KNOWN FAULTS · Audi
Known faults for the Audi A8 (D2).
2000–2002 · Petrol / Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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1 known fault with sources
Engines: 2.8 V6 / 3.7 / 4.2 V8 (Petrol) · 2.5 TDI V6 / 3.3 TDI V8 (Diesel)
Applies if: Defects documented by US recalls; European cars may have equivalent campaigns: check by VIN.
Automatic shifter lock, steering and airbag on the Audi A8 D2Known weak points
- Engine / equipment
- Audi A8 D2 (petrol and TDI)
- Period mentioned
- 1994–2002
- Symptoms
- On 5-speed automatics, the locking cable moves over the years and the lever leaves “P” without the key: the car can roll away; steering tie-rod seals that let in water and dust; the fuel-filler blind cover (leak-detection system); driver-airbag inflators that can rupture (1998–1999).
- Possible cause described
- Defects documented by US recalls; European cars may have equivalent campaigns: check by VIN.
- Check for the garage
- Check the lever cannot leave “P” without the key; check campaigns by VIN.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
NHTSA: recall 08V397 (automatic gearbox locking cable)NHTSA: recall 99V248 (tie-rod seals)NHTSA: recall 22V471 (airbag inflators)
View full entryEngines for this model
- 2.8 V6 / 3.7 / 4.2 V8Petrol
- 2.5 TDI V6 / 3.3 TDI V8Diesel