| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999029562 | Incident Date: Jan, 25 1999 |
| Consumer's City: BRIARCLIFF MANOR | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: WAUBA34B0WN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 10 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Automobile has run out of gas on 3 separate occasions with fuel gauge displaying anywhere from 1/4 to 3/4 level. additionally, computer shows anywhere from 70 to 280 miles left until empty. i have been left stranded on the highway on these occasions - twice having to walk to the nearest gas station in terrible weather, once a tow service halped me on the taconic state parkway. audi replaced all 3 "sending units" on jan 26, 1999 and october 15, 1999. fuel gauge/sending units have again malfunctioned- i.e. after driving 300 miles on 1 tank of gas, gauge at the 3/4 full level, computer shows 375 miles to empty- an even greater number than previously shown. contacted both dealership(new country audi) and audi of america inc. i was advised that they are aware of the problem, 3 out of 5 audi a6's have the problem and they do not know when the parts necessary to fix the problem will be available. *ak |
