Major Problems with 2003 Audi A6 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Audi A6

2003 Audi A6 FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 5695 miles

2003 Audi A6 SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC Mileage: 82000 miles

2003 Audi A6 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Browse 2003 Audi A6 complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and SIDEWALL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Audi A6 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving my 2003 audi a6 3.0 quattro on thursday 04/03/2008 around 10:30pm. i was traveling 25mph on sylvan...	10 ~ 58801 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2003 audi a6. approximately one year ago the contact smelled a strong odor of gasoline whenever...	10 ~ 55373 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i now drive an audi a6 with pirelli p/6 tires. i have had 5 blow-outs in the past 19 months....	5
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while putting vehicle in the reverse mode it will start shaking and vibrating. *ak...	5 ~ 34359 miles
POWER TRAIN 2003 audi a6 had problems with the engine light smoking and little to no acceleration. consumer states that after a...	4 ~ 87530 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE dt*: the contact stated while driving 15 mph in normal conditions the fuel pump fractured and the vehicle stalled. the	4 ~ 57465 miles
ENGINE on may 3 2013 i was driving on the expressway at approximately 10mph. suddenly i began smelling smoke. i thought...	3 ~ 140667 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE aoa has failed to take responsibility for a safety related defect in my audi a6 fuel system. given a nhtsa...	3 ~ 54180 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM faulty ignition coils (so far 3 out of 6 cylinders went bad). on three occasions after starting and putting the...	3 ~ 44199 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC abs control unit is faulty on my audi a6 2003. i believe it is subject to recall indicated by the	3 ~ 95667 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2003 audi a6. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed a puddle of fuel...	2 ~ 144395 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have locked my brakes and had a near accident. my abs and esp has stopped working on my 2003...	2 ~ 50500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL brake lights have stopped working. along with abs traction & stability control. *tr...	2 ~ 91500 miles
VISIBILITY windshield wipers stop during wiper cycle. wipers do not reset or restart for 30-45 seconds after stopping. wipers will not...	2 ~ 76100 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving vehicle stalled on numerous occasions. driver was making a left turn at an intersection and vehicle stalled. driver...	2 ~ 11500 miles
SUSPENSION steering wheel shake at 50 to 60 mph. many attempts to fix problem has not helped. other a6 owners have	2 ~ 68575 miles
STEERING steering wheel shake at 50 to 60 mph. many attempts to fix problem has not helped. other a6 owners have	2 ~ 68575 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN failure to accelerate. i experience major delays in any acceleration immediately after i have depressed the brake (at any speed)...	2 ~ 6377 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER sunroof exploded while traveling on the freeway....	1 ~ 84600 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i have 2003 audi a6 quattro 4.2 l. i had in shop for rear brakes and mechanic noted fuel leaking/dripping...	1 ~ 150000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING at times when driving the car the acceleration becomes slow and it stalls with a jerk like it's going to...	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car brake lights are on all the time and it reves all the time. *tr...	1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING car brake lights are on all the time and it reves all the time. *tr...	1
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2003 audi a6 2.7 quattro. the contact stated while traveling 20 mph the abs system...	1 ~ 89000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM brake lights have stopped working. along with abs traction & stability control. *tr...	1 ~ 82000 miles
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving my 2003 audi a6 3.0 quattro on thursday 04/03/2008 around 10:30pm. i was traveling 25mph on sylvan...	1
STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE with no incident to my audi (accident impact dis-repair) fuel and gas fumes leak. vehicle now spills fuel/fumes when tank...	1 ~ 50000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*- the contact owns a 2003 2003 audi a6 quarto. while driving 65mph on the highway the contact heard a...	1
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING brake lights no longer work (any). brake lights will not turn on no matter how many times the pedal is	1 ~ 71000 miles
LINKAGES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving 30-35 mph vehicle completely shut down. there was no warning. consumer found that the vehicle had the incorrect	1 ~ 25000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE dt: consumer made a turn and about 2 gallons of water came out from under the front passenger's seat into...	1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving 30 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact dual air bags did not	1 ~ 5695 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER failure to accelerate. i experience major delays in any acceleration immediately after i have depressed the brake (at any speed)...	1 ~ 3200 miles
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE the front bumper gets caught on parking bumpers on a regular basis. on this occasion it was torn from the...	1
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY windshield wipers do not have enough force to remove snow build up even if in the highest speed mode. this	1 ~ 11000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2003 audi a6. consumer states problems with gauge cluster *tgw the consumer stated the warning gauges no longer functioned and	1

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