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Fuel System, Gasoline
11/11/1999
THE FUEL LINE LEAK THAT MY CAR SUFFERS FROM IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 1992-1994 AUDI S4S AND 1995 AUDI S6S. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL LINE LEAK IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SINCE IT TENDS TO DRIP OR SPRAY ON THE TURBO WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB (WWW.S-CARS.ORG) IT IS CLEAR THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE AND HAVE HAD TO BATTLE AUDI TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT AUDI'S EXPENSE. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES IF NOT IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY BOTH NEWER (1995) LOW MILEAGE CARS AS WELL AS OLDER (1992) HIGH MILEAGE CARS SUPPORTS THE ARGUMENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW, NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *AK
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Fuel System, Gasoline
04/20/1999
FUEL LEAKS IN THE VACINITY OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND TURBOCHARGER - POTENTIAL FOR FIRE
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Fuel System, Gasoline
09/20/1999
NO SUMMARY
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Fuel System, Gasoline
01/06/1999
THE FUEL LINE ON MY AUDI S6 WAS CLEARLY LEAKING FUEL INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURENCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF AUDI. MY CAR HAPPENED TO BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, HOWEVER, THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR AND THAT AUDI IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART WORTHY OF A RECALL. SOME OWNERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PART OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET. WHY A CAR MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT RUNS THE RISK OF A FIRE IS BEYOND ME. I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CASE OF SOMETHING WHERE NHTSA SHOULD STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BY A FIRE.
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Fuel System, Gasoline
05/20/1999
PRESTIGE IMPORTS WAS WONDERFUL! THEY GOT AUDI OF AMERICA TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND REPAIR OF MY CAR. ELK MOUNTAIN MOTORS ( MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER) LIED TO ME AND SAID IT WASN'T LEAKING. FUEL WAS SPRAYING ON THE FIREWALL, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND TURBO - A CLEAR FIRE DANGER.
