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2001 Audi A6 service brakes, hydraulic problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2001 Audi A611% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
11%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Abs/esp light would come on after driving for 60 minutes or more, usually went off if vehicle restarted, this became more frequent over course of 10 months until light stayed on all the time, wheel sensors had to be changed at significant cost to fix problem. *tr

    filed Sep 12, 2011

  • No events led up to the failure. Abs module failed. Not yet repaired. Told by several shops (including audi dealer), this is a frequent problem due to faulty heat shield. Audi refused to provide any repair assistance. *jb

    filed Jun 12, 2006

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other A6 years

YearReportsShare
2016 A612%
2014 A612%
2006 A623%
2005 A622%
2004 A626%
2003 A623%
2002 A61011%
2000 A62517%
1999 A63114%
1998 A61713%
A6 service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.