Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Audi 4000

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

4 filed
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Power TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL Unit
    1
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
93V006000·POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1993-01-11

THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL OF THE TRANSAXLE IS LOST OVER TIME DUE TO EVAPORATION. LOW OIL LEVELS CAUSE PREMATURE BEARING AND GEAR WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF FAILURE, THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE WHEELS COULDLOSE POWER. IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK, CAUSING RAPIDDECELERATION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

FixDRAIN AND REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL WITH OIL HAVING HIGHER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS.

87V069000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1987-05-18

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF IDLE STABILIZER COULD CAUSE IDLE FLUCTUATIONS.

RiskIDLE FLUCTUATIONS COULD RESULT IN UNSATISFACTORYDRIVEABILITY.

FixREPLACE IDLE STABILIZER.

86V113000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1986-08-18

REAR OR FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT LOCKS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SEAT BELTS COULD SEPARATE IN EVENT OF HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION OR IMPACT AND THUS SUBJECT PASSENGERS TO INJURY.

FixREPLACE SEAT BELTS, AS NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
EA92028·POWER TRAIN1992-08-03 → 1993-02-09

TRANSMISSION FAILURES

Led to recall93V006000

EA92016·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1992-05-29 → 1993-06-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

PE92006·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1992-01-17 → 1992-05-29

GAS TANK LEAKAGE

DP87002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1986-10-30 → 1987-06-05

1979-86 AUDI 4000 SUDDEN ACCELERATION

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