2005 AUDI A8
11 complaints filed with NHTSA.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
Recalls (1)
06V32400031/08/2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DURING PRODUCTION OF THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT UNFOLD PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THEREFORE MAY NOT INFLATE AS DESIGNED.
Recent Complaints
20070109FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER WAS DRIVING THE AUDI HOME WHEN HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE BURNED WITH GREATEST INTENSITY IN LOWER LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FROM LOCATION OF LEFT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SPARK PLUGS REMOVED FROM ENGINE SHOWED OVERFUELING PROBLEM IN #6 AND #8 CYLINDERS ON LEFT BANK, CAUSING CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO OVERHEAT AND START THE FIRE. *NM