NHTSA Complaint #10315618 — 2003 AUDI A6 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10315618
Vehicle	2003 AUDI A6
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	November 22, 2009
Date Filed	March 2, 2010
Mileage	84,600 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 AUDI A6, 2.7 QUATTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL LEAK OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1999. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY. THE REAR BUMPER WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE RETURNED CLEAN UP THE FUEL THAT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE BANK MANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL LEAK ON THEIR PROPERTY. THE POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK WERE ANONYMOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE FUEL LEAK. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE, THEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT SYMPATHETIC TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,610.

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