Audi A6 engine problems
55 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,596 owner complaints analyzed
54 distinct recall campaigns
72,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 807 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
55 of 1,596 complaints match this topic (3.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10000037 · 2002-12-12 (December 12, 2002)
JAMMING IGNITION SWITCH WAS CAUSE OF STARTER SOLENOID BURNOUT. BOTH IGNITION SWITCH AND STARTER SOLENOID WERE REPLACED. EQUIPMENT FAILURE CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO SUDDENLY GO OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, BUT THEN THE CAR STALLED OUT AND HAD TO BE TOWED.
Owner-reported narrative. 126,444 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000037 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10042729 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. ALSO, STALLED WHEN JIGGLING THE KEYS.*AK THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE RANGE, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. RECALL#96V017000. *JB *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 42,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10042729 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10089507 · 2004-08-23 (August 23, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN DETERMINED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 96V017000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10089507 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 756174 · 2001-12-29 (December 29, 2001)
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON LEVEL ROAD. ABOUT THE 8TH TIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. INITIALLY CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE OXYGEN SENSORS WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO RUN "LEAN". UNKNOWN CAUSE OF CURRENT PROBLEM. BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF POWER IS LOST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY OR LOSS OF POWER DURING TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE DOES NOT STALL, RPMS DROP WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED AND RETURNS TO "IDLE" RPMS WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR. CONSTANT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT".
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 756174 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10397211 · 2011-04-23 (April 23, 2011)
1999 AUDI A6 QUATTRO SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT AT MAYBE 5 MPH, MY FOOT WAS LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS I WAS NEARLY IN THE PARKING STALL. THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE SPEED. AS I COASTED INTO THE PARKING STALL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING REVVED UP TO ABOVE 3000 RPM. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE PARKING CURB DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM JUMPING OVER THE CURB, AND SHIFTED THE G…
Owner-reported narrative. 184,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10397211 at NHTSA ↗