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: Jan 22, 2018
VEHICLE BEGAN STARTING ROUGHLY 1/4/2018. TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER HAVE FAILED. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
TAKATA RECALL MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 22, 2018
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
CAR GAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON THE VEHICLE FAILED!!! AS WELL AS I CANNOT PUT GAS IN MY CAR. AUDI HAS NOTE OF BOTH PROBLEMS AFFECTING NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND CHOOSES TO NOT DO ANYTHING CONCERNING IT. THIS IS ABSURD!!! THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ISSUE IS A FUEL ISSUE AND THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD LIKE THIS!! DO SOMETHING!!!
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2017) - WHEELS
Jan 22, 2018
Incident date: Jan 21, 2017
I HAD TWO TIRE SIDE WALL DEFECTS THAT RESULTED IN "BALLOONING" OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRES ARE PIRELLI 245/40/ R-18. THE CAR HAS 12,500 MILES ONLY. I FOUND OUT THE FIRST BIG BALLOON AT HOME AND NEXT DAY NOTICED THE SECOND ONE SMALLER BUT GROWING.
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2017) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 22, 2018
Incident date: Jan 21, 2017
I HAD TWO TIRE SIDE WALL DEFECTS THAT RESULTED IN "BALLOONING" OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRES ARE PIRELLI 245/40/ R-18. THE CAR HAS 12,500 MILES ONLY. I FOUND OUT THE FIRST BIG BALLOON AT HOME AND NEXT DAY NOTICED THE SECOND ONE SMALLER BUT GROWING.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
TACATA AIR BAG RECALL - SAFETY RECALL 69N1 ... 2 YEARS AND COUNTING THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE, AUDI IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, THIS IS A RIDICULOUS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: May 1, 2017
REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V823000, MY 2012 AUDI A6 FALLS WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR AS WELL AS THE AS BUILD DATE. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER I NEED THE NEW PODS (PASSENGER OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM) INSTALLED SINCE MINE IS BAD. MY AUDI HAS THE HEATED SEATS, BUT NOT AIR CONDITIONED SEATS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE CAMPAIGN, BUT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. EVEN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
2018 AUDIO Q. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN TO NEUTRAL AND SELECT THE "P" FOR PARKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL LAND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NO ALARMS WENT OFF INDICATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
2018 AUDIO Q. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN TO NEUTRAL AND SELECT THE "P" FOR PARKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL LAND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NO ALARMS WENT OFF INDICATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 15, 2017
DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS) BURN OUT PREMATURELY.
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 17, 2018
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
NHTSA RECALL 15V229000 DATED 04/17/15 DOES NOT SHOW UP IN AUDI SYSTEM, HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. HAS LISTED IT FOR MY AUDI A3. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT AS OF JANUARY 9, 2018 WITH VIN #[XXX]. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. ON OCCASION, THE CAR WILL NOT START, OR STARTS FOR A MINUTE AND SHUTS OFF WITH AN INABILITY TO RESTART. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR SO IT WILL START... Read more
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jan 17, 2018
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
NHTSA RECALL 15V229000 DATED 04/17/15 DOES NOT SHOW UP IN AUDI SYSTEM, HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. HAS LISTED IT FOR MY AUDI A3. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT AS OF JANUARY 9, 2018 WITH VIN #[XXX]. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. ON OCCASION, THE CAR WILL NOT START, OR STARTS FOR A MINUTE AND SHUTS OFF WITH AN INABILITY TO RESTART. AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR OR SO IT WILL START... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I BROUGHT OUR CAR IN TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. I'M CONCERNED THAT CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT REPRESENTS A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. WHAT IS BEING DONE AND WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Incident date: Feb 21, 2017
I HAVE A 2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY NEAREST DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT AUDI WAS NOT FIXING THE REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT AUDI WOULD GIVE ME A FEW THOUSAND TOWARD A NEW AUDI, BUT THAT WAS IT. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP A SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT AUDI IS STILL NOT PREPARED TO FIX THIS PR... Read more
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2009) - AIR BAGS
Jan 16, 2018
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (AUDI NORTH SCOTTSDALE, 7150 EAST PRINCESS DRIVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85054) AND WAS REFERRED TO TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2018
READING MY E-MAIL NOTIFICATION FROM NHTSA I FOUND THAT THE RECALL NO. 17V-509 ISSUED TO VWGOA MAY AFFECT AND APPLY TO OUR CAR (AUDI A3 MY 2004 ENGINE 2.0 FSI) SINCE IT HAS THE SAME FAILED PART ON ITS STRUCTURE (1K0 906 093 F). CHECKING THE ENGINES LIST ORIGINALLY ON THE RECALL REPORT FROM AUGUST 16TH 2017 I'VE FOUND THE SAME PART NUMBER INSTALLED IN OUR CAR AND EVEN FORM THE SAME SUPPLIER (KUHNKE ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 8, 2017
CAR SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY...
Incident date: Sep 8, 2017
CAR SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY...
Incident date: Sep 8, 2017
CAR SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY...
Incident date: Jun 27, 2016
TAKATA RECALL-CALLED TO GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN NEW AIRBAGS BECAME AVAILABLE. IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN A YEAR AND HAVE NOT HAD MY AIRBAGS REPLACED OR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED ON WHEN THAT WOULD BE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. HAVE ASKED MY DEALER TO FIX AIRBAG BUT THEY KEEP SAYING THERE IS NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS YET. WOULD LIKE TO GET AIRBAG FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
TAKATA RECALL, NO SOLUTION OR REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN GREATER THAN 1 YEAR (JAN 11, 2017) AND THE LOSS OF USE OF VEHICLE DUE TO RECOMMENDATION NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT IS BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
ON THE HIGHWAY, MY A6 TURNED PERPENDICULAR AND WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. SPEAKING WITH THE AUDI REPRESENTATIVES THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. IS THERE A DEFECT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CAR WITH A QUATTRO SYSTEM TO MAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC TURN TRAVELLING AT 60 MILES AN HOUR?
Crash
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUDI FAIRFIELD (435 COMMERCE DR, FAIRFIELD, CT) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE F... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON JANUARY 11, 2017. AS OF TODAY JANUARY 12, 2018 THE LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP HAS NOT MADE THE REPAIR BECAUSE A REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" I REQUESTED MY REPLACEMENT OVER A YEAR AGO AND STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEM.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND SEIZED. THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUDI VALENCIA, 23923 CREEKSIDE RD, VALENCIA, CA 91355, 661-888-1453) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK MODULE AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE RE... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (PRESTIGE IMPORTS, 9201 W COLFAX AVE, DENVER, CO 80215, (30... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2018
WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK (SLOWING DOWN, STEPPING ON BRAKE) WHEN CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. I PRESSED HARD ON THE ON BRAKE, IT WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS BUCKING LIKE A BRONCO. IT WENT OVER THE CURB, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. BY THEN I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. IT TOOK OUT A 3-FT. TALL LIGHT ON THE LAWN BEFORE I THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED IT.
Crash
Incident date: Jan 10, 2018
AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A DRIVE THROUGH FAST FOOD PLACE LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER WAS PARKING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR (A 2003 AUDI A4 CV CONVERTIBLE) BOUNCED AND MADE A SOUND THEN SHE STOPPED. I SAID TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION TO HER BLACK SMOKE STARTED TO RISE OUT OF THE TOP OF THE HOOD CRACK IN FRONT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I TOLD HER TO GET THE DOG IN OUR BACK S... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 10, 2018
AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A DRIVE THROUGH FAST FOOD PLACE LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER WAS PARKING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR (A 2003 AUDI A4 CV CONVERTIBLE) BOUNCED AND MADE A SOUND THEN SHE STOPPED. I SAID TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION TO HER BLACK SMOKE STARTED TO RISE OUT OF THE TOP OF THE HOOD CRACK IN FRONT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I TOLD HER TO GET THE DOG IN OUR BACK S... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 20, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (RAY CATENA AUDI TOMS RIVER EAST, 325 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED
Incident date: Jan 5, 2018
TAKATA RECALL - CHECKED WITH DEALER, REPLACEMENT NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jan 4, 2018
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT UP BEYOND 6TH GEAR (8 SPEED TRANSMISSION) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION COULD BE SHIFTED MANUALLY INTO 7TH AND 8TH GEARS, BUT ENGINE WAS LUGGING ON LEVEL HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. AUDI SERVICE CENTER STATES THE HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TIMING ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT IN CATAST... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 12 MONTHS AGO CONCERNING A RECALL ON MY TAKATA AIRBAG. ALTHOUGH I'VE CONTACTED THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THERE IS NO "SOLUTION" FOR THIS RECALL YET. I'M NERVOUS EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR AND I BELIEVE THAT PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO BEAR AGAINST AUDI TO IMPLEMENT A TIMELY SOLUTION.
Incident date: Jan 4, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. AUDI REFUSES TO REPAIR THE TAKATA RECALL ISSUE FOR U.S. MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS. WE ARE A U.S. MILITARY FAMILY STATIONED IN GERMANY WITH A 2006 AUDI A3 REGISTERED WITH LOCAL MILITARY BASE VEHICLE REGISTRATION SERVICES. OUR 'AMERICAN SPECIFICATION" AUDI IS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS OF VEHICLES WORLDWIDE. I HAVE SPOKEN IN PERSON TO SEVERAL ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2017
AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT IS ON WITH FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT AND WHEN NOT IN THE SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. AUDI SERVICE STATES, "VERIFIED AIRBAG LIGHT ON, RAN GFF, FOUND PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR HAS AN INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT FAULT. INSPECTED WIRING, ALL WIRING OK. SEAT WEIGHT PODS SENSOR HAS AN INTERNAL OPEN CIRCUIT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED." AUDI ALSO STATES, "A DEFECTIVE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2017
TAKATA RECALL NOTICE TO SAY AIRBAG UNSAFE
Incident date: Dec 31, 2017
TAKATA INFLATOR REPLACEMENT ISSUE ON 12/31/2017 I WAS DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE AND SOME KIND OF PARTICULATE MATTER SPEWED FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THERE IS A JOIN WITH THE WHEEL. THIS WAS DIRECTED AT MY FACE FOR 10-15 SECONDS WHICH I BREATHED IN AS I WAS DRIVING. I AM ALSO "CONCERNED" ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONTENTS OF THE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
TAKATA RECALL! THE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ONE OF THE DOORS HAVE TROUBLE LOCKING AND THE OTHER CAN'T SENSE THE REMOTE FOR UNLOCKING, IT NEEDS TO OPEN MANUALLY FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON.THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR WEEKS AND EXPENDED 2K WITH CHANGING THIS AND THAT BUT NOTHING... Read more
Incident date: Sep 6, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI OF WESTWOOD AT (866) 980-6960 (375 PROVIDENCE HWY, WESTWOOD, MA 02090) AND WAS INFORMED THA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I GOT THE 'GEARBOX MALFUNCTION" ON MY DASH AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT THEN SAID THAT REVERSE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR WENT LIMP AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR WOULD REV TO VERY HIGH RPMS AND THEN FINALLY SHIFT. I WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH AND WAS SLOW TO MOVE FROM A STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MEC... Read more
AUDI
S5 CABRIOLET
(2011) - AIR BAGS
Jan 3, 2018
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED URGENT RECALL AUGUST 2017. MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AUDI USA HAVE NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING 1) WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MY URGENT RECALL NOTICE, AND 2) IS THE CAR SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE? I UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF THIS RECALL, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO MAKE DECISIONS.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
2014 AUDI Q5 3L TURBO DIESEL WOULD NOT START ON JAN 1. VEHICLE HAD "AUX HEATER " RECALL PERFORMED BY DEALER WITHIN THE PRIOR WEEK. AS THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS FRIGID (CAR INDICATED BELOW 8F) SUSPECT DIESEL 'WAXING' MAY BE CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR. TOWING COMPANY SUGGEST THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND OWNER MESSAGE BOARDS SUGGEST SIMILAR, BUT AUDI ARE VERY DELIBERATE IN NOT ANSWERING QUESTION. SERVIC... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND VERY EXPENSIVE IGNITION COIL/ SPARK PLUG REPAIRS ARE ALWAYS THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON WHEN IT'S THE IGNITION COILS/ SPARK PLUGS. WHEN THE IGNITION COILS/ SPARK PLUGS ARE THE ISSUE, THE CAR SHAKES.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND VERY EXPENSIVE IGNITION COIL/ SPARK PLUG REPAIRS ARE ALWAYS THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON WHEN IT'S THE IGNITION COILS/ SPARK PLUGS. WHEN THE IGNITION COILS/ SPARK PLUGS ARE THE ISSUE, THE CAR SHAKES.
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
I OWN A 2008 AUDI A8 WITH ABOUT 48200 MILES. IT IS GREAT VEHICLE BUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION DURING DRIVING. UNDER LOAD IT WILL GO IN FAIL SAFE MODE AROUND 4,5,6 GEARS. IT IS CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AS CAR STARTS STOPPING SUDDENLY AND CAUSING DRIVER MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE. THIS IISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP TO A AUDI BUT THEY SAID IT IS PAST WARRANTY. BY DOING AN INDEPENDENT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE ROUND AROUND ON REPLACEMENT OF THE INFLATOR FOR THE PAST YEAR. ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE CONTACTED MANY DEALERS (SINCE MAY 2017) AROUND MY AREA AND THEY MENTIONED THEY ARE AWAITING PARTS FROM TAKATA COMPANY. I DO HAVE AN 2012 AUDI Q5. NOT SURE HOW TO RESOLVE THIS. I WANTED TO BE SAFE AND SEE IF YOU CAN HELP US IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU