NHTSA Complaint #717193 — 1998 AUDI A6

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	717193
Vehicle	1998 AUDI A6
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	January 26, 1999
Date Filed	January 11, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

AUTOMOBILE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING ANYWHERE FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, COMPUTER SHOWS ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 280 MILES LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY ON THESE OCCASIONS - TWICE HAVING TO WALK TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN TERRIBLE WEATHER, ONCE A TOW SERVICE HALPED ME ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. AUDI REPLACED ALL 3 "SENDING UNITS" ON JAN 26, 1999 AND OCTOBER 15, 1999. FUEL GAUGE/SENDING UNITS HAVE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED- I.E. AFTER DRIVING 300 MILES ON 1 TANK OF GAS, GAUGE AT THE 3/4 FULL LEVEL, COMPUTER SHOWS 375 MILES TO EMPTY- AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER THAN PREVIOUSLY SHOWN. CONTACTED BOTH DEALERSHIP(NEW COUNTRY AUDI) AND AUDI OF AMERICA INC. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, 3 OUT OF 5 AUDI A6'S HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

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