Audi S6 steering problems
10 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
132 owner complaints analyzed
21 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1992 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 67 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
10 of 132 complaints match this topic (7.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10876389 · 2016-06-24 (June 24, 2016)
I AM HAVING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE AUDI OF AMERICA (AOA) DOES NOT SEEM TO REALLY CARE. IT ALL STARTED IN AUG 2015 AND A BUNCH OF FAULT CODES CAME ONE. THE SECOND TIME, I BELIEVE, WAS JAN 2016 AND I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 AND SUDDENLY ABOUT 5 FAULT CODES SHOWED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE CAR'S STEERING STIFFENED UP AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEXT TO ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE IF I WAS NOT ABLE…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10876389 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11645758 · 2025-03-01 (March 1, 2025)
Was just driving down the highway at normal speed and my car lost all power, every like came up on the dash and disabled my power steering causing me to almost crash. Took it to the shop mechanic tells me the turbos failed due to oil screen and it will cost me $8,000 Not sure why they failed I have amazing service records on my car. This needs to be a recall.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11645758 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11399352 · 2021-03-05 (March 5, 2021)
POWER STEERING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. 18 MONTHS AGO, POWER STEERING FAILED AND WHOLE POWER-STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 1 MONTH AGO, POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN, FOR TWO DAYS, AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE I LEFT SNOW COUNTY (I DON'T KNOW IF THE COLD HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRIC-ASSISTED, NOT HYDRAULIC). I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER THAT REPLACED POWER STEERING SYSTEM 18 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WR…
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11399352 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11667752 · 2025-06-18 (June 18, 2025)
I was driving hit a puddle of water, then all the sudden my power steering went out. I took it in to get looked at, and I'm being told it will cost several thousand dollars to fix the power steering. In addition, this vehicle has air in the suspension, but it now makes sounds when it lifts and takes a longer period of time to lift than normal. Something is effected in my suspension, as well. My vehicle only has 67,689 miles on it, and it should not be having power steering problems from driving through a puddle of water. Lastly, after call…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11667752 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11404426 · 2021-03-23 (March 23, 2021)
DRIVING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AND BOTH TURBOCHARGERS FAILED. CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO STEER TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FROM FAR LEFT LANE. AUDI SERVICE SAYS BEARINGS STARVED OF OIL AND SEIZED. THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.0 TWIN TURBO AUDI ENGINES AND THAT THE OIL FEED LINE GETS BLOCKED AND STARVES THE TURBOCHARGERS OF OIL, RESULTING IN BEARING FAILURE. REPAIR COST IS $9,000. CAR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. AUDI HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON FILE WITH THE NHTSA THAT SPECIFICALLY AD…
Owner-reported narrative. 69,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11404426 at NHTSA ↗