Major Problems with 2005 Audi A6 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Audi A6

2005 Audi A6 AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2005 Audi A6 STRUCTURE Mileage: 52000 miles

2005 Audi A6 STRUCTURE Mileage: 106000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Audi A6 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS 2005 audi a6 air bags are too short and can not protect passenger. consumer was taking to the hospital for...	43 ~ 26716 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM during a recent rain storm i went to start the car to discover 6 inches of water in the back...	16 ~ 92684 miles
STEERING car stopped in parking lot and would not move turn on shift gears or anything. *tr...	7 ~ 111535 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i purchased a 2005 audi a6 3.2 quattro in august of 2008 with 37 000 miles. in december 2008 i...	6 ~ 86000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL driving 55 mph on the express way and the engine shut off completely. the car stalled until it came to...	5 ~ 91817 miles
SERVICE BRAKES electromechanic parking brake broke 6 times in 4 years. a few times the brake won't disengage having to literally drag...	5 ~ 88076 miles
ENGINE car stuttering. depresses throttle to attempt to alleviate problem. gas pedal stuck at full acceleration and maximum rpm. set car...	4 ~ 96250 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on the night in question the vehicle spontaneously went into 'full throttle mode'. the car raced ahead and was brought...	4 ~ 39432 miles
STRUCTURE during a recent rain storm i went to start the car to discover 6 inches of water in the back...	3 ~ 68253 miles
PARKING BRAKE 1. certified preowned car (certified at 30k miles) under normal usage (20k miles in 18 months). no special events leading...	3 ~ 57000 miles
WHEELS engineering flaw lead to extraordinary expense replacing the entire steering column instead of just the module that failed. doing some...	2 ~ 34000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING after thirty minutes ac vent on passenger side starts blowing very hot air. ten minutes later the ac vent on...	2 ~ 95546 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on 6/25/05 i purchased a new 2005 audi a6 3.2 sedan from audi of oakland ca and have recently become...	2 ~ 395 miles
VISIBILITY right outside mirror tilts down in reverse gear for parking but does not go back to normal until up to	2 ~ 24500 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my sunroof will not retract.....	1
POWER TRAIN car stopped in parking lot and would not move turn on shift gears or anything. *tr...	1 ~ 75000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY after thirty minutes ac vent on passenger side starts blowing very hot air. ten minutes later the ac vent on...	1 ~ 90000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my abs light parking brake failure and esp lights all came on at the same time while driving my 2005...	1 ~ 52365 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM my abs light parking brake failure and esp lights all came on at the same time while driving my 2005...	1 ~ 52365 miles
SEAT BELTS air bag light is on - audi stated the rear left seat belt assembly has to be replaced. i've been...	1 ~ 64000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC electronic parking brake malfunction light is on...turns out the wiring is corroded inside the switch. i'm the only owner of	1 ~ 62000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1) no events leading up to failure. 2) the electronic trunk latch fails intermittently. about 90% of the time the...	1 ~ 43000 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY in order to wash the windshield of my 2005 audi a6 i need to lift the wipers off the glass...	1 ~ 37000 miles
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS i owned a 2005 preowned certificed audi a6 and the driver and the passenger retractor seatb elts never worked itw	1
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY water inside car. according to dealer sun roof drains were clogged. apparently many owner's were having the same problems. this	1 ~ 30157 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on 1/25/2007 car was cold in garage. would not start on first or second attempts. on third attempt the car...	1 ~ 35500 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated while driving 85 mph the antilock brakes were applied and there was a considerable delay before...	1 ~ 14000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY right outside mirror tilts down in reverse gear for parking but does not go back to normal until up to	1

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