Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A6 / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066046 Incident Date: May, 21 2006
Consumer's City: BROOKLYN Consumer's State: NY
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: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUBA24B2XN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 27 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving my 1999 audi a6 on the expressway with my 3 year old son in his booster seat, the driver side of the dashboard starts to smoke . then in less than a minute flames were coming out, by the time i was able to pull over, my dashboard was completely on fire,while taking my son out the airbag blew, scaring him even more, and not to mention all the toxic fumes we inhaled. the insurance tells me the car is a total loss, and if that airbag was activated while i was still driving, it could have been fatal. *jb