Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A6 / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067130 Incident Date: Apr, 12 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: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAULD64B22N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 04 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 17 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car engine had stopped in the middle of a busy highway. the fuel gauge showed that there was half a tank of gas left. in reality there was no fuel in the car. car had to be towed at owners expense. fuel sender unit had to be replaced at over $500. there was a recall for the same reason for the same problem for 2001 model, but not 2002 which has the same problem. extreme danger to a safety of the driver. the car can run out of fuel with a fuel gauge showing that there is a half a tank of gas left. *nm