Model year

1978 Audi 5000

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (3)Complaints (0)Investigations (2)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year3460k vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file

Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1978 Audi 5000 by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 1978 Audi 5000

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Recall campaigns for the 1978 Audi 5000
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
87V-008	Jan 3, 1987	Sudden acceleration from a stationary position may occur, when shifting from park to reverse or drive	Powertrain	251,102	Repair or modification
83V-095	Sep 22, 1983	Certain vehicles were assembled with an insufficient height differential between the accelerator and brake pedals	Brakes	117,000	Repair or modification
82V-037	Apr 21, 1982	On the involved vehicles, an improperly placed mat interferes with the vibration absorber attached to the underside of the accelerator	Speed control	92,000	Repair or modification

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1978 Audi 5000

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

2 NHTSA investigations on file

C86001 Investigation, Speed control
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
Opened Aug 5, 1986, closed Jul 11, 1989
DP86006 Defect petition, Speed control
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
Opened Mar 19, 1986, closed Jun 23, 1986

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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