There are 4 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2001 Audi A6 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)NORMAL DRIVING IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE. 94000 MILES. WIFE COMPLAINED OF RATTLE IN REAR OF CAR. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PIECES WHERE THE SPRING RESTS AGAINST THE LOWER SPRING SEAT. *TR
DT: THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO, HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RECALLED ,AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTROL ARMS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. WHEN UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED VEHICLE HAD 70000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILURE, AND IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK
THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *JB
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY,CONSUMER NOTED A GRINDING NOISE LIKE METAL COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS NORMAL.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.