| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298093 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PORTLAND | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDA34B9XN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 07 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Water pump failed suddenly at 56,000 miles while on vacation trip. car immediately overheated, and was not drivable without risk of serious damage to engine. occurred several hundred miles from nearest audi dealer. cost to replace over $600 plus $400 for hotel & food for two nights (work performed by local vw dealer becuase nearest audi dealer several hundred miles away; had to wait overnight for parts to come from audi dealer; audi usa will not warrany vw's canada's work, only parts, even though audi is a subsidiary of vw). numerous reports of same problem (water pump failure at low miles) at audi owners site www.audiworld.com; audi owners manual suggest water pump service at 90,000 miles. car serviced per audi's recommended schedule & usually by dealer. *ak |
