Six problems related to fuel pump have been reported for the 2003 Audi A6. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Audi A6 based on all problems reported for the 2003 A6.
On December 18, 2011 I was driving down the road and my vehicle stalled. I had my car towed to the local Audi dealer and was told that it needed a new fuel pump. I conducted an internet search and discovered that my Audi had been part of a recall and I asked the local dealer if the recall repair had ever been conducted, they told me that my vehicle was not part of a recall. They told me that only Audi a-4's were part of the recall. However, the NHTSA website shows a letter dated July 23, 2007 sent from Volkswagen of America, inc. (parent company of Audi of America, inc. ) to mr daniel smith of NHTSA notifying NHTSA that vw of America is recalling and replacing fuel pumps on vw passat’s, Audi a-4’s and Audi a-6’s, additionally, the letter listed a range of vin’s for effected Audi A6’s that included my VIN. In the aforementioned letter, vw of America told NHTSA that “any subject vehicle that is presented for service to an authorized Volkswagen/Audi dealer will be repaired free of charge. €� could someone please assist me in causing vw of America to do what they told NHTSA they were going to do? vw of America never notified me of the safety issue or of the recall, and when I presented this information to the dealer they still refused to pay for the repair. Audi endangered me and likely other consumers by never informing us of the recall and I have been forced to pay over $500 to repair a part that was part of a recall and would be repaired free of charge. Could you please assist me in collecting my funds from Audi? additionally, I believe they should be subject to significant penalties and fines for deceiving NHTSA.
The contact owns a 2003 Audi A6. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle started to shudder decelerated abnormally. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised the contact that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 07v375000 (fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump) but was advised by the dealer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.
My 2003 Audi A6 quattro sputtered, choked and died as I tried to pull into traffic. The vehicle did restart and then did the same thing as I tried to pull out onto another road, and completely failed. Vehicle had to pushed out of traffic and to the side of the road with assistance, then towed to nearby garage. Diagnosed that fuel pump was cause of failure. Mechanic said they could tap on the fuel pump to get it to run, which confirmed that it was the cause of failure. I was also advised by the garage that my vehicle had been subject of fuel pump recalls, although Audi denied that my vehicle fell under that particular recall. Very dangerous situation as I failed twice as I was entering traffic. In my opinion, fuel pumps should not fail by 66,000 miles.
Fuel pump failure & vehicle totally & immediately disabled.
My 2003 A6 Audi quattro "died" while in rush hour traffic on an interstate hway. It was determined that this was due to fuel pump failure. VIN # not part of recent fuel pump recall by manufacturer.
: the contact stated while driving 15 mph in normal conditions, the fuel pump fractured and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was pulled to the emergency lane and towed to the local dealership for repairs. Updated 03/09/06.