NHTSA Complaint #10236823 — 2000 AUDI A6

THERE HAS BEEN AN AUDI RECALL (OPENED 1/31/-8, CLOSED 5/30/08) FOR AUDI A6 MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2, 2001 TO JUNE 1, 2005. YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE08008, RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 08V157000. THIS INVOLVES VERY DANGEROUS FUEL TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS. THE PROBLEM IS, I HAVE A 2000 AUDI A6 WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $2,000 TO REPAIR, MY MECHANIC SAYS I'M LUCKY NO EXPLOSION. IF YOU WILL CHECK THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS, THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXTENSIVE BACK TO 1998 MODELS, INVOLVING PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. AUDI TELLS ME 'NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS' OF MY YEAR MODEL TO WARRANT RECALL,EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT SEEMS EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS THE DEFECT CAUSING THE RECALL, AND IS A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AUDI DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IF THERE IS A DEFECT, THERE IS A DEFECT, IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHETHER MORE COMPLAINTS WERE FILED FOR THE 2001 YEARS THAN MINE. IS SAFETY A MATTER OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, OR WHETHER THE PRODUCT IS TRULY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP! THANKS, KEN WILLIAMS.*TR