1999 Audi A6 Steering

MY 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT'S HEATED STEERING WHEEL WOULD OVERHEAT TO THE POINT I COULD NOT TOUCH IT. IT CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITH'S WIRES TO MELT AND I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY AUDI AND THE HEATED WHEEL DEACTIVATED. THE FAILED IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MY HEADLIGHTS, HORN, WINDSHIELDWIPERS TO NOT WORK. EVERYTHING NOW WORKS AFTER THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE STEERING WHEEL HEATER DEAVCTIVATED BY MY AUDI DEALER.

HEATED STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HOT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET WARP AND MELT(YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING, STEERING WHEEL AS AN INDENTATION WITH BURN MAKES)

1999 AUDI A6 AVANT HEATED STEERING WHEEL. WHEEL GENERALLY HEATS AT 12, 2, 5, 7 AND 10 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WITH MY HANDS AT THE 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. I INITIATED A RIGHT TURN THAT REQUIRED MY HANDS ON THE 12 AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. HOWEVER, THESE TWO SPOTS WERE TOO HOT TO HOLD. MY INSTANT REACTION TO THE HIGH HEAT WAS TO JERK MY HANDS FROM THE WHEEL. FOR THAT INSTANCE, MY FOCUS SHIFTED FROM DRIVING TO THE HEAT OF THE WHEEL. VEHICLE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED. NO ACCIDENT.

DT: CONSUMER STATED FOUND RECALLS 99V248000 AND 00V414000 FOR TIE RODS. CONSUMER CONTACTED AUDI, AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO SUCH RECALLS. ALSO STATED THERE COULD BE RECALLS, BUT THEY COULD BE IN DISPUTE BETWEEN NHTSA AND AUDI. CONSUMER DID SUPPLY AUDI WITH VIN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD WORN OUT TIE RODS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. . THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *AK

00 V 414 000/VW TIE RODS: CONSUMER STATES, "THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 10, 2001". THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACES AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL? THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED WITH LESS THEN 48,015 MILES OF WEAR SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 99V248000 CONCERNING TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE BULLETIN I RECEIVED AND THEY TOLD ME MY TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT. THERE IS A RECAL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V414000 ANDL(99V248000) FOR 99 A6 THAT SAYS THE TIE RODS WEAR OUT DUE TO THE SEAL FAILING. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO FOR AUDI TO ADDRESS THIS. *AK

THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HOT WHILE BEING USED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF THE HEAT SUBSIDED. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN INSTEAD OF DISCONNECTING THE HEATING DEVICE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED TIE RODS ENDS GREASE BOOT TORE CAUSING TIE ROD ENDS TO WEAR OUT AND MAKE CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY SO THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.

CONSUMER STATES IN INCLIMATE WEATHER,WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S THROTTLE GETS STUCK OPEN CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

MY 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE COLD WEATHER PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES HEATED SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER IS TURNED ON IT ACTIVATES THE STEERING WHEEL HEATER. ON 12/13/02 IN USING THIS HEATER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO BURN MY HAND AND BEGAN TO FILL THE CAR WITH SMOKE. IT MELTED THE FOAM UNDER THE LEATHER COVER. IF I HAD NOT TURNED OFF THE SEAT/STEERING WHEEL HEATER I BELIEVE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATES THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WHEEL THAT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I CHECKED AN ENTHUSIAST INTERNET SITE (AUDIWORLD.COM) AND DID A SEARCH OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER AUDI MODELS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TS