1998 Audi A6 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Audi A6. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• DRIVER'S SIDE DASH FIRE
  Recall Query RQ06003 · opened Feb 27, 2006 · closed Jul 20, 2006 · led to recall 06V198000

  Volkswagen of america, inc. (voa) conducted a safety recall (nhtsa recall number 04v133) to add a plastic cover to the top section of the knee bolster crossmember to prevent contact with the headlight switch wiring harness.the scope of the original recall covered model years 1998 through 2004 with vehicle production da…

• STUCK-OPEN THROTTLE
  Engineering Analysis EA04017 · opened Jun 30, 2004 · closed Feb 10, 2005 · led to recall 04V495000

  Vwoa has recalled approximately 28,300 my 1998-99 a6 vehicles in cold weather states that experienced the highest rate of throttle icing incidents in the subject vehicles (04v-495).the failure rate in the a4 and passat vehicles is much lower than in the recalled vehicles.odi will continue to monitor the experience in t…

• STUCK-OPEN THROTTLE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04023 · opened Mar 5, 2004 · closed Jun 30, 2004

  Complaints received by odi and audi allege that, in extreme cold weather, the throttle may unexpectedly fail to return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released, making it difficult to stop the vehicle.in march of 2004, audi performed a series of tests to investigate the possible causes of throttle icing.audi conc…

• STEERING WHEEL HEATER OVERHEATS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03019 · opened May 15, 2003 · closed Sep 17, 2003

  This pe was opened based on four odi complaints that the steering wheel overheats. Vw has shown that moisture and prespiration permeate the steering wheel cover causing the heating element to corrode.this corrosion may cause a small, localized area of the steering wheel to experience a brief duration of overheating.the…

• BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02008 · opened Jan 23, 2002 · closed Jul 12, 2002
• FUEL EXPULSION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99001 · opened Jan 1, 1999 · closed Mar 24, 1999 · led to recall 99V058000

  By letter dated march 22, 1999, volkswagen notified nhtsa that it would take safety recall action to correct the spitback problem on all the subject vehicles.based on the manufacturer's recall action (odi 99v-058), this investigation is closed.