10 of the 276 complaints about the 1999 Audi A6 are about the lighting — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 70,000 miles.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AUDI A6 1999. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED EASILY WHILE IN GEAR. *SC THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #10129166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V133000. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO HURRY TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AK
NHTSA complaint #10094610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER'S DOOR HAS SHORTED OUT ON THE LIGHTING AND LOCKING SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #10078603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT PROJECTED UPWARD FROM THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CREATING SO MUCH BRIGHTNESS ON THE LARGE INCOMING SNOWFLAKES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH HEAT GENERATED BY THE LOW BEAMS AND ICE HAD BUILT UP OVER THE LENSES.
NHTSA complaint #565419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #551220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATED UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, AND THEN DRIVE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. CONTACTED A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS.
NHTSA complaint #854989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. YH
NHTSA complaint #549582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. YH
NHTSA complaint #549582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. YH
NHTSA complaint #549582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLES LOW BEAM PROJECTION LAMPS ARE SO NARROW THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ROAD SURFACES RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER ADJUSTED THE LOW BEAMS UP, THAT ADJUSTMENT RAISED THE HIGH BEAMS AS WELL AND NOW THE HIGH BEAMS ARE OFF THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #543999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.