Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A4 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006099101 Incident Date: Dec, 09 2006
Consumer's City: LAKE MILLS Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A4 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDH68DX1A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact has a 2001 audi a4 and stated that while driving on the highway at 55 mph, he started smelling an odor coming from the driver's seat of the vehicle. he pulled over to the side of the road and notice that there was smoke coming from underneath the seat, seconds after the contact got out of the vehicle the air bag deployed without prior warning. the contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the vehicle had a short in the electrical wiring. contact can provide copy of invoice repair if needed. the current and failure mileage were both 200,000 miles.