Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A6 / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004008235 Incident Date: Nov, 22 2004
Consumer's City: WHITEHOUSE STATION Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A6 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUED64B11N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The consumer was going about 50 mph when she was involved in an accident. vehicle a pulled in front of vehicle b and stopped short, forcing vehicle b to rear end vehicle a. in the process, the air bags failed to deploy. owner contacted the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was not hit at the right angle to activate the air bags. *ak the emergency lights flashed intermittently and the next day the vehicle would not start, the power unit beneath the floor board was soaking wet and had shorted out, the console under the gear shift was so hot that it could not be touched, there was an oil leak. *sc *jb