1993 AUDI 90 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
37
Owner Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
1
Investigation
Overview of the 1993 AUDI 90
The 1993 AUDI 90 has received a total of 37 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. The most commonly reported problems involve the Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection System (7 complaints), Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System (2 complaints), and Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemfan (2 complaints).
Recalls for the 1993 AUDI 90
NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 1993 AUDI 90, potentially affecting up to 92,000 vehicles.
Recall 98V332000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
| 37,200 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES. AN INTERNAL SEAL OF THE FUEL INJECTOR CAN MALFUNCTION, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS.
View full details →Recall 97V172000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
| 54,800 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.
Consequence: IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 1993 AUDI 90
37 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1993 AUDI 90. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
TIE RODS MIDAS AUTO REPAIR CENTER PUT ON MY 1993 AUDI 90 CS WHERE BOTH DEFECTIVE THAT THEY GOT FROM CAR QUEST. THE DAY THE TIE RODS FAILED WAS WHEN I AND MY WIFE WHERE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVE THROUGH AT TACO BELL ON WILSON STREET IN BREWER MAINE. THE FRONT PASSENGERS RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD CAME UNDONE AND SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT HOUSING WHERE IT BOLTS DOWN TO IT AND CAUSED MY WHEEL WHICH WAS IN A STRAIGHT POSITION TO COCK RIGHT AND I LOOSING CONTROL TOTALLY OF THE CAR AND DRIVING UP OVER A LARGE CURB ALMOST INTO A BUILDING. IT FELT LIKE THE WHEEL HAD COME RIGHT OFF THE CAR. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD FROZE UP AND ALSO WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME OF EVEN WORSE IF IT WERE DRIVEN LONGER. MIDAS TOWED ME IN AND KEPT SAYING SORRY OR THIS AND ALSO SAID THAT CAR QUEST SENT THE WRONG TIE ROD FOR MY CAR FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD BUT, CAR QUEST SAID THAT THE TIE ROD IS LISTED FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO FIT THIS CAR. THEY REPLACED BOTH TIE RODS BUT, WHEN MY INSURANCE CAME TO SEE THE CAR THE CAR UNDERNEATH WAS DAMAGED TO MUCH THEY SAID SO THEY TOTALED THE AUDI OUT WHICH I BOUGHT BACK FROM THE INSURANCE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SUFFERED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THESE TIE RODS AND ARE SEEING DOCTORS ALL THE TIME NOW BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE AUTO BODY SAID WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE THAT IF WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE AUDI OVER POSSIBLY AND GOT KILLED. THESE TIE RODS ARE POOR A DESIGNED AND POSSIBLY ARE BEING MISLABLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF THEM TO FIT CARS THAT THEY DON'T OR CAR QUEST IS LABELING THEM WRONG IN THEIR SYSTEM TO FIX CARS LIKE MINE. THE VERY SAD THING IS MIDAS IS A STATE INSPECTION STATION AND SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THESE WEREN'T RIGHT FOR MY AUDI AND COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT WHERE MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND FIX THE ISSUE SO THAT THIS ACCIDENT THAT WE HAD DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANOTHER AUDI OWNER OR OTHER MAKE AND GETS KILLED. *TR
WIRE HARNESS AT THE TRUNK LID (L.H.S) . WHERE IT HINGES , WIRES TEND TO BREAK THERE AND SHORT WHICH CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHTS, BLINKERS, REVERSE LIGHTS, DASHLIGHTS. OVER TIME FROM OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK THE WIRE BREAK AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE OTHER WIRES. I HAVE HAD MY FUSE BLOW AND NOT KNOW IT AND HAVE HAD CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT MY CAR OR PEOPLE YELLING AT ME SAYING I HAVE NO BREAK LIGHTS. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AUDI KNOWS ABOUT IT AND HAS YET TO COME UP WITH FIX. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR HAVE SOMEONE HIT AND KILLED FOR NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS OR DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS. *TR
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (98-V332) ON FUEL INJECTORS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND THEY INSTALLED FUEL INJECTORS AND A FUEL LINE, AFTER INSTALLATION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *YH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (98-V332) ON FUEL INJECTORS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND THEY INSTALLED FUEL INJECTORS AND A FUEL LINE, AFTER INSTALLATION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *YH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL (98V-332) REPAIR WORK ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON MAY 18, 2001, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE THE NEXT DAY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MJS
View all Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection System complaints →
Safety Rating for the 1993 AUDI 90
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1993 AUDI 90 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1993 AUDI 90
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 1993 AUDI 90
NHTSA has opened 1 investigation into potential safety defects in the 1993 AUDI 90.
Other Model Years of the AUDI 90
- 1988 AUDI 90 — 4 complaints
- 1989 AUDI 90 — 0 complaints
- 1990 AUDI 90 — 5 complaints
- 1991 AUDI 90 — 3 complaints
- 1992 AUDI 90 — 0 complaints
- 1993 AUDI 90 (current)
- 1994 AUDI 90 — 13 complaints
- 1995 AUDI 90 — 33 complaints
- 1996 AUDI 90 — 0 complaints
- 1997 AUDI 90 — 0 complaints