1984 AUDI 5000 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 1984 Audi 5000 has 4 recalls, the most serious being unintended acceleration when shifting out of Park, which can cause the vehicle to surge forward or backward without warning and result in a crash. Two recalls involve fire risk from fuel system problems, both affecting turbo and Quattro models. On certain vehicles, repeatedly topping off the fuel tank after the pump has clicked off reduces the space available for fuel vapors, which can then escape into the engine compartment. On turbo models specifically, fuel injector seals can harden over time and allow fuel to leak past them under turbocharger pressure, dripping onto hot engine surfaces and starting a fire. On the engine management side, the idle control unit in automatic transmission models can malfunction and cause the engine's idle speed to spike and fluctuate, making the vehicle harder to control at low speeds.