Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with v6 engines. An internal seal of the fuel injector can malfunction, allowing fuel leakage in the engine compartment.
1985-1997 · 13 model years
Audi 90 Problems by year
Owners have filed 58 complaints about the Audi 90 across 13 model years, and it has 6 recalls. The 1993 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (16). The most reported problem area is the electrical system, followed by the engine & cooling.
- Complaints
- 58
- Recalls
- 6
- Crashes
- 2
- Fires
- 3
- Injuries
- 3
- Deaths
- 0
90 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 90 problems
Audi 90 recalls 6
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions can activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical circuit by touching certain areas of the...
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
Defective ignition switches were improperly manufactured and can cause some electrical accessories to malfunction.
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.
Improperly manufactured steering lock bolts could break if driver applies excessive force to a locked steering wheel in an attempt to disengage the steering lock.
Latest 90 complaints
Tie rods midas auto repair center put on my 1993 audi 90 cs where both defective that they got from car quest. The day the tie rods failed was when I and my wife where coming out of the drive through at taco bell on wilson street in brewer maine. The front passengers right side tie rod came undone and separated from the strut housing where it bolts down to it and caused my wheel which was in a straight position to cock right and I loosing control totally of the car and driving up over a large curb almost into a...
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building. It felt like the wheel had come right off the car. The front drivers side tie rod froze up and also was defective and would have done the same of even worse if it were driven longer. Midas towed me in and kept saying sorry or this and also said that car quest sent the wrong tie rod for my car for the drivers side tie rod but, car quest said that the tie rod is listed from the manufacture to fit this car. They replaced both tie rods but, when my insurance came to see the car the car underneath was damaged to much they said so they totaled the audi out which I bought back from the insurance. My wife and I both suffered injuries as a result of these tie rods and are seeing doctors all the time now because of this accident. The auto body said we are lucky to be alive that if we were on the highway when this happened we would have rolled the audi over possibly and got killed. These tie rods are poor a designed and possibly are being mislabled from the manufacturer of them to fit cars that they don't or car quest is labeling them wrong in their system to fix cars like mine. The very sad thing is midas is a state inspection station and should have known that these weren't right for my audi and could have prevented this accident where my wife and I could have been killed. I would like the nhtsa to look into this matter and fix the issue so that this accident that we had doesn't happen to another audi owner or other make and gets killed. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 audi 90 cs. The contact placed all four windows down and they will currently not go back up or down. The windows are stuck in the down position. The dealer stated that the failure was the contact's responsibility. The dealer further stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 96v017000 (electrical system:ignition:switch). The current mileage was 158,960 and failure mileage was 158,360. Update 09/10/08 *cw updated 09/17/08. *Jb
Wire harness at the trunk lid (l.H.S) . Where it hinges , wires tend to break there and short which controls the brake lights, blinkers, reverse lights, dashlights. Over time from opening and closing the trunk the wire break and come into contact with the other wires. I have had my fuse blow and not know it and have had cars behind me almost hit my car or people yelling at me saying I have no break lights. I have read on many forums that this is a common problem and audi knows about it and has yet to come up with fix. This is very dangerous and could cause a fire or have someone hit and killed for not having brake lights or directional lights. *Tr
Consumer has had two replacement ignition switches all of which failed shortly after replacement. *Ts a recall was issued regarding the ignition switch and the dealer/manufacturer continued to use defective ignition switches. The consumer had 6 ignition switches replaced. *Jb
Dt: in may the problem began. Owner noticed that while starting the vehicle the key goes back into accessory position and car won't start. There is recall 96v017000 concerning electrical system: ignition switch. But owner's vehicle not included in recall due to vin. The owner contacted the regional office of audi, but they would not help. There is a problem with the electrical system as well. When car is started, sometimes the windshield wipers don't work or the windows won't roll down. When the key is shut...
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off, and slowly turned back on, the electrical system will be fine. Once happened while driving down a highway at about 70 mph. The key physically moved to the accessory position, and the car stalled. The entire electrical system shut down when it stalled. The car still had manual steering and manual brakes. Then owner eased into emergency lane and put the car in park and started it back up again. Then, vehicle stalled on july 21, 2005 while the owner's husband was driving 80 mph, and the key went to the accessory position again and car stalled. The steering locked, and the brakes were barely working. There are no other problems with the vehicle. It is regularly serviced. The car has been put on the diagnostic machine, and mechanic advised that it showed no codes, this happened on july 6 2005. The owner will take the car back to mechanic if she can get the car started. *Ak
Dt: the ignition switch sticks in the on position and is causing eratic electrical problems.*Ak
Questions about the Audi 90
Which Audi 90 years have the most problems?
Which Audi 90 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Audi 90 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the electrical system (23), engine & cooling (6), body, doors & structure (6) most often.
How many recalls does the Audi 90 have?
NHTSA lists 6 recalls across all Audi 90 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
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