Major Problems with 2004 Audi A6 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Audi A6

2004 Audi A6 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 190000 miles

2004 Audi A6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mileage: 4000 miles

2004 Audi A6 RIM Mileage: 31200 miles

Browse 2004 Audi A6 complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE car's engine stopped while at a red light. would not start after failure. ultimately cause was determined to be a...	4 ~ 69867 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a6. the contact stated that while starting the vehicle a strong odor of gasoline...	3 ~ 66523 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM upon turning the key in the ignition a loud "pop" was heard and smoke began to escape from under the	3 ~ 56549 miles
RIM > WHEELS i would like to bring to your attention a very serious and dangerous issue i am having with my 2004...	3 ~ 23733 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the first throttle valve malfunction happened on july 2013. cost to repair 1557.95 part cost 878.00 mileage 66784 the second...	2 ~ 89601 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a6 avant. the contact stated that the check engine light had been illuminating intermittently....	2 ~ 141000 miles
AIR BAGS passenger air bag failure 2004 audi a-6. car has not been in an accident and air bag has never been	2 ~ 131500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a6. the contact stated when the vehicle is parked the throttle fluctuates. the...	2 ~ 81851 miles
SEATS i had purchased a 2004 audi a6 quattro with 55 900 miles on it from a nissan dealer in nj...	2 ~ 50850 miles
TIRES consumer has experienced 4 tire blow outs witht eh continental tire equipment.*no answer required. mr the tire dealer replaced the...	2 ~ 15600 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owned a 2004 audi a6. while driving at 20 mph smoke appeared from the engine compartment and...	1 ~ 103000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES with the elec stability control being intermittent this is being caused by the abs module going bad/intermittent the brake pedal...	1 ~ 110000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT significant gas leak caused by broken gas "in tank sending units" housing and seal. gas will leak and fill the...	1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING passenger side mechanical vertical adjuster does not function is lamp point to about 10 feet to the front of the...	1
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i am writing about my 2004 a6 avant which has 78 000 miles. at a recent oil service at an...	1 ~ 78100 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a6 avant. the contact stated that the check engine light had been illuminating intermittently....	1 ~ 190000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER sudden loss of engine power while driving a 2004 audi a6 avant on highway 280 south in northern california. the...	1 ~ 72000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my audi dealer informed me of a failure in the passenger side airbag and it had to be replaced at...	1 ~ 40706 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS i have a 2004 audi a6 quattro 3.0 l. this weekend my grown son was sitting in the back seat...	1 ~ 44500 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a6. when driving he smelled a strong odor of gasoline inside of the...	1 ~ 119898 miles
SUSPENSION i have a 2004 audi a6 2.7t s-line sedan with 56 000 miles on it. for the past several months...	1 ~ 40000 miles
STEERING i have a 2004 audi a6 2.7t s-line sedan with 56 000 miles on it. for the past several months...	1 ~ 40000 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY windshield wipers do not effectively clear the snow the snow is pushed into the air intake the melted snow forms...	1 ~ 33516 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING a number of cars that have red turn signals (versus orange) do not blink the entire light when turning. thus...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt: the contact stated vehicle had a design flaw on the service brakes. he suspected that heat and weight balance...	1 ~ 4000 miles
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the contact stated vehicle had a design flaw on the service brakes. he suspected that heat and weight balance...	1 ~ 4000 miles
DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the contact stated vehicle had a design flaw on the service brakes. he suspected that heat and weight balance...	1 ~ 4000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES our new audi a6 had the p6 p235/r17 installed as original equipment. within the first 4 000 miles all under...	1

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