Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024743 Incident Date: Jun, 15 2005
Consumer's City: MARBLEHEAD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A4 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUED28D3XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 16 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 19 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: audi north america refusesdto discuss or acknowledge a recall that may be affecting the owners vehicle. the owner identified that the tie rod was faulty through state inspection. and that was visible by vibrating the wheel. the problem was found yesterday by state inspectors on the annual state inspection. the owner had not noticed that the vehicle was driving any different. the owner found it through state inspection. the owner has been on the nhtsa website and checked for recalls. contacted audi. and they refused to talk about it about because the owners serial number was not included in the recall. the recall that was issused was the exact same thing that was happening to the owner's car. the owner did not have this corrected yet, but washaving his own mechanic fix it. the mechanic confirmed that the tie rod was faulty. this happened on thursday, june 16, 2005. this was on the passenger's side front. *ak