1988 Audi 5000
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1988 Audi 5000. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
3 recalls name the 1988 Audi 5000. Newest first.
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.
Fuel injection seals may harden, due to high temperature and alcohol in some fuels, and allow fuel to escape into the engine compartment.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Fuel dripping onto hot engine components could cause anengine compartment fire.
Remedy
Replace engines fuel injector seals with improved seals plus improvements designed to better insulate the engine against fire risk.
Repeated topping off of fuel tank during refueling reduces the expansion space within the tank allowing vapors to escape from the charcoal filter to outside rather than being inducted into the engine.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Escaping vapors could ignite by heat emitted by theexhaust system.
Remedy
Install redesigned filler neck and a new vent valve and hose for charcoal filter. also, stop refueling when pump nozzle shuts off.
Owner complaints
1 complaints1 involved a fire
Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
A smell of gas arose, parked the vehicle and looked back at the vehicle, a fire started in the grill in the front of the vehicle. please provide further information. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Transmission failures
There is no summary currently available
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