1989 Audi 200
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1989 Audi 200. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event the sensor should malfunction, the air bag restraint system can inadvertently deploy. deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of failure, the vehicle's drive wheels couldlose power. In extreme circumstances, the front wheels lock, causing rapiddeceleration resulting in possible loss of vehicle control and an accident.
Remedy
Drain and replace the differential gear oil with oil having higher performance characteristics.
Instruction label in the trunk of vehicle IS incorrect for the jack supplied with the vehicle.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Incorrect use can result in the jack collapsing, withinjury to individuals under or near vehicle during collapse.
Remedy
Supply insert to owner's manual noting correct usage, as well as a corrected instruction label for the trunk.
Owner complaints
5 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train › Driveline › Differential unit
Vehicle's differential went out resulting in accident.*mr the mechanic replaced the defective differential with a used one because of the age and mileage on the vehicle. The consumer called audi and gave them the vin and other information. He was then informed that there was no recall for his vehicle. Consumer felt this was incompetent or they lied. *ph
- Exterior lighting › Brake lights · Power train
Brake light system on effects steering and hydraulic system/ unknown speed broken speedometer/odometer. *Ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood · Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan
Underhood fire occured on vehicle while traveling eb on lie. Engine cooling fan motor siezed, resulting in a uninterupted ground fault which burned all the wires in the main wiring harness. There was no circuit breaker or fuse provided in the wiring to prevent a groud fault from occuring. Audi…
Underhood fire occured on vehicle while traveling eb on lie. Engine cooling fan motor siezed, resulting in a uninterupted ground fault which burned all the wires in the main wiring harness. There was no circuit breaker or fuse provided in the wiring to prevent a groud fault from occuring. Audi upgraded subsuquent model years of this vehicle with a fuseable link on the ground side of the cooling fan motor, but failed to provide the upgrade to owners of 1984 thru 1989 vehicles. Complete destruction of the vehicle was prevented only by my ability to disconnect the battery cables in a rapid manner.
- Air bags › Frontal
Owner states while sitting at a red light his driver's side airbag deployed for no reason.o wner IS concerned about this problem. *ak
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
Poor performance on the head lights, can not see the road at night due to the headlights fogging. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Inadver.air bag deployment
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