https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Audi S6. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:12:19 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2173059 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I was driving my Audi when I got transmission malfunction light on along with suspension fault and epc light and check engine light all together and the car wouldn’t go faster than 20 mph. Causing someone to rear end me and them fleeing . So not only was my car hit because of this but I had no driver to hold responsible for the damage https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#recall-25V900000-audi-audi-s6-2022 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#recall-25V900000-audi-audi-s6-2020 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2152360 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The front passenger-side 6-piston Brembo caliper's (Part No. 20.A989.63) external steel crossover tube failed due to corrosion, specifically where the tubing was covered by a protective rubber sleeve, which trapped moisture and road salt. This led to a catastrophic loss of brake fluid and braking capability. This appears to be a systemic corrosion defect. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2113141 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Steering Module went out for no apparent reason. I was able to find a used one and have it repaired for just under $1000. I had git two quotes for to auto shops that specialize in Audi repairs and they were both over $5300 to repair this steering module. This is unacceptable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2113142 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Steering Module went out for no apparent reason. I was able to find a used one and have it repaired for just under $1000. I had git two quotes for to auto shops that specialize in Audi repairs and they were both over $5300 to repair this steering module. This is unacceptable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2113143 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Steering Module went out for no apparent reason. I was able to find a used one and have it repaired for just under $1000. I had git two quotes for to auto shops that specialize in Audi repairs and they were both over $5300 to repair this steering module. This is unacceptable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2101774 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving hit a puddle of water, then all the sudden my power steering went out. I took it in to get looked at, and I'm being told it will cost several thousand dollars to fix the power steering. In addition, this vehicle has air in the suspension, but it now makes sounds when it lifts and takes a longer period of time to lift than normal. Something is effected in my suspension, as well. M https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2101775 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving hit a puddle of water, then all the sudden my power steering went out. I took it in to get looked at, and I'm being told it will cost several thousand dollars to fix the power steering. In addition, this vehicle has air in the suspension, but it now makes sounds when it lifts and takes a longer period of time to lift than normal. Something is effected in my suspension, as well. M https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2101776 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving hit a puddle of water, then all the sudden my power steering went out. I took it in to get looked at, and I'm being told it will cost several thousand dollars to fix the power steering. In addition, this vehicle has air in the suspension, but it now makes sounds when it lifts and takes a longer period of time to lift than normal. Something is effected in my suspension, as well. M https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2096270 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2020 Audi S6, the vehicle suddenly lost power and completely shut off in the middle of the road without warning. There were no warning lights or messages beforehand. I was unable to accelerate or steer out of the way, which created a major crash risk for myself and other drivers. I had to have the vehicle towed to Audi of Riverside for diagnosis and repair. The dealership confirm https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2096271 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2020 Audi S6, the vehicle suddenly lost power and completely shut off in the middle of the road without warning. There were no warning lights or messages beforehand. I was unable to accelerate or steer out of the way, which created a major crash risk for myself and other drivers. I had to have the vehicle towed to Audi of Riverside for diagnosis and repair. The dealership confirm https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2096272 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2020 Audi S6, the vehicle suddenly lost power and completely shut off in the middle of the road without warning. There were no warning lights or messages beforehand. I was unable to accelerate or steer out of the way, which created a major crash risk for myself and other drivers. I had to have the vehicle towed to Audi of Riverside for diagnosis and repair. The dealership confirm https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2070375 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2020 Audi S6 has been undriveable since September 27, 2024 due to a backordered recall part (Gateway Control Module). Audi has failed to provide a repair timeframe, making my car unusable for over five months. Audi has refused to provide a loaner vehicle despite the long delay. As of March 2025, there is no estimated time of arrival for the part, and Audi has not provided any alternative resolu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2070376 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2020 Audi S6 has been undriveable since September 27, 2024 due to a backordered recall part (Gateway Control Module). Audi has failed to provide a repair timeframe, making my car unusable for over five months. Audi has refused to provide a loaner vehicle despite the long delay. As of March 2025, there is no estimated time of arrival for the part, and Audi has not provided any alternative resolu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2070184 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Was just driving down the highway at normal speed and my car lost all power, every like came up on the dash and disabled my power steering causing me to almost crash. Took it to the shop mechanic tells me the turbos failed due to oil screen and it will cost me $8,000 Not sure why they failed I have amazing service records on my car. This needs to be a recall. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2070185 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Was just driving down the highway at normal speed and my car lost all power, every like came up on the dash and disabled my power steering causing me to almost crash. Took it to the shop mechanic tells me the turbos failed due to oil screen and it will cost me $8,000 Not sure why they failed I have amazing service records on my car. This needs to be a recall. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2048809 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Subject: Formal Complaint Regarding Defective Arnott Front Air Strut To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally report a significant safety concern regarding a defective Arnott FL front air strut purchased via RockAuto for my 2016 Audi S6 (VIN: [XXX] ). The air strut failed within five days of professional installation. This failure compromised the safety and functionality of my vehicle's https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2032534 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT the 2013 Audi 4.0T generation have a massive issue where the engine start leaking from the bottom of the crankcase where the block connects to it and to fix all these issues audi is asking a rebuild of the entire engine this issue is very common on the 2013 2014 2015 S6 S7 S8 with the 4.0T worldwide problem https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2003009 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT We, a group of Audi S6 owners with vehicles from the 2013-2017 model years, are experiencing premature mechatronic issues. These problems manifest as jerking when coming to a stop, which can lead to accidents, and intermittent power loss that can be life-threatening. These issues began around 40,000 miles and have progressively worsened, despite our vehicles having only approximately 70,000 miles https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2003010 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT We, a group of Audi S6 owners with vehicles from the 2013-2017 model years, are experiencing premature mechatronic issues. These problems manifest as jerking when coming to a stop, which can lead to accidents, and intermittent power loss that can be life-threatening. These issues began around 40,000 miles and have progressively worsened, despite our vehicles having only approximately 70,000 miles https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-2003011 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT We, a group of Audi S6 owners with vehicles from the 2013-2017 model years, are experiencing premature mechatronic issues. These problems manifest as jerking when coming to a stop, which can lead to accidents, and intermittent power loss that can be life-threatening. These issues began around 40,000 miles and have progressively worsened, despite our vehicles having only approximately 70,000 miles https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1958130 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Hi - The Crankcase Ventilation Valve Extended Warranty [XXX] covers only ten years or 120k miles. My car has close to 160k miles. According to NHTSA or Audi, “Audi has determined that, in some vehicles, it is possible for the crankcase ventilation valve to malfunction, causing a whistling noise in the engine compartment and the MIL to illuminate due to the presence of specific fault codes caused b https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1958131 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Hi - The Crankcase Ventilation Valve Extended Warranty [XXX] covers only ten years or 120k miles. My car has close to 160k miles. According to NHTSA or Audi, “Audi has determined that, in some vehicles, it is possible for the crankcase ventilation valve to malfunction, causing a whistling noise in the engine compartment and the MIL to illuminate due to the presence of specific fault codes caused b https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1958132 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Hi - The Crankcase Ventilation Valve Extended Warranty [XXX] covers only ten years or 120k miles. My car has close to 160k miles. According to NHTSA or Audi, “Audi has determined that, in some vehicles, it is possible for the crankcase ventilation valve to malfunction, causing a whistling noise in the engine compartment and the MIL to illuminate due to the presence of specific fault codes caused b https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1949144 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT First off let me start by saying the vehicle has 45k miles on it. There were no fault codes or system errors prior to the issue that developed. I was driving to a meeting in heavy rain, no issues or suspicion of issues arising. I parked the car, returned about 2 hours later started the car to find 6 warnings on the dash (tpms fault, acc disabled, steering disabled, air ride control disabled esc di https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1949145 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT First off let me start by saying the vehicle has 45k miles on it. There were no fault codes or system errors prior to the issue that developed. I was driving to a meeting in heavy rain, no issues or suspicion of issues arising. I parked the car, returned about 2 hours later started the car to find 6 warnings on the dash (tpms fault, acc disabled, steering disabled, air ride control disabled esc di https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1926337 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT While driving with my wife and kids, on the highway, in the rain a warning message was displayed. The warning stated: steering malfunction, please stop the vehicle!. At which point the power steering locked-up & the engine powered down. As a result, I was unable to steer the vehicle. Thankfully, I was able to “muscle” the car off the highway and onto a secondary roadway. Vehicle was towed. With th https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1926338 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT While driving with my wife and kids, on the highway, in the rain a warning message was displayed. The warning stated: steering malfunction, please stop the vehicle!. At which point the power steering locked-up & the engine powered down. As a result, I was unable to steer the vehicle. Thankfully, I was able to “muscle” the car off the highway and onto a secondary roadway. Vehicle was towed. With th https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-s6#complaint-1926339 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT While driving with my wife and kids, on the highway, in the rain a warning message was displayed. The warning stated: steering malfunction, please stop the vehicle!. At which point the power steering locked-up & the engine powered down. As a result, I was unable to steer the vehicle. Thankfully, I was able to “muscle” the car off the highway and onto a secondary roadway. Vehicle was towed. With th