2003 AUDI RS6 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2003 Audi RS6. The contact stated that after adding fuel to the vehicle, he noticed that fuel had leaked, and there was a puddle of fuel on the ground on the rear driver's side of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred r...

Mileage: 139,000

THIS WAS NOT A BLIZZAK LM-25. IT WAS A BLIZZAK LM-60. TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, I'VE HAD MY REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE BEADS, SPLITTING ALL THE WAY AROUND ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE PASSENGER REAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. IT BLEW OFF AND W...

FUEL TANK LEAK FROM TIP OVER VALVE. THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. AUDI RECALL 20L8/JY WAS PERFORMED ON 5/16/2012. BUT THE VALVE STARTED LEAKING AGAIN RECENTLY. I CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA (AOA) THEY HAD ME TAKE THE CAR TO AUSTIN NORTH AUDI DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION AND TAKING PHOTOS. AFTER THE DEALER CONFIR...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI RS6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND BACK SHOCKS ABSORBER, THE TUBING AND THE VALVE NEE...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI RS6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAI...

Mileage: 97,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS RESULTED IN NEEDING TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 73,256

TRANSMISSION WOULD OCCASIONALLY SLIP TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AS I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT HAS MUCH MORE POWER THAN MOST VEHICLES SO UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS ACCELERATION SHOULD BE QUICK & FAST. THIS FIRST STARTED WITH ...

Mileage: 50,000

2003 AUDI RS6 (A6 4.2 V8 BITURBO) FUEL TANK DEFECT: THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2003 AUDI RS6 SEDAN. AFTER NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR IN MY GARAGE THE MORNING AFTER FILLING UP SAID CAR, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND ...

Mileage: 65,870

AFTER FILING THE GAS TANK THERE IS GAS LEAKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. MECHANIC SUSPECTS THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL TANK LEAK- THE PLASTIC ROLL OVER VALVE OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL. I AM NOW ON MY 4TH GAS TANK SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR NEW IN JAN/04. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED ON EACH INCIDENT. THE REPAIR IS A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR JOB DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK. M...

Mileage: 132,000

I WOULD SMELL FUEL WHENEVER FILLED TANK ABOVE 3/4TH'S. HAD PERSONAL MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DETERMINED IT WAS THE ROLL OVER VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK. CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA, WHICH STATED VEHICLE WAS STILL COVERED UNDER CPO WARRANTY. BROUGHT TO AUDI DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND RELATED PARTS...

Mileage: 43,093

DRC UNIT (SHOCK/SUSPENSION UNIT) IN VEHICLE IS PROBLEMATIC AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT AUDI HAS NOT ATTENDED TO. *TR

Mileage: 40,500

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 AUDI RS6 WITH REPEAT SUSPENSION FAILURES STEMMING FROM AUDI'S DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC). THE SYSTEM FIRST BEGINS LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, THEN SLOWLY LEAKS THE FLUID OUT OF THE LINKED DAMPER SYSTEM UNTIL THE CAR IS IN EFFECT RIDING ON THE SPRINGS WITH INADEQUATE DAMPER C...

Mileage: 57,157

AUDI RS6 DYNAMIC RESPONSE CONTROL (SUSPENSION/STRUTS/HYDRAULICS) FAILURE AFTER 80 MILES. FAILURE FIRST TIME IN 28K MILE CAR. BASED ON NATIONAL SURVEY, AUDI IS RUNNING A 50% OR GREATER FAILURE RATE IN THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT IN THIS EXPENSIVE CAR AND IS NOT PAYING FOR REPLACEMENTS NOR REDESIGNING. ...

Mileage: 29,000

THE DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) FAILED IN MY CAR, AND I UNDERSTAND IT FREQUENTLY FAILS IN THIS TYPE OF CAR. IT HAS JUMPY HANDLING AND SIDESTEPPING OVER BUMPS ON THE INTERSTATE. ROUNDING CURVES AT SPEED OVER EXPANSION JOINTS IS PLAIN DANGEROUS WHEN THE DRC FAILS. THE CAR BOUNCES, WHEELS LOSE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 43,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI RS6. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE USUALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. T...

Mileage: 44,000

2003 AUDI RS6. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAVE HAD SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURES ON 3 OF THE 4 CORNERS. LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR SHOCK HAVE EACH FAILED ONCE AND THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACCUMULATED LESS THAN 16,500 MILES AS OF 6/12/2008. THE MOST R...

Mileage: 12,000

MY SHOCKS AND CENTRAL CONTROL VALVES LEAK FLUID WHICH CAUSES INSTABILITY IN THE SUSPENSIONS SYSTEM. THE FLUID LEAKS OFF REDUCING THE SYSTEM PRESSURES WITHIN THE SHOCK SYSTEM SUCH THAT STABILITY IS EFFECTED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, EXCESSIVE LEANING AROUND CORNERS, TRAMMING WHEN ENCOUNTERING GROOVING I...

Mileage: 46,000

COMPLETE DE-PRESSURIZED OF THE DRC SYSTEM. SUCH A FAILURE CAUSES THE SUSPENSION TO "BOUNCE" UNSAFELY WHILE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE AN AUDI RS6 AND MY DRC AND TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. I HEARD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF AUDIS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PURCHASED CAR USED AT 48K MILES (2003 AUDI RS6). BY A 52K MILES CHECK UP THE AUDI DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN AFTERMARKET COIL OVER SUSPENSION BECAUSE OF FACTORY COST TO REPLACE THE DRC. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

A "BANGING" RATTLE FROM UNDER THE CAR WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY SYMPTOM. FAILED TWICE AFTER THAT BUT WITHOUT SYMPTOMS; IT WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALER INSPECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT FREQUENCY AND COST OF THIS FAILURE & SUBSEQUENT REPAIR(S). *TR

Mileage: 15,000

DRC SUSPENSION FAILURE RESULTED IN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE HANDLING WHILE DRIVING AS THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT IS OF HIGH CONCERN THE TWITCHY HANDLING AND SIDESTEPPING OVER BUMPS ON THE INTERSTATE. ROUNDING CURVES AT SPEED OVER EXPANSION JOINTS IS PLAIN DANGEROUS WHEN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM (DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL - DRC) FAIL...

Mileage: 41,000

I OWN AN AUDI RS6 AND RECENTLY MY CAR'S SUSPENSION IN PARTICULAR THE SHOCKS FAILED. THE SYSTEM IS CALLED DRC AND USES HYDRAULIC SHOCKS THAT ARE CROSS CONNECTED THROUGH CENTRAL VALVES. WHEN ANY OF THEM LEAK OR FAIL THE OPPOSITE SHOCK WILL HAVE NO OR REDUCED PRESSURE AND FAIL TOO. WHEN THE SHOCKS S...

Mileage: 56,000

AUTOMOBILE IS A TOP OF THE LINE 2003 AUDI RS6. THE SUSPENSION IS KNOWN AS DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) WHICH HAS LOUD CLUNKING UPON CORNERING AND FEELS QUITE LOOSE. I AM A AUTO ENTHUSIAST AND AMATEUR MECHANIC AND AUDI CLUB MEMBER. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS AND MOST OF THE TIME AUDI MECHAN...

Mileage: 49,500

THE DRC FAILS. ORIGINALLY THE CAR FELT SLIPPERY ON OCCASIONS. NOT ALWAYS. DEALER NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEN THEY SAID THE SHOCKS WERE LEAKING AND THE DRC IS OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REST OF THEM WILL GO BAD TOO. COST IS AT LEAST $2,900 AND COULD GO UP TO OVER $6,000 IF THEY...

Mileage: 15,000

THE DRC FAILS. ORIGINALLY THE CAR FELT SLIPPERY ON OCCASIONS. NOT ALWAYS. DEALER NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEN THEY SAID THE SHOCKS WERE LEAKING AND THE DRC IS OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REST OF THEM WILL GO BAD TOO. COST IS AT LEAST $2,900 AND COULD GO UP TO OVER $6,000 IF THEY...

Mileage: 15,000

THE DRC FAILS. ORIGINALLY THE CAR FELT SLIPPERY ON OCCASIONS. NOT ALWAYS. DEALER NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEN THEY SAID THE SHOCKS WERE LEAKING AND THE DRC IS OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REST OF THEM WILL GO BAD TOO. COST IS AT LEAST $2,900 AND COULD GO UP TO OVER $6,000 IF THEY...

Mileage: 15,000

MY 2003 AUDI RS6 HAS SUFFERED ITS 5TH DRC FAILURE IN 4 YEARS AS FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS ONCE AGAIN LEAKED FLUID OUT RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY IMPROPER HANDLING. IF I HADN'T KNOWN WHAT WAS HAPPENING IT COULD CAUSE ONE TO THINK THAT THE RACE TUNED SUSPENSION WAS WORKING AND THAT AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IN THI...

Mileage: 46,000

MY 2003 AUDI RS6 HAS SUFFERED ITS 5TH DRC FAILURE IN 4 YEARS AS FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS ONCE AGAIN LEAKED FLUID OUT RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY IMPROPER HANDLING. IF I HADN'T KNOWN WHAT WAS HAPPENING IT COULD CAUSE ONE TO THINK THAT THE RACE TUNED SUSPENSION WAS WORKING AND THAT AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IN THI...

Mileage: 46,000

DRC SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN A DE-PRESSURIZED SUSPENSION SYSTEM . *TR

Mileage: 47,000

DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) IS THE SUSPENSION USED ON HIGH-END AUDI SPORTS CARS (USUALLY THE R DESIGNATION OF THE AUDI SERIES: RS4, RS6, R8) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE R SERIES IS A LOWER VOLUME PRODUCTION (THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,200 RS6'S IN THE US) HOWEVER THE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS ...

Mileage: 35,000

DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) IS THE SUSPENSION USED ON HIGH-END AUDI SPORTS CARS (USUALLY THE R DESIGNATION OF THE AUDI SERIES: RS4, RS6, R8) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE R SERIES IS A LOWER VOLUME PRODUCTION (THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,200 RS6'S IN THE US) HOWEVER THE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS ...

Mileage: 35,000

DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) IS THE SUSPENSION USED ON HIGH-END AUDI SPORTS CARS (USUALLY THE R DESIGNATION OF THE AUDI SERIES: RS4, RS6, R8) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE R SERIES IS A LOWER VOLUME PRODUCTION (THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,200 RS6'S IN THE US) HOWEVER THE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS ...

Mileage: 35,000

DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) IS THE SUSPENSION USED ON HIGH-END AUDI SPORTS CARS (USUALLY THE R DESIGNATION OF THE AUDI SERIES: RS4, RS6, R8) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE R SERIES IS A LOWER VOLUME PRODUCTION (THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,200 RS6'S IN THE US) HOWEVER THE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS ...

Mileage: 35,000

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2003 AUDI RS6 IN JAN/04, AND HAVE KEPT IT METICULOUS MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP ACCORDING TO THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. I HAD A MAJOR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH ALL SHOCKS GOING OUT AND RELATED PUMPS AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED THAT MANY OTH...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2003 AUDI RS6 HAS A DRC ISSUE, WHICH INVOLVES MY SHOCK ABSORBERS LEAKING FLUID AND IS CREATING A BOUNCING EFFECT THAT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNEASY AND UNSAFE FEEL AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, ALMOST LIKE THE CAR IS ON ICE SKATES AND MEANDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD. AFTER READIN...

Mileage: 20,800

MY 2003 AUDI RS6 HAS A DRC ISSUE, WHICH INVOLVES MY SHOCK ABSORBERS LEAKING FLUID AND IS CREATING A BOUNCING EFFECT THAT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNEASY AND UNSAFE FEEL AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, ALMOST LIKE THE CAR IS ON ICE SKATES AND MEANDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD. AFTER READIN...

Mileage: 20,800

FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION ("DRC") SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,200

AUDI RS6 SUSPENSION DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC) KNOWN FOR LEAKING, AND CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE HANDLING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

DRC SUSPENSION LEAK - REQUIRED TWO TRIPS TO DEALER TO FIX IT DUE TO BAD VALVE INSTALLED THE FIRST TIME - DRC WAS AUDI'S SUSPENSION THAT WAS ON THE RS6 AND RS4 CARS. THESE APPEARED TO BE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM IN TERMS OF # OF FAILURES ,AND IF THE DEALERS COULD ADEQUATELY FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CA...

Mileage: 40,000

THE DRC (DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL) SUSPENSION ON THE 2003 AUDI RS6 HAS FAILED TWICE. THE ONLY SYMPTOM WAS A BANGING UNDERCARRIAGE RATTLE, BUT OTHERS HAD HANDLING PROBLEMS. DRC FAILURE WAS RAMPANT AS A SUBJECT FOR THREADS ON OWNER FORUMS, AND IT WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN ARTICLE IN THE MARCH ISSUE OF ...

Mileage: 32,775

FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE 2003 AUDI RS6, FEBRUARY 2006, THE REPAIR TOOK 3 MONTHSED AND THE CAR WAS STILL NOT BACK TO NORMAL. AUDI CLAIMS THIS PROBLEM WITH LEAKAGE FROM THE DRC SYSTEM WAS RARE, BUT IN FACTWAS BECOMING QUITE COMMON. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, YIELDING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE OVER BUMPS AND DEPRESSIONS. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SYSTEM CALLED "DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL" (AKA DRC) WHICH IS A FLUID-FILLED SYSTEM TO CONTROL SHOCK ABSORBER MOVEMENTS, BUT THE SHOCKS LEAK THE FLUID RESULTING IN FAILURE ...

Mileage: 27,265

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT PRESSURIZED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE LEANS DURING TURNS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUSPENSION, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 27,000

2003 AUDI RS6 - SUSPENSION FAILURE - SYSTEM LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESULTING IN A VERY UNSTABLE RIDE. REPAIR ATTEMPTED BY AUDI MANY TIMES FROM JAN TO JUNE, AND AFTER TOO MUCH LEG WORK ON MY PART THEY ALMOST FIXED IT. THE CAR IS BETTER, BUT NOT NORMAL, AND THIS HAS AFFECTED MANY RS6'S, AND IS A VERY...

Mileage: 29,000

2003 AUDI RS6 - SUSPENSION FAILURE - SYSTEM LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESULTING IN A VERY UNSTABLE RIDE. REPAIR ATTEMPTED BY AUDI MANY TIMES FROM JAN TO JUNE, AND AFTER TOO MUCH LEG WORK ON MY PART THEY ALMOST FIXED IT. THE CAR IS BETTER, BUT NOT NORMAL, AND THIS HAS AFFECTED MANY RS6'S, AND IS A VERY...

Mileage: 29,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FAMILY VACATION TO NASHVILLE TN FROM MILWAUKEE, AND I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS VERY BOUNCY. I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK, BUT AS THE VACATION WENT ON, THE BOUNCE GOT WORSE. BY THE TIME WE WERE H...

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE HAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VERIFIED BY 2 DEALERS. COMPANY REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON WARRANTY ITEMS. REPLACED 4 TIRES; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

ON STAR SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED DIFFERENT BATTERY. IT WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED FIVE (5) TIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO(2) DIFFERENT DEALERS. AUD...