NHTSA Complaint #10230833 — 2003 AUDI RS6

MY SHOCKS AND CENTRAL CONTROL VALVES LEAK FLUID WHICH CAUSES INSTABILITY IN THE SUSPENSIONS SYSTEM. THE FLUID LEAKS OFF REDUCING THE SYSTEM PRESSURES WITHIN THE SHOCK SYSTEM SUCH THAT STABILITY IS EFFECTED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, EXCESSIVE LEANING AROUND CORNERS, TRAMMING WHEN ENCOUNTERING GROOVING IN THE ROAD SURFACES, DIRECTIONAL STABILITY WHEN GOING OVER HOLES IN THE ROAD SURFACE IN CORNERS, ETC. ONCE THE SHOCK START LEAKING IT ONLY GETS WORSE AND EFFECTS THE SPRING DAMPENING AND GENERAL STABILITY OF THE CAR. A SIMPLE DROP TEST COMPARISON CAN BE MADE TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECT BETWEEN A CAR WHICH HAS NOT LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM AND ONE WHICH HAS HAD LEAKING SHOCKS FOR AWHILE (I.E. LOWER SYSTEM PRESSURE). THE SHOCK AND VALVES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURE ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, I CONTINUALLY SEE RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON THE WEB SITES. MY ORIGINAL SHOCKS AND CENTRAL VALVES WERE LEAKING AND FINALLY REPLACED AFTER BEING ON BACKORDER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. LESS THAN 5000 MILES LATER THE SHOCKS WERE LEAKING AGAIN AND ALL SHOCKS AND CENTRAL VALVES WERE REPLACED AGAIN.. I'M VERY CONCERNED THIS FAILURE WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING RE-DESIGNED PARTS WHICH WILL NOT EXHIBIT THIS PREMATURE FAILURE MODE OF LEAKING RESULTING IN INSTABILITY WHEN ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT. *TR