Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 16,369 complaints for AUDI
Incident date: Aug 28, 2019
AUDI RECALLED 2012-2015 A6 CARS WITH THE 2.0L TFSI ENGINE, ALONG WITH OTHER AUDI MODELS, DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT/WATER PUMP (NHTSA RECALL # 18V-229 MFG RECALL #19N3/19N4). FOR THE A6, THE BRACKETING WAS FOR CARS BUILT FROM 4/4/2011 - 12/22/2014. THE BRACKETING FOR OTHER MODELS IMPACTED BY THE RECALLED VARIED FROM 2012-2017. MY A6 2.0 WAS BUILT IN FEB 2015, BUT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A 2016 MODEL. ON ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
RELATED TO RECALL 45F5 ABS CONTROL MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAILED ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT DEACTIVATES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND HEADLIGHT RANGE CONTROL. THIS SPECIFIC VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AFFECTED RANGE PER THE RECALL STATED ABOVE ALTHOUGH IT DEMONSTRATES THE SAME KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES.
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2016) - AIR BAGS
Sep 18, 2019
Incident date: Sep 18, 2019
I HAVE A 2016 AUDI A3 THAT HAS A CURRENT RECALL ON THE (PODS) SYSTEM AND THE DEALER AND AUDI USA TELLS ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE! I DRIVE AND PICK UP MY 15 YEAR OLD GRANDSON TO SCHOOL EACH DAY AND I AM FEAR-FULL AUDI MUST BE MADE TO COME UP WITH THE PARTS. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL BY NHTSA IF NOTHING GETS COMPLETED??
Incident date: Sep 18, 2019
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG IN THE POWER TRAIN OF THE Q8 AFTER BREAKING TO A COASTING SPEED AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE GAS PEDAL IS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE FOR 3-4 SECONDS DURING THIS TIME. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU ARE COASTING WITH THE EXPECTATION TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE IN COMFORT MODE. SIMPLY APPLY THE BREAK IN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2019
2013 AUDI Q5 PREMIUM PLUS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL , IT ACTS WEIRD AND FEELS DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. IT FEELS SOFTER AND THEN STIFF DURING THE SAME MANEUVER WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNING ON A DIFFERENT CITY STREET , AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 40 MPH . THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 86 K MILES.
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2014) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET.STEERING WHERE BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SHUTDOWN. TRIED TO RESTART IGNITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT OFF THE ROAD BUT KEPT SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ALL ELECTRICAL AND COMPONENTS WERE NOT WORKING. EVEN IN NEUTRAL THE STEERING WHERE WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH COST $... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2014) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET.STEERING WHERE BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SHUTDOWN. TRIED TO RESTART IGNITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT OFF THE ROAD BUT KEPT SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ALL ELECTRICAL AND COMPONENTS WERE NOT WORKING. EVEN IN NEUTRAL THE STEERING WHERE WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH COST $... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2014) - STEERING
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET.STEERING WHERE BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SHUTDOWN. TRIED TO RESTART IGNITION IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT OFF THE ROAD BUT KEPT SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ALL ELECTRICAL AND COMPONENTS WERE NOT WORKING. EVEN IN NEUTRAL THE STEERING WHERE WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH COST $... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2014) - ENGINE
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Sep 15, 2019
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY GAS PUMP AND /OR MY 3RD ENGINE IN MY 2014 AUDI A4. MY EPC LIGHT TURNS ON THEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THEN IT CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, DRIVING IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT, AT A PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME AND AT MY HOME. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO AUDI USA, LAS VEGAS AUDI AND THE FINANCE COMPANY. TO... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2014) - POWER TRAIN
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Sep 15, 2019
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY GAS PUMP AND /OR MY 3RD ENGINE IN MY 2014 AUDI A4. MY EPC LIGHT TURNS ON THEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THEN IT CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, DRIVING IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT, AT A PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME AND AT MY HOME. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO AUDI USA, LAS VEGAS AUDI AND THE FINANCE COMPANY. TO... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2017) - AIR BAGS
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Aug 5, 2019
NHTSA RECALL 19V547 -- I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WITH MY 2017 AUDI A4 IN WHICH THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM HAS BECOME FAULTY. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL SHUT OFF AS IT IS NOT DETECTING A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN ONE IS PRESENT. I CONTACTED MY AUDI DEALER WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2017) - SEATS
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Aug 5, 2019
NHTSA RECALL 19V547 -- I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WITH MY 2017 AUDI A4 IN WHICH THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM HAS BECOME FAULTY. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL SHUT OFF AS IT IS NOT DETECTING A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN ONE IS PRESENT. I CONTACTED MY AUDI DEALER WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT... Read more
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2017) - AIR BAGS
Sep 16, 2019
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V474000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
I SMELL GAS FUMES AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND THEN PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE. THE PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX BEFORE THROUGH THE RECALL BUT IF I WAS FIXED CORRECTLY OR IN FACT FIXED AT ALL, THEN WHY IS IT HAPPENING NOW. I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, NOT BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES, BUT NOW THAT I AM THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED PROPERLY
Incident date: Sep 12, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. AUDI VALENCIA (LOCATED AT 23923 CREEKSIDE RD, VALENCIA, CA, 91355, 888-626-6138) STATED... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) IN 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. AUDI ALBUQUERQUE (8900 PAN AMERICAN FWY NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87113, (505) 821-4000) WAS CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
AFTER 10K MILES WE STARTED NOTICING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I HAVE THE 18" GOODYEAR RUNFLAT TIRES. THE TIRES ARE CHUNKING SEVERELY POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. AUDI HAS A TSB FOR THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 20" TIRE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DO NOT COVER THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 18" TIRE??
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
AFTER 10K MILES WE STARTED NOTICING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I HAVE THE 18" GOODYEAR RUNFLAT TIRES. THE TIRES ARE CHUNKING SEVERELY POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. AUDI HAS A TSB FOR THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 20" TIRE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DO NOT COVER THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 18" TIRE??
Incident date: Sep 13, 2019
AFTER 10K MILES WE STARTED NOTICING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I HAVE THE 18" GOODYEAR RUNFLAT TIRES. THE TIRES ARE CHUNKING SEVERELY POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. AUDI HAS A TSB FOR THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 20" TIRE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DO NOT COVER THE SAME CONDITION ON THE 18" TIRE??
Incident date: Sep 12, 2019
EACH TIME I USE CRUISE CONTROL AND COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND AN INDICATOR LANE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I NEVER USE THE LANE ASSIST SO THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM - I CHECKED THAT FIRST. HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL, ATTENTION IS FULLY ON THE ROAD AND THERE IS NO DRIVER ERROR. I WILL BE CRUISING ALONG AND THE CAR SUDDENLY (VERY SUDDENLY!) WILL SLOW DOWN - ALMOST AS IF THE EN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 12, 2019
EACH TIME I USE CRUISE CONTROL AND COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND AN INDICATOR LANE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I NEVER USE THE LANE ASSIST SO THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM - I CHECKED THAT FIRST. HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL, ATTENTION IS FULLY ON THE ROAD AND THERE IS NO DRIVER ERROR. I WILL BE CRUISING ALONG AND THE CAR SUDDENLY (VERY SUDDENLY!) WILL SLOW DOWN - ALMOST AS IF THE EN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V035000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AUDI WYOMING VALLEY (1470 PA-315 #3, WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702, (570) 714-6550) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUF... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2019
AT THE STATIONARY MY STEERING IS VERY STIFF, AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN IT. I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR AND THE PERSON STANDING NEXT TO IT WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC IS THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS HAS THE TENDENCY TO SEIZE UP AND LOOK AND IS VERY DANGERS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE AUDI USA AND THEY SAY IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T TAKE ANY ACTIONS TO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2019
IN FEBRUARY 2019 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, NHTSA 19V035, FROM AUDI TELLING ME MY CAR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE FUEL RAILS WHICH COULD LEAK FUEL CAUSING A FIRE! I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY DEALER AUDI OF WALLINGFORD CT AND PUT MY NAME ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING SEVEN MONTHS AND DESPITE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE SERVICE DEPT, IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THEY TELL ME THEY ARE NOT GET... Read more
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - AIR BAGS
Sep 11, 2019
Incident date: Sep 11, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V474000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUDI BELLEVUE (1533 120TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98005, (425) 249-7388) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
HALDEX PUMP FAILURE, OCCURRED SLOWLY AND EXISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. I FINALLY SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ON "FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SLIP AUDI S3" AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH HALDEX PUMPS THAT STOP WORKING.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
HALDEX PUMP FAILURE, OCCURRED SLOWLY AND EXISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. I FINALLY SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ON "FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SLIP AUDI S3" AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH HALDEX PUMPS THAT STOP WORKING.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
HALDEX PUMP FAILURE, OCCURRED SLOWLY AND EXISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. I FINALLY SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ON "FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SLIP AUDI S3" AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH HALDEX PUMPS THAT STOP WORKING.
Incident date: Sep 7, 2016
THE COOLANT/WATER PUMP LEAKS COOLANT. THIS PUMP IS LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD NEXT TO THE ENGINE.
Incident date: Aug 30, 2019
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY IN TEXAS. FIRST WE HEARD A BIG LOUD BOOM THINKING WE GOT HIT, OR WE HAD A TIRE BLEW UP, THEN WE REALIZED WE WERE COVERED IN SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER THE FRONT SEAT AND SECOND ROW (SUN SHADE WAS OPEN). WE WERE LUCKY THIS TIME SINCE NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEAR US AND NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY ISSUE I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF AFTER VISITING MY AUDI DEALERSHIP. WITH APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I NOTICED A BEEPING NOISE. I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO RESULTS AT THAT TIME. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE SOUND RETURNED. I WENT TO AUDI TYSONS CORNER AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THEY DISCOVERED A TROUBLE CODE, B116... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2018
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AND APPEARS BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE.
Incident date: Sep 4, 2019
AT 40,398 MILES THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPENER PULLEY FAILED BREAKING OFF AT THE HARD RUBBER CENTER IN TURN THROWING THE SEPENTINE BELT. AT THAT POINT POWER STEERING WAS LOST ALONG WITH ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS DRIVEN BY THE SEPENTINE BELT. AN INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP A NUMBER OF AUDI OWNERS HAVING THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM BETWEEN 40 TO 50,00 MILES. THIS SAFETY FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS UNWARRANTED. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2019
CAR WAISTES TOO MUCH OIL, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CHANGE AND ADD NEW OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 DAYS OR LESS. I BOUGHT THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A FRIEND AND UP UNTIL 2 MONTHS AGO THE CAR SHOWED NO ISSUES. UP UNTIL ENDS OF JULY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR BACK HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR ALMOST OVERHEATED... I HAD CHANGED THE OIL 6 DAYS BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2019
MY 6 WEEK OLD AUDI A6 WAS TOTALED WHEN I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH! I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK MY ODOMETER, AND WITHIN THAT TIME, NO WARNING SIGNALS , BRAKES, ETC. ALERTED ME! THIS CAR HAD ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES! THAT MORNING I WAS ON A TREE LINED DRIVE TO THE TENNIS COURTS! NO ALERTS! HIT A TREE AND ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! TREMENDOUS IMPACT FOR 20 MPH! I WAS ALL BANGED UP, CAR TOTALED! I AM STILL... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 8, 2019
MY 6 WEEK OLD AUDI A6 WAS TOTALED WHEN I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH! I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK MY ODOMETER, AND WITHIN THAT TIME, NO WARNING SIGNALS , BRAKES, ETC. ALERTED ME! THIS CAR HAD ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES! THAT MORNING I WAS ON A TREE LINED DRIVE TO THE TENNIS COURTS! NO ALERTS! HIT A TREE AND ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! TREMENDOUS IMPACT FOR 20 MPH! I WAS ALL BANGED UP, CAR TOTALED! I AM STILL... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 8, 2019
MY 6 WEEK OLD AUDI A6 WAS TOTALED WHEN I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH! I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK MY ODOMETER, AND WITHIN THAT TIME, NO WARNING SIGNALS , BRAKES, ETC. ALERTED ME! THIS CAR HAD ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES! THAT MORNING I WAS ON A TREE LINED DRIVE TO THE TENNIS COURTS! NO ALERTS! HIT A TREE AND ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! TREMENDOUS IMPACT FOR 20 MPH! I WAS ALL BANGED UP, CAR TOTALED! I AM STILL... Read more
Crash
1 injured
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2018) - AIR BAGS
Sep 4, 2019
Incident date: Jul 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V474000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (AUDI OF TYSON, 8598 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA) AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2013) - ENGINE
Sep 4, 2019
Incident date: Aug 19, 2019
ENGINE AT 39,600 MILES. HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT 37,000 MILES. CAR THREW ROD INTO ENGINE BLOCK RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. REMEDY IS A NEW ENGINE VALUED ROUGHLY AT $4,000 AND LABOR VALUED AT $4,000 BEFORE TAXES. CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED BY AUDI BUT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT OIL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
Incident date: Sep 4, 2019
FIRST OF ALL I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER WITH 35 YEARS OF SERVICE..TWENTY FIVE YEARS AS A CERTIFIED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. MY EXPERIENCE WITH SAFETY HAZARDS IN REFERENCE TO MOTOR VEHICLES I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE Q5 (2016)ARE WAY TOO BIG AND OBSTRUCTS YOUR VISUAL FIIELD ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS BLIND SPOT ALMOST INVOLVED MYSELF IN A ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 2, 2019
MY CAR WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 20TH 2019, WITH 105K MILES...I AM HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY 400-100 MILES...I AM ALSO BEGINNING TO SEE RANDOM ALERTS AND CANNOT SEEM TO REST THEM WHEN NO DEFECTS ARE FOUND. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CAUSING MAJOR CONFUSION AND CONCERNS.
Incident date: Sep 2, 2019
MY CAR WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 20TH 2019, WITH 105K MILES...I AM HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY 400-100 MILES...I AM ALSO BEGINNING TO SEE RANDOM ALERTS AND CANNOT SEEM TO REST THEM WHEN NO DEFECTS ARE FOUND. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CAUSING MAJOR CONFUSION AND CONCERNS.
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - SERVICE BRAKES
Sep 3, 2019
Incident date: Aug 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND WHO OWNS A 2015 AUDI A3. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2019. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO THE CURB. WHEN THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED.... Read more
Crash
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 3, 2019
Incident date: Aug 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND WHO OWNS A 2015 AUDI A3. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2019. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO THE CURB. WHEN THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED.... Read more
Crash
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Sep 3, 2019
Incident date: Aug 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND WHO OWNS A 2015 AUDI A3. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2019. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE CLOSER TO THE CURB. WHEN THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED.... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 23, 2019
ENGINE COOLANT AND ENGINE LIGHT ETC CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. BASED ON THE AUDI MESSAGE MY VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE.PLEASE SEND ME INFO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED.
Incident date: Aug 23, 2019
ENGINE COOLANT AND ENGINE LIGHT ETC CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. BASED ON THE AUDI MESSAGE MY VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE.PLEASE SEND ME INFO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED.
Incident date: Aug 23, 2019
ENGINE COOLANT AND ENGINE LIGHT ETC CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. BASED ON THE AUDI MESSAGE MY VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE.PLEASE SEND ME INFO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED.
Incident date: Sep 9, 2017
CAR IS BUCKING AND GEARS ARE SLIPPING WHILE IN MOTION. ISSUE HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THIS IS MY FIRST AUDI & MIGHT BE MY LAST.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2018
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING ROUGHLY. THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE SEIZED TURBO COMPRESSORS. REPLACED THE TURBOS WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT AT AN ENORMOUS COST.