Tens of thousands of people who have or now own the Audi A6 brand from at least the years 2000 - 2012 have had to pay for the steering column module/transponder to be replaced. The watchdogs for auto recalls must be turning a blind eye to this defect. The repair that should now be a recall has cost tens of thousands of owners around 2000 dollars to have this fixed. It is a safety sensitive item and can be dangerous depending on when the module goes bad. Yes I said when it goes bad. I have looked at how many have had to pay for this defect, because I am now faced with this same defect on my wife's 2005 A6 Quattro. It is unbelievable that it has not been a recall.

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