Vehicle profile
2001 Audi A8 A8 quattro
Sedan · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 310 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 4.2L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 5-spd
- Drive
- AWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 2001 Midsize Cars
- 0.48× the 4.15 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2001 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
01V259000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAPVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL AND VAPOR LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM. A "BLIND COVER" AT THE FILLER NECK OF THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT SEAL PROPERLY ALLOWING FUEL VAPOR TO ESCAPE.
Consequence: SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE WILL BE REDUCED, WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM AND ALERT THE DRIVER OF A SYSTEM'S FAULT INDICATED BY AN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER NECK/EXPANSION TANK ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 21, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-866-892-2834.
15/08/2001
08V397000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONVOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 13,900 MY 1996-2003 AUDI A8 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE LOCKING CABLE MAY MOVE OUT OF POSITION OVER TIME. WITH THE LOCKING CABLE OUT OF POSITION, THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION EVEN IF THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION LOCK.
Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKING CABLE BY INSTALLING AN ADJUSTING PIECE THAT WILL SECURE THE LOCKING CABLE IN PLACE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
14/08/2008
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"year": 2001,
"make": "Audi",
"model": "A8",
"trim": "A8 quattro",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 310,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 4.2,
"transmission": "Automatic 5-spd",
"drive_type": "AWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
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