10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,560 miles

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problem #3

Jul 032011

A6 6-cyl

  • 115,419 miles
Driving below recommended speed limit around corner (posted 25mph, going between 10mph and 15mph). Light rain, car slid and brakes locked up causing me to hit a curb and damage my vehicle.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #2

Nov 232004

A6 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,262 miles
The consumer was going about 50 mph when she was involved in an accident. Vehicle a pulled in front of vehicle B and stopped short, forcing vehicle B to rear end vehicle a. in the process, the air bags failed to deploy. Owner contacted the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was not hit at the right angle to activate the air bags. The emergency lights flashed intermittently and the next day the vehicle would not start, the power unit beneath the floor board was soaking wet and had shorted out, the console under the gear shift was so hot that it could not be touched, there was an oil leak.

- Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA

problem #1

Dec 052001

A6

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer stated the transmission is inoperative, when putting vehicle in drive it will move 15 - 20 feet then it will stop for about 4 seconds, then vehicle will accelerate, vehicle was taken into dealer, the vehicle is not consistent in selecting the starting gear, sometimes starting fast at other times, slow, the speedometer is not visible in direct sunlight, even with sunshdes on, consumer also stated the vehicle stalls.

- Denver, CO, USA