2004 AUDI A6 Seats Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Seats Issues in the 2004 AUDI A6
2 seats complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2004 AUDI A6. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Seats Complaints
I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2004 AUDI A6 IN DEC OF 2009. I REPORTED THAT MY BACK PASSENGER SEAT HAD ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE, AND WAS BURNT. BOTH MY SEAT CUSHION AND UPPER BACK CUSHION WERE BURNED. AT THE TIME I HAD NOT CONTACTED AUDI, YET FILED A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I FELT AND STILL DO THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE MY LAST COMPLAINT I DID CONTACT BOTH MY DEALERSHIP (ROTH AUDI IN ERIE, PA) AND AUDI HEADQUARTERS AKA: AUDI CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY WERE VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH ME, SEEMED EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND SAID NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE I STILL HAD A WARRANTY LEFT ON MY CAR. WELL AFTER THE CAR RETURNED HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEY ONLY FIXED HALF OF THE PROBLEM! THE DEALERSHIP SAID AUDI TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM CUSHION ONLY. THE DEALERSHIP PAINTED OVER THE TOP CUSHION AND I FOUND THIS OUT...
I HAD PURCHASED A 2004 AUDI A6 QUATTRO WITH 55,900 MILES ON IT FROM A NISSAN DEALER IN NJ ON 1/16/09. I HAD THE CAR FOR 9 DAYS AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING ODD IN THE CAR. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT REST AREA. I WENT TO THE BACK SEAT TO GET A JACKET. I PICKED UP THE JACKET AND THE SMELL GOT STRONGER. I PICKED UP A SMALL TRAVEL PILLOW OFF THE SEAT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE PILLOW WAS BURNED AND THE SEAT HAD A HOLE BURNT IN IT. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY AN AUDI DEALER WHO SAID THE SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT AND THE HEATING ELEMENT BURNT THE SEAT. THERE IS A FUSE IN THIS CIRCUIT BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK. AUDI WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I GUESS THEY THINK SEATS BURNING UP...
Other 2004 AUDI A6 Problem Areas
Fuel System Gasoline
4 complaints
Electrical System
3 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
3 complaints
Wheelsrim
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Service Brakes
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
1 complaint
Engine
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
1 complaint
Exterior Lighting
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signal
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assembly
1 complaint
Fuel System Other
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyseat Heatercooler
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulic
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisc
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdrum
1 complaint
Steering
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher
1 complaint