Audi A6 Ignition Switch Jammin'

[Lex Murphy]

My '96 A6 had a problem with it's ignition switch, but it was electrical not
mechanical as this problem sounds.  Yes there was a recall for the electrical
problem.  It would be worth investigating if there is a relationship between
the sticking problem & the electrical one described in this recall notice.

Here is the text from the National Highway Transportation Safety
Adminsitration's (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/) Office of Defects
Investigation:

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 96V017000
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Potential Number of Units Affected: 24000

Year: 1996
Make: AUDI
Model: A6
Manufactured From: JAN 1994 To: DEC 1995 
Year of Recall: '96
Type of Report: Vehicle 
Summary:

     DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE
SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
     TO MALFUNCTION. 

     SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS,
LAMPS, POWER WIND0WS AND AIR
     CONDITIONERS CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. 

     DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. 

     SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; IGNITION; SWITCH. 

     VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. 

     NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED
UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO
     NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT AUDI
AT 1-800-822-2834. ALSO
     CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY
HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393. 

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