The issue
WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM `PARK' TO EITHER `REVERSE' OR `DRIVE', UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: AN AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK WILL BE INSTALLED IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS WILL PREVENT SHIFTING FROM `PARK' TO `REVERSE' OR `DRIVE' UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. V.I.N. RANGE WAU**044*E*000001 TO WAU**044*G*160000 NOTE: CHANGED FROM A SERVICE ACTION, SEPT.29,1986 TO A SAFETY RELATED RECALL
Description (français)
Lors du passage de la position "Park" aux positions "Reverse" ou "Drive", le véhicule peut accélérer inopinément et un accident est alors possible. NOTA: Ce problème, qui avait fait l'objet d'un bulletin de service (29 sept. 1986), est devenu la cause d'un rappel.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984 | 4 | 5 |
| Audi 5000 | 1985 | 14 | 7 |
| Audi 5000 | 1986 | 15 | 8 |