NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2007 Audi A6. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
2007 AUDI A6 QUATTRO, 13085 MILES. "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR RUNS IN "LIMP" MODE. CAMSHAFT CONTROL VALVE FAILED. P/N 06E-109-257-J REPLACED. CAR RUNS NORMALLY. *TR
PURCHASED AN AUDI A 6 2007 4 YEARS AGO. IT TURNED ITSELF OFF IN DRIVE MODE 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THIS HAS CONTINUED SPORADICALLY. IT HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR SOME TIME AND THEN COMING TO A STOP. I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PROCEED AND THE CAR MOVES FORWARD. BY THEN, I AM OUT IN THE INTERSECTION OR IN A LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MIL LIGHT GOES ON, INDICATING THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND NO WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CAR'S GEAR SELECTOR IS STILL IN DRIVE MODE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS WHO SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODES SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. AUDI SAYS WITHOUT A FAULT CODE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. $40,000 FOR A CAR THAT BROKE 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND AUDI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE? *TR
I HAVE A 2007 AUDI A6 QUATRO. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND NEEDED TO TURN AROUND. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BACKED INTO A CEMENT POLE,SLOWLY, BUT ENOUGH TO BE FELT. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN FORWARD AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A CEMENT WALL. I KNOW MANY CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT DRIVERS HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE HITTING THE BRAKE. I WAS NOT TRYING TO BRAKE, I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT THE POLE IN REVERSE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE WE HIT THE WALL. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS. SOMEONE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOTE, WHEN FILLING OUT THE VEHICLE INFORMATION, IT WAS AN A6. *NM *AK