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Model year

1990 Audi V8

Sedan, gasoline, AWD/All-Wheel Drive, built in Germany. Owner complaints on file from Aug 8, 1996 to Oct 25, 2006.

Recalls (3)Complaints (8)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year379k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints8Close to the median 1990 sedan
Severity index0.01990 sedans average 17.0
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1990 Audi V8 peaked in 2002, with 3 filed

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

0123199619992002320052008201120142017202020232026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

38% of complaints about the 1990 Audi V8 name brakes

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

Brakes
3
Equipment
2
Speed control
2
Airbags
1
Electrical system
1
Steering
1
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 1990 Audi V8

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1990 Audi V8
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
97V-172Oct 6, 1997Vehicle description: passenger vehiclesAirbags54,800Part replacement
96V-084May 10, 1996Bushing which guides the cruise control rod can, over time, deteriorate and cause the control rod to bindSpeed control3,100Part replacement
91V-050Apr 2, 1991Instruction label in the trunk of vehicle is incorrect for the jack supplied with the vehicleEquipment20,800Label or owner notice
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1990 Audi V8

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.

8 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Oct 25, 2006Failure Aug 10, 200675,000 milesScotch Plains, NJRear compartment/trunk

    REAR SPEAKERS MAKE NOISE UPON TURNING RADIO ON. NOISE INCLUDES HUM, HISSING, SQUEAL AND POOP NOISES. ACCORDING TO AUDI, THE SPEAKERS AND AMPLIFIERS IN MY CAR ARE THE ASME AS THOSE IN 1991 AND 1992 VERSIONS. 1991 AND 1992 CARS HAD A RECALL ON THESE BOSE SPEAKERS AS THE FAILURE CAN CUASE A FIRE. AUDI IS NOT EXTENDING THE SAME REPAIR TO MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEMS ARE THE SAME AS ARE THE PROBLEMS

    NHTSA complaint 10171815
  2. Filed Apr 5, 2004Failure Mar 27, 2004Spokane, WAVehicle speed control

    THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

    NHTSA complaint 10065558
  3. Filed Jun 7, 2002Failure Nov 1, 2001Brooks, MERadio/tape deck/cd etc.

    THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE DOES NOT FIT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF RECALL 01V-324 DUE TO THE VIN, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME RISK OF FAILURE AND FIRE.

    NHTSA complaint 755043
  4. Filed May 22, 2002Failure Sep 22, 1990Glen Brook, NVSide/window

    WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 8010322
  5. Filed Jan 14, 2002Failure Nov 15, 2001Renton, WARadio/tape deck/cd etc.

    NHTSA ALREADY HAS A DEFECT NOTED AS #01V324000 - THIS NOTICE IS TO ADVISE THE CONDITION EXISTS ON 1990 MODELS NOT JUST THE 1991 AS LISTED IN THE NHTSA REPORT. MY SPEAKERS HAVE FAILED JUST AS THE REPORT INDICATES CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE ADD 1990 AS A YEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 756808
  6. Filed Oct 27, 1998Failure Nov 1, 1991Granger, INService brakes, Foundation components

    WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED REACHES 25 TO 30 MPH, THEN THE VEHICLE OPERATES CLOSE TO NORMAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 829602
  7. Filed May 22, 1997Ridgewood, NJService brakes, Rotor

    THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY (10,000-15,000) MILES BECAUSE OF WARPING. BECAUSE OF THE WARPED ROTORS, WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING VIRBRATION. IN THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS (3) SETS OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED A (4TH) TIME. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 812462
  8. Filed Aug 8, 1996Failure Aug 7, 1996Stanford, CTService brakes, Foundation components, Idler and attachment, Linkages

    CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAED, HIT RESUME, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, APPLIED THE BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK MECHANIC DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL ROD AND INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL 96V084, CONSUMER IS ANGRY THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 800668
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

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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