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1991 Audi 5000

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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0Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

1Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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Inspection summary

1991 Audi 5000

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 0 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 2 investigations.

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    How this year compares

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    What owners reported most

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

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    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

    What owners actually said

    0 reports

    No matching complaints in this snapshot.

    Recall campaigns

    1

    93V006000 · Power Train:axle Assembly

    Jan 11, 1993

    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.

    Consequence & remedy

    Consequence: 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.

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    Defect investigations

    2

    EA92028 · Transmission Failures

    Opened Aug 3, 1992 · Closed Feb 9, 1993

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

    There is no summary currently available

    PE92041 · Transmission Failures

    Opened Apr 16, 1992 · Closed Aug 3, 1992

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

    There is no summary currently available

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.