Audi A6 1995

• Recall 12950 [USA]: Activation of the air bag under these conditions can cause personal injury.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions can activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical circuit by touching certain areas of the steering wheel.
  dealers will install a ground wire on the driver side air bag.
  owner notification began october 13, 1997.Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 15634 [USA]: Some electrical accessories, such as, turn signals, windshield wipers, lamps, power wind0ws and air conditioners can malfunction when the car is started.
  Defective ignition switches were improperly manufactured and can cause some electrical accessories to malfunction.
  dealers will replace the ignition switch.
  system: electrical; ignition; switch. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall R/1997/075 [UK]: Unscheduled deployment of drivers air bag
  In weather conditions which favour the build up of static electricity the air bag may deploy spontaneously if the driver enters or leaves the vehicle while carrying a high static charge. This can only happen when the car is stationery and not while it is in motion.
  affected vehicles are being recalled for the installation of an earth cable to the steering wheel to conduct any static charge to earth.

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• Recall 1997176 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  The discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions could activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical short circuit by touching certain areas of the steering wheel. Activation of the air bag under these conditions could cause injury. Correction: a ground wire will be installed on affected vehicles.

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• Recall 1996024 [Canada]: Electrical
  The ignition switches on these vehicles may have been improperly manufactured and could cause electrical accessories, such as turn signals, windshield wipers, lamps, power windows and air conditioners to malfunction when the engine is started. Correction: ignition switch will be replaced.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Fuel supply line leak investigation # PE99065

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Tl* the contact owns a 1995 audi a6. The contact was driving at an unknown speed when the parking brake, warning brake and air bag warning gauges illuminated simultaneously. The failures did not seem to affect the operation of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken the to the dealer who diagnosed that there was an internal harness failure with the rear brakes and an internal failure with the seat occupant control module. The manufacturer was contacted and the vehicle as repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 92,000.

I was driving to work in my 95 a6 quattro wagon when i noticed the vehicle was accelerating without me putting pressure on the gas pedal. When i shifted the vehicle into neutral the rpms red lined. It took both of my feet on the brake while the vehicle was in drive to stop it and when i finally got it stopped and into park it was "idling" at around 3000 rpms. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 audi a6. When driving below 10 mph or in the idle position, the vehicle shuts off. The vehicle was inspected by a mechanic who stated that an adjustment needed to be made to the tachometer. When the vehicle is started, it appears to be operating normally. The current mileage is 128,000 and failure mileage was 118,000.

Dt*: the contact stated there is a nhtsa recall number 98e002000 for the auto command remote car starter. The remote starter is model number 20036. There is no known problem with the remote starter. After the manufacturer was alerted, it was discovered that the company was no longer under the same ownership. *ak

The consumer placed the key inside of the ignition switch, the vehicle would turn on, but the lights failed to come on. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the consumer that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. Please fill in additional information. *jb

Ignition switch, part number 4a0905849b, on my audi a6 failied. Audi told me that this particular campaign did not apply to my vehicle. However, the recalled ignition switch part number, and the ignition swith replaced on my car, are the same. Audi will not respond to that question. They continue to say that my car was not involved in the recall.*ak

When turning on the ignition switch front lights and turn signals would malfunction when the vehicle was started. Consumer has been to the dealer. *ak

A recall repair related to the discharge of static electricity, which may cause the air bag to deploy, failed. *nlm

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.