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: Nov 18, 2016
WHILE INSPECTING MY 2011 S5 AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DETACHING FROM THE TOP. THE DEALER REPAIRED AS A WARRANTY REPAIR. A FEW YEARS LATER THE TOP OF THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF ON THE INSIDE STARTED TO SAG. I CAN'T PROVE THE DEALER WAS AT FAULT BUT THEY WERE THE LAST TO WORK ON THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF. THE REPAIR IS NOT WORTH THE REMAINING VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER WILL ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
IN 2014 I NOTICED THAT THE CARBON FIBER INSERT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS PEELING OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT THEN TOLD ME THEY REPAIRED IT BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CARBON FIBER INSERTS IN THE BACK SEATS STARTED TO PEEL OFF. AUDI COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT. I HAD TO TEAR THEM OFF BECAUSE THEY WERE SCRATCHING MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY SAT IN THE BACK SE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI S5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE OIL PUMP BOLT DETACHED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2007) - AIR BAGS
Jan 31, 2017
Incident date: Feb 2, 2016
I HAVE THE CAR PARKED AS I CANNOT DRIVE OR REGISTER THE CAR. I HAVE MADE MANY CALLS TO AUDI AND THEIR REPLY IS THAT THEY SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE AIRBAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2016) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 31, 2017
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Fire
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI S5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL WAS IN MAY AND THERE STILL IS NO FIX.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PRO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
IF THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL GEAR, IT CANNOT BE PLACED INTO DRIVE GEAR, UNLESS YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE. WHEN YOU PLACE THIS VEHICLE IN A CAR WASH THAT PUSHES THE VEHICLE IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR, WE ARE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR TO DRIVE UNLESS YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE. APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A MOVING CAR WASH LINE IS DANGEROUS. IF YOU DO NOT QUICKLY CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE COULD SLIP THE ROLLERS AND POTENT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2017
HEARD A LOUD "POP" THEN THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS IN MY 2007 AUDI Q7 3.6L FSI WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE INJECTOR AND THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET WHEN THIS LEAK OCCURRED. THANKFULLY A SOMEONE NOTICED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2017
HEARD A LOUD "POP" THEN THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS IN MY 2007 AUDI Q7 3.6L FSI WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE INJECTOR AND THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY STREET WHEN THIS LEAK OCCURRED. THANKFULLY A SOMEONE NOTICED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 27, 2017
OUR AUDI Q5 JUST LAST NIGHT FRI. 1.27.17 AT 10PM LOST POWER AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS COMPLETE STOP AND STALL. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND 4 YR. OLD SON ON OUR WAY HOME ON 210 FWY AND 57 INTERCHANGE WITHIN SECONDS WE ARE STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH CARS AND BIG RIGS ZOOM BY US AND SWERVING AROUND US. WE COULD DO NOTHING EXCEPT SIT IN THE CAR AS WE SEE A CAR HEADING RIGHT FO... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE. REPEATED CALL AND INQUIRIES TO AUDI DEALER ABOUT REMEDY WITH NO TIMETABLE PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD THAT NO AIRBAGS HAVE THUSFAR BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH NO ESTIMATE OF WHEN PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR SINCE RECALL. UNACCEPTABLE.
Incident date: Jan 12, 2017
I HAVE BEEN TREATED SO BADLY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AUDI. THE MANAGER HAS TERRIBLE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEALERSHIP AND MY SERVICE EXPERIENCE WAS A ABSOLUTE DISASTER. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER SINCE I PURCHASED BY Q5 (NEVER MISSED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND ALWAYS DID IT AT THE DEALERSHIP). THE ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL THE ENTIRE TIME. 3 YEARS AGO AUDI REPLACED THE PISTONS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFE... Read more
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jan 27, 2017
Incident date: Jan 23, 2017
RIGHT DIPPED HEADLAMP ISSUE RESULTING DIAGNOSIS AFTER NEW HEADLAMP ($125) AND ISSUE STILL CONTINUED WITH NEED TO REPLACE HEADLAMP IGNITION NOW ($950). I SEE ONLINE AT THIS IS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN MODELS FROM MY YEAR? AND BELIEVE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF WEED CALL AND REIMBURSEMENT. THE ISSUE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SEEMING TO BE FIXED ONLY TO GO BACK OUT WITH NO SPECIFIC REASON...BOTH SITTING,... Read more
AUDI
A5 CABRIOLET
(2012) - AIR BAGS
Jan 27, 2017
Incident date: Jan 27, 2017
:TAKATA RECALL" MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IT WILL BE ONE YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE MY AIRBAG DEFLATOR REPLACED,AND IT IS STILL NOT COMPLETED. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER, EMAILED AUDI DIRECT AND ALL THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PARTS. MY VEHICLE IS IN FLORIDA NOW (PURCHASED IN MI) BEING A SMALLER VEHICLE AND IN THE HOT CLIMATE I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED QUICKLY. I WAS TOLD ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS) PERTAINING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR. 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPER... Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2016
IN NH AND BOUGHT A4 USED; WITHIN 2 WEEKS NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM TAILPIPE, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING; THEN STARTED BURNING QUARTS OF OIL IN WEEKS, DEALER SAID THE PISTONS WERE NOT THE RIGHT MATCH AND IT WAS A RECALL THAT HAD EXPIRED, "FIX" WAS $4000, MONTHS LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR STILL BURNING OIL.
Incident date: Oct 20, 2016
IN NH AND BOUGHT A4 USED; WITHIN 2 WEEKS NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM TAILPIPE, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING; THEN STARTED BURNING QUARTS OF OIL IN WEEKS, DEALER SAID THE PISTONS WERE NOT THE RIGHT MATCH AND IT WAS A RECALL THAT HAD EXPIRED, "FIX" WAS $4000, MONTHS LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR STILL BURNING OIL.
Incident date: Oct 20, 2016
IN NH AND BOUGHT A4 USED; WITHIN 2 WEEKS NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM TAILPIPE, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOTHING; THEN STARTED BURNING QUARTS OF OIL IN WEEKS, DEALER SAID THE PISTONS WERE NOT THE RIGHT MATCH AND IT WAS A RECALL THAT HAD EXPIRED, "FIX" WAS $4000, MONTHS LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR STILL BURNING OIL.
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
2017 AUDI Q7 EXCESSIVE BRAKES NOISE (SQUEAKS/SCREECH) FICTION MATERIAL ISSUES BETWEEN ROTOR/PAD - CONTINUED USE CAUSES HEAT SPOTS - ROTORS TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND VIBRATION ISSUES LOSS OF BRAKING. AT APROX. 5K MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE ABNORMAL BRAKE NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. AFTER SHORT TIME GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HAS CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND MANUFACTURE DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
2017 AUDI Q7 EXCESSIVE BRAKES NOISE (SQUEAKS/SCREECH) FICTION MATERIAL ISSUES BETWEEN ROTOR/PAD - CONTINUED USE CAUSES HEAT SPOTS - ROTORS TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND VIBRATION ISSUES LOSS OF BRAKING. AT APROX. 5K MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE ABNORMAL BRAKE NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. AFTER SHORT TIME GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HAS CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND MANUFACTURE DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
2017 AUDI Q7 EXCESSIVE BRAKES NOISE (SQUEAKS/SCREECH) FICTION MATERIAL ISSUES BETWEEN ROTOR/PAD - CONTINUED USE CAUSES HEAT SPOTS - ROTORS TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND VIBRATION ISSUES LOSS OF BRAKING. AT APROX. 5K MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE ABNORMAL BRAKE NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. AFTER SHORT TIME GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HAS CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND MANUFACTURE DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
1997 AUDI A6 QUATTRO. FILLED UP WITH GAS AT 8PM, PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF GARAGE. BY 2PM NEXT DAY THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS (NEARLY 1/2 TANK) LOCATED UNDER THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE CAR PAST THE WHEELS MORE THEN 2 FT ON BOTH SIDES. THE FUMES COULD SMELT OVER 5 FT AWAY. I'M POSITIVE THE SLIGHTEST SPARK WOULD'VE IGNITED THE FUEL, THAT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE CAR, MY NEIGHBORS AND M... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2010
TAKATA RECALL. OVER EIGHT MONTHS WITHOUT A REMEDY.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL STILL NO LETTER FROM AUDI SINCE JULY 2016 WITH INFORMATION OF AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PART.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE ANYBODY IN MY CAR FOR 8 MONTHS NOW, UNLESS I WANT TO FORCE THEM TO SIT IN THE BACK. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN TOLD WHEN THE AIRBAG INFLATION WILL BE FIXED AND/OR REPLACED, AND AM JUST TOLD TO CONTINUE NOT LETTING ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2014
TAKATA RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY OF 2016 THAT THE AIRBAG FOR MY AUDI A6 WAS PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND THAT NO REMEDY WAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND AUDI HAS NOT ISSUED A SOLUTIONS FOR THE AFFECTED RECALL THE R THAN TO NOT LET PASSENGERS SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE REQUEST AND PUTS A BURDEN ON ME AS THE CONSUMER TO LIMIT LIABILITY AND FORGO THE USE OF... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN TOOL INDICATED AN OPEN RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V032000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU... Read more
Incident date: Feb 29, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2016
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY OF 2016, WHICH INCLUDED THE ADVICE TO NOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AS OF JANUARY 23, 2017, THE REPAIR IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jan 23, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - AUDI AND TAKATA HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH AN OPTION TO EITHER REPAIR MY CAR OR BUY BACK MY CAR. MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND TO HAVE AUDI SAY "DRIVE CAREFULLY AND WAIT" IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS P... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS P... Read more
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2013) - VISIBILITY/WIPER
Jan 23, 2017
Incident date: Jan 22, 2017
ON JAN 22 2017 I WAS DRIVING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A FEW VEHICLES WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED GRINDING. AS A RESULT I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY AND NEARLY CAUSE A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED AUDI TO BE INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS WELL WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES EXPIRATION AS MY CAR HAS 47,500 MILES.... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL:I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI IN JULY 2016 NOTIFYING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL, BUT ALSO INFORMING ME THAT "A RECALL REPAIR IS NOT YET AVAILABLE." SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I AM STILL AWAITING NOTIFICATION THAT A REMEDY FOR THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. APPARENTLY, I'M SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT MY OWN, AND MY PASSENGERS', RISK THAT AN AIRBA... Read more
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2008) - AIR BAGS
Jan 21, 2017
Incident date: Oct 24, 2013
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM THE AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. ADVISING OF THIS AIR BAG ISSUE. I HAVE TWICE CONTACTED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER (AUDI OF HILTON HEAD, RIDGELAND, SC) REQUESTING REPLACEMENT. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS AND ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVIS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAIL... Read more
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2008) - AIR BAGS
Jan 20, 2017
Incident date: Jan 20, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I AM TERRIFIED OF USING MY AUDI WHEN THE AIRBAGS HAVE ALREADY PROVEN TO BE LETHAL. NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A CAR WITH THIS DEFECT. I HAVE HAD MANY RECALL REMINDERS YET NO PART REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN WE CAN HAVE AIR BAGS REPLACED AND WHEN WE CAN TAKE THIS IN TO FIX ASAP WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND FIND OUT ITS FAULTY AT THAT TIME WHEN YOU KNOW IT IS NOW
Incident date: Jan 20, 2017
AUDI HAS NOT PROVIDED A RESOLUTION TO THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. THEY HAVE NOT SENT ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY SHOULD DO THIS ASAP TO AVOID ANY INCIDENTS.
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TAKATA RECALL CANNOT GET REPLACEMENT AIRBAG,
Incident date: Feb 17, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V079000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2016
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL LETTER (JULY 2016) THAT MY 2011 AUDI A6 WAS UNDER RECALL FOR FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND THAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS NOW JANUARY 20TH, 2017 AND THERE STILL IS NO CORRECTION OR REPLACEMENT IN PLACE. THIS IS PREVENTING ME FROM USING MY CAR AS A DAILY DRIVER DUE TO THE NO PASSENGER NOTIFICATION AND HAS DECREASED ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
AKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY: REPLACE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR. RECALL STATUS: REC... Read more
AUDI
A4 CABRIOLET
(2009) - AIR BAGS
Jan 20, 2017
Incident date: Feb 9, 2016
TAKATA RECALL THIS AIRBAG IS A TIME BOMB AND I HOPE ANYONE WHO FRIVES THIS CAR IS NEVER SUBJECTED TO WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
Incident date: Jun 20, 2012
TAKATA RECALL AUDI HAS PERSISTENTLY DENIED ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS AND THERE IS NO SUFFICIENT PROCESS TO REMEDY THIS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE. AUDI HEADLIGHTS THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO SOMETHING WITH THE ADAPTIVE HEAD LIGHTS. UPON STEERING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY ENTRIES AND EXITS, SHARP TURNS, AND... Read more