2000 AUDI A6

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 TT Roadster, 2000 TT Coupe, 1999 Audi A8, 1998-2000 Audi A6, and 1999-2000 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER'S KNEES PUSH AGAINST THE KNEE BOLSTER (CRASH ELEMENT) LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD, IT CAN CONTACT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS, AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, CERTAIN CONNECTOR PINS IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR COME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTE: VEHICLES WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT IN THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SULFUR IN FUEL INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN ADDITIVES FOUND IN WIDELY AVAILABLE GASOLINE CAUSING SULFUR TO BECOME DEPOSITED ON THE CONTACT POINTS OF THREE FUEL SENDING UNITS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ FULL WHILE THE FUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUMES ENTERING THE VENTS, WHICH AFFECTED THE CONTACT'S BREATHING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER. A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE ERUPTED NEAR THE DASHBOARD AND SMOKE CONSUMED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A FIRE INSPECTOR EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V198000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT

DRIVERS SIDE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, IT THEN IGNITED CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE. THE DRIVERS SIDE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

OUR AUDI A6 WAS TAKEN TO AUDI RECTOR ON 12/20/11 DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. AUDI RECTOR REPAIRED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THEY SAID THE SMELL WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LEAK AND WOULD DISSIPATE. ON THE TRIP HOME FROM AUDI RECTOR ON 12/23/11, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE STARTING INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR VENT AND BURNED. IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *TR

Mileage: 203,463

2000 AUDI A6 ABS FAILURE. WITH AN CAR ACCIDENT CAR WAS TOTALED. FALL OF 2010. DAUGHTER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAMA. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON 1/30/11, THIS VEHICLE, A 2000 AUDI A6, HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO. A PLASTIC/RUBBER BURNING SMELL EMANATED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE, AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS, PRIMARILY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A FIRE HAD IGNITED WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL BOARD BENEATH THE DASHBOARD/GAUGE CLUSTER AREA IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES DURING THE INCIDENT.

Mileage: 130,000

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON STEADY, THE HAND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED CONSTANTLY, AND THREE WARNING BEEPS ARE HEARD. A COMPUTER READING SAYS THERE IS NO CONNECTION WITH THE ABS UNIT. THE ABS DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, AND SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. THE CONSUMER STATED SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING HER VEHICLE AND HE/SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER PERSON. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DID NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 12/16/10 *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON STEADY, THE HAND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED CONSTANTLY, AND THREE WARNING BEEPS ARE HEARD. A COMPUTER READING SAYS THERE IS NO CONNECTION WITH THE ABS UNIT. THE ABS DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, AND SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. THE CONSUMER STATED SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING HER VEHICLE AND HE/SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER PERSON. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DID NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 12/16/10 *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS ABOUT MY 2000 AUDI A6. THE CENTRAL DISPLAY LCD ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION INCLUDING IMPORTANT WARNINGS SUCH AS COOLANT LEVEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, BRAKE/ TURN LIGHTS OUT, GEAR POSITION ETC. ALL ARE IMPORTANT TO DRIVING SAFETY. I ONCE HAD LEAKAGE IN MY RADIATOR BUT I COULD NOT SEE THE WARNING OF DROPPING WATER LEVEL AND THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND WATER PUMP AND I WAS BURNED WHEN CHECKING ENGINE. IT ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT BE

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY SMOKY INSIDE. THE POWER STEERING AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY WAS ENGAGED; FLAMES WERE DETECTED FROM UNDER T

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN 2004 ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V133000, CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FLAMES WERE FIRST NOTICED COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE SCENE. THE REPRES

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE FIRE: 2000 AUDI A6 CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD...SIMILAR TO REPORTS MENTIONED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA03025. THE AUDI WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, AS WERE A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE AUDI, THE ENTIRE GARAGE, AND FINISHED BASEMENT. THE REMAINDER OF THEHOME WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED BY SMOKE AND SOOT AND THE OCCUPANTS HAVE HAD TO LE

Mileage: 41,000

AUDI A-6 YR 2000 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR MY HUSBAND EYES BECAME IRRITATED, SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, SHORTLY AFTER, SMOKE BLEW-OUT FROM THE LEFT AIR VENT INTO THE CAR AND THEN FIRE SPARKS. AS THE CAR WAS MOVING, HE NOTICED THE SMOKE, SLOWED DOWN, FORCED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND DASH OUT OF CAR. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ESTIMATED $22,000 LOSS WHICH IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE GEORGIA, DEKALB COUNTY FIRE SERVICES - INCIDENT REPORT NUM. 02-049367 WHICH WAS

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A TRUCK, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.*JB (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK