1991 Audi 200
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 1991 Audi 200. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. an electrolytic capacitor contained in the amplifier for each rear speaker could leak an electrolyte, which may in time and in the presence of humidity, cause an unwanted conductive path.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition could result in the amplifier overheating and a potential fire risk.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the amplifiers for the rear speaker assemblies. owner notification began july 10, 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 1-800-822-2834.
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
10 complaints4 involved a fire
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Electrical system
The wiring harness to the drivers door fails from flexing when the door IS opened and closed - causing power windows and locks to activate intermittently and without warning. *Tr
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Rear speaker crackled and hissed. progressively getting worse. found out about recall and had them "fixed" by a dealer in danvers. crackle and hissing stopped. confirmed fire hazzard by other car owners with bose stereo speakers.*ak
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Vehicle caught fire in a rear speaker, consumer IS requesting reimbursement, stating that audi and the manufacturer of radio (bose) had knowledge of the problem, but failed to make anyone aware.*jb
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
A fire broke out in the rear compartment and was extinguised. The fire was started by and limited to the bose speaker.*ak
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Consumer concerned with the possibility of fire due to speaker noise (electrical problem). nlm
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Rear speaker ignited while driving. the car filled entirely with black, acrid smoke by the time I pulled over. was holding my breath while bringing car to a stop. car went up in flames and IS a total loss. jacksonville fire department extinguished blaze, filed ccr#29200. had car towed to key…
Rear speaker ignited while driving. the car filled entirely with black, acrid smoke by the time I pulled over. was holding my breath while bringing car to a stop. car went up in flames and IS a total loss. jacksonville fire department extinguished blaze, filed ccr#29200. had car towed to key audi dealership in jacksonville, fl from scene of incident. wrote audi of america 3 times, and numerous phone calls. they refused to send a representative to the dealership to investigate. *ak
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
The capacitor for the rear speaker amplifier will short out which could cause rear speaker to catch on fire. Defect IS same as recall98v284000,. But this make and model was not included . *ak
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Concerned about other audi owner reports of bose speaker failuers resulting in car fires, similar to recall 98v284000. *ak
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Right rear speaker internal amplifier has a high occurance of failure where speaker assembly catches fire unexpectedly, filling passenger compartment with toxic smoke and possibly resulting in loss of control of the vehicle due to smoke; fire has spread inside trunk and passenger compartment in…
Right rear speaker internal amplifier has a high occurance of failure where speaker assembly catches fire unexpectedly, filling passenger compartment with toxic smoke and possibly resulting in loss of control of the vehicle due to smoke; fire has spread inside trunk and passenger compartment in some cases. audi of america has "researched internally" the problem and found nothing; I know of several vehicles with these problems and I am collecting more information from owners.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
Front brake rotors continually warp. *Dsh
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Inadver.air bag deployment
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10249085Google Maps Street View (NVLW))
- 10249054Due to new Minnesota state regulations regarding biofuels, biodiesel blends of B5 or less may not be available in the State of Minnesota.
- 10155644This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
- 10128222Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified two US based suppliers to support dealers in USA and Canada.
- 10058584Audi: engine, on some vehicles, would run irregularly or have malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on or possible filter element for camshaft adjustment valve can loosen and in oil circuit, there IS no damage from loosened particles. Model all. All years.
- 10022141Headlight aiming, using hella universal beamsetter.
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