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1996 AUDI A4 — STEERING

crash · 388524 · 2003-01-09

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. ALSO SEALER BROKE WHICH RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK, DAMAGING BRAKE PADS AND DISC. VEHICLE CRASHED DAMAGING FRONT END. DEALERSHIP NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10001737
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown