to smoke . Then in less than a minute flames were coming out, by the time I was able to pull over, my dashboard was completely on fire,while taking my son out the airbag blew, scaring him even more, and not to mention all the toxic fumes we inhaled. The insurance tells me the car is a total loss, and if that airbag was activated while I was still driving, it could have been fatal.
Heated steering wheel burns hands, smokes. Doesn't vary with settings. Did not allow it to get to a fire condition.
Transmission and computer broke while sitting in driveway. Shop which repaired car tried to find a used computer out of 3 other audis and all were rusty. Mechanic informed me that water seeped behind dashboard and under driver's floorboard, rusting out computer ,and ruining transmission. Evidently, all other audis showed the same water damage in the same area. Computer failed to send a signal to the dashboard that there was a problem. Fortunately, the transmission locked while the car was in park and not while we were on the road. We installed a rebuilt transmission and new computer. I am concerned because I drove a vehicle once when the transmission locked while in the middle of a road, coming to a dead stop. I believe this could be a dangerous situation.
My 1999 audi a6 avant ignition switch failed causing the lack of turn signals, windshield wipers, heater and horn. The bernardsville audi dealers claims it "fried some wires" which to me sounds like a safety and fire hazard.
Dt: the contact stated while driving vehicle she smelled melted plastic, maybe an electrical odor. When she pulled over fire and smoke was coming from the dashboard vents. There were no prior warnings or prior problems with the vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed by the fire. The insurance company inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of the fire.
Audi a6 1999. The vehicle was able to be started easily while in gear. *sc the master cylinder failed without warning. The low beam headlight burned out without warning.
Consumer was driving and suddenly there was fire coming from the dashboard. Consumer contacted the fire department, and the fire was extinguished. Vehicle was totaled.
Flames started shooting out the driver's side vent on 1999 a6 sedan.*mr while driving smoke began coming out of the AC vents then flame starting coming out of the driver's side vents. The driver was able to pull of and extinguish the fire. The consumer sustained a small burn while putting the fire out. The consumer looked on the federal safety agency website and found a recall on the ignition switch (04v13300) but has not received a notice about the recall.
While traveling home on the atlantic city expressway, my wife and I noticed a peculiar smell coming from the vents. As the odor got stronger, we decided to pull over and check underneath the hood. When I looked underneath the hood, I saw nothing out of the ordinary. A few seconds later, I heard my wife exiting the vehicle because the cabin began to fill with smoke. Upon closer review, I saw a small flame inside the drivers side vent. We worked frantically to put the small flame out however, we had no idea that the flame was much more intense than what was visible. Seconds later, the entire dash was completely on fire. Due to traffic conditions, it took the fire department 22 minutes to reach the fire consequently; the vehicle was completely demolished by the time they arrived. After spending an hour or so giving the state police the details of what happened, we finally realized that our cell phone, house keys and other important items were lost in the fire. We had to walk home- (3 miles) and wait for my parents to bring our spare key so we could get into our house. It took us more than a week to get all of the paperwork submitted to have our drivers license, social security card, etc. Replaced. My personal computer that had more than 100 sensitive work-related documents (worth more than the pc) was lost. These documents are completely unrecoverable and I havent begun to evaluate the amount of time it will take to replicate them.
My husband and I were driving our 1999 audi a-6 sedan on a limited access highway, we noticed an acrid smell in the car. Suddenly smoke began pouring out the AC vents then flames began coming out the vents on the drivers side. *ak I called the audiof america help line on the 16th of july, gave a report and on july 19, spoke to anette johnson who took a full feeling very unsatisfied by ms. Johnsons unhelpful, though sympathetic response, I did a web search using the terms audi, fire, dashboard and discovered that on march 23, 2004 it was announced that audi was recalling 172,888 vehicles because a wiring problem could cause a fire on the drivers side. Exactly what happened to us! I then went to the site www.intellichoice.com/reports/vehiclereport.efm/vehicle_nmb/11642/section/recalls there I discovered that they disiplay all current information provided by the federal safety agency in their recall database and you had noted that 22 reports had been filed on fires on this vehicle. Are we the 23rd or the 85th? I called ms. Johnson back and asked her why, when I described exactly what audi was recalling cars for she had not told me about the recall and offered to repair our car since it fell under that problem. She said that audi has not released this iformation that it was pending. Yet I told her you had assigned a recall number to it (according to the above site). That number is 04v133000. I am appalled that news of this problem hit the media on march 24, 2004 and we were not notified. A fire just like the ones described in intellichoices site occurred to us and we certainly could have been seriously injured. Yet, the audi representative told us that owners still had not been notified. My husband and I still are having horrific flashbacks to that terrifying moment when flames lept into the passenger compartment. We strongly urge you to take action to make audi notify all owners of cars like ours immediately.
Center display faded out at 55000 miles and needed to be replaced for $900.
The central dash cluster, drivers information display fades to illegible after a few minutes of operation.
While driving between 45-50 MPH consumer turned the heater on and a distinct smell came from the dashboard, followed by condensation smoke; first being gray smoke, then turning to black smoke. Consumer stopped the vehicle just before the vehicle became engulfed in flames.
I own a 1999 audi a-6 sedan. Today it had a fire in the dashboard near the driver's side. Fortunately it occurred while it was at home where I had access to fir extinguishers and tools to disconnect the battery. It took 3 extinguishers to put out the blaze. Just moments earlier, my wife and 5 year old son returned home from church complaining of a toxic smell in the car! We were very fortunate the situation was not worse!
As the car was driving normal, light smoke began coming out of the air vents. Nothing was on, such as the AC or the heater. There were no signals or any alarms lit on the dashboard. In terms of minutes, without any warning, the light smoke turned into pitch black smoke, immediately turning into flames. In a matter of a minute, there was an explosion that completely destroyed the entire interior as well as the exterior of the vehicle. However, the vehicle was left with no visible fire damage to the engine or front end.
Instrument panel is faded to unreadable. An alarm is going off and I can't read what it says. A known problem with audi's. Can't believe they didn't do a recall.
While driving my audi 1999 a6 quattro 2.8l my veh statred to smoke from the dashboard. I pulled off the road and with in 5 minutes my veh was totally destroyed. Thankfully there was no injuries
The ignition system has a flaw allowing the ignition/auto-transmission to be switched off in drive. Without knowing that had happened, the driver started the vehicle which immediately began rolling. The owner tried to stop the vehicle and was injured in the process. Please describe details.
Consumer states red panel lighting is visible at night, mechanic discovered a short at cigar lighter housing and repaired.
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