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2021 Audi A6 Fuel System problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2021 Audi A6's fuel system with NHTSA - 6% of all its complaints, most recently on September 21, 2026. Fuel pumps, leaks, injectors, fuel smells, gauges and stalling caused by fuel delivery.

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Fuel System complaints

Electrical systemEngine & coolingFuel system

While operating the vehicle under normal driving conditions, the vehicle suffered an immediate, un-commanded loss of engine power and throttle response. The vehicle displayed a critical dashboard restriction stating: "Maximum engine speed 2500 RPM", forcing an emergency limp-home mode that instantly created a roadway collision hazard. Simultaneously, the vehicle's primary safety and convenience systems dropped completely offline, displaying synchronized, consecutive malfunction alerts for the Central Locking...

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System, Audi Pre Sense (Distance Monitoring), Cross Traffic Assist, and Lane Change/Blind Spot Warning systems. A subsequent professional diagnostic scan confirmed that the vehicle's Engine Control Unit (ECU) has hard-logged active manufacturer fault codes P310A (Low Fuel Pressure Regulation - Fuel Pressure Fluctuates) and P310B (Low Pressure Fuel Regulation - Fuel Pressure Outside Specification). These synchronized electrical and drivetrain failures occur intermittently, yet have specifically occurred multiple times following exposure to moisture, including rainfall, winter slush, and standard car washes. The identical electrical system dropouts were officially reported to two authorized Audi dealership service centers during its active warranty window, but the underlying system failures remain uncorrected, leaving a recurring safety hazard unaddressed.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11765960

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