Fuel injection seals may harden, due to high temperature and alcohol in some fuels, and allow fuel to escape into the engine compartment.
Fuel system
Audi 5000 Fuel System problems by year
4 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi 5000's fuel system. Fuel pumps, leaks, injectors, fuel smells, gauges and stalling caused by fuel delivery.
Fuel System complaints by model year
Fuel System recalls
Repeated topping off of fuel tank during refueling reduces the expansion space within the tank allowing vapors to escape from the charcoal filter to outside rather than being inducted into the engine.
Misadjustment of fuel distributor allows fuel to escape and be absorbed by the air filter. Consequence of defect: with the fuel...
Latest 5000 fuel system complaints
On way to work, passed car, put pedal to the floor and it stuck there, until tapped with foot, thank god, but when I got to work, car idled up and down, erratic, between 10,000 and 20,000 rpms. Turned off engine, no noise, no warning lights on. Restarted ok, still idled funny. Turned off engine. Waited a minute, no noise, no warning lights, no smoke. Inside nwa building working 15 minutes and my manager said car was on fire...Flames underhood about 20 feet in the air...Burned car next to it too. Fire...
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department, put out, millersville, md hqs dept. Said started in engine, so bad burnt and melted hard to tell what failed. I had no fire insurance on car. Any recourse against audi? Please advise. I had just spent $3,000 in repairs on car...Seat, cruise, exhuast, tune up, injectors...At local shops. I am sick...Was planning to add comprehensive,but had to take to geico for inspection first. Moreover, I live in condo, with garage, 4 family unit, had been parking in my garage at night...A few hours later we might have all been killed or injured...Whole place is wood frame. The tow truck operator/owner who towed car to his shop, said he has seen this before in this model many times...He said car will be there to inspect for a few weeks...The junked.*Ak
Recall 89v006000, fuel injection seal has hardened due to high temperatures. Recall remedy did not correct the problem which caused the vehicle to catch on fire. Please give any further details. *Ak
Fuel pump fails to pump sufficient gas to engine, causing it to stall. *Dh
Fuel tank peeling/flaking, contaminating fuel system, resulting in stalling. *Ak
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data