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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
103,500 miles · Jan 5, 2007
Exterior LightingFire
I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICA. IN THE BODY OF THIS LETTER AUDI STATES "WHAT IS THE PROBLEM" WHAT AUDI DESCRIBES AS THE "PROBLEM" IS EXACT WHILE DRIVING EAST ON 28TH STREET IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER THE SMOKE WAS BILLOWIN…
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I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICA. IN THE BODY OF THIS LETTER AUDI STATES "WHAT IS THE PROBLEM" WHAT AUDI DESCRIBES AS THE "PROBLEM" IS EXACT WHILE DRIVING EAST ON 28TH STREET IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER THE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. I WAS LATE FOR A MEETING ALREADY SO I JUMPED IN A WAITING CAB AND AS I DID I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING THROUGH THE WHEEL WELLS TOO. I PHONED THE NYFD. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10177832
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