Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 980698 | 06/15/1998 | 601884 | Subject on airbag system on board diagnostic (obd) for vehicles with rear seat belt tensioners. *yc | 08/28/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 06/16/1999 | 9144 | 14 | 09/11/1998 |
| Air bag warning light has illuminated 14 times.*mr the consumer was told by the dealer that he some how damaged the connectors. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/20/2003 | 79000 | 1 | 07/01/1997 |
| The passenger side arbag deployed unexpectedly while driving along at 40-45mph on a secondary road. there was no collision at the time and no evidence of potholes or road debris. the dealer scanned the computer and retrieved crash data and claimed that the airbag system worked as expected. they noted a small dent under the passenger side door column of the car which they claimed was caused by road debris and triggered the airbag system. they referred me to my insurance company. the insurance company adjuster examined the car and found no evidence of a collision - no dent or other damage that would cause the airbag to deploy. as a result, the entire airbag safety system in the car is disabled. *la | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 1 | 07/18/1998 | |
| While driving, a brick hit bottom of vehicle and driver?s side air bag deployed causing minor burns and bruises to the driver, consumer was informed that the sensor had been hit by the brick causing the air bag to deploy. *yd | |||
| 10/20/2000 | 1 | 07/31/1997 | |
| Consumer was traveling about 40mph on highway and passenger's airbag went off without prior warning. she heard a poppying noise, and was able to pull over. airbag light went off and there was a bad smell. there was no accident, and airbag went off on its own.*ak | |||
| 08/04/1999 | 1 | 06/30/1998 | |
| After running over a pothole at 30mph passenger's side door airbag deployed. dealer said this was normal. *ak *ml | |||
| 01/19/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Passenger's airbag deployed upon impact. no passenger or parcel on passenger's seat, drivers bag did not deploy. audi continues to deny a problem existed. audi's own documentation describes a no passenger lock out switch to prevent deployment of the passenger's airbag when no passenger or (heavy parcel?) is present. i was the only occupant in the car, had my seat belt buckled, pretensioner for my seat belt fired but my airbag did not deploy. an interlock, by definition, is either on or off. an interlock or lock out device does not act as a maybe on or maybe off gate. | |||
| 12/02/1998 | |||
| While drivingthe abs braking systm which is activated malfunctioned, having no braking ability, and causing a frontal impact. the driver's and passenger's airbags did deploy but not all the way. also, seatbelt tensioner malfunctioned, which did not hold properly the occupant, and occupant sustained a broken bone. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/27/1998 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle brushed curb causing damage to tire sidewalls when false deployment of side air bag occured. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 10/17/2004 | 114000 | 1 | |
| Side impact at 30 mph front side air bags did not deploy. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2001 | |||
| While traveling at highway speed of 60-65 mph driver's side air bag deployed for no reason. vehicle taken to dealer, and informed that striker underneath the vehicle showed signs that vehicle ran over something. consumer insisted that vehicle did not hit anything. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 08/04/1999 | 1 | 06/30/1998 | |
| After running over a pothole at 30mph passenger's side door airbag deployed. dealer said this was normal. *ak *ml | |||