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Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.

2,192,899 Total Complaints
137,559 Reported Crashes
55,854 Reported Fires
8,555 Reported 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 2,192,899 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.

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AUDI A4 AVANT (2011) — STEERING Apr 7, 2016
Incident date: Apr 26, 2015
IGNITION COILS WENT OUT. CAR STOPPED ON BUSY STREET BUT WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SIDE STREET. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE COILS WERE RECALLED.. SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT AUDI AND THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COILS. NO ONE NOTIFIED ME INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP GURLEY LEEP AND HE DID NOT NOTIFY ME AND I HAD TO COME OUT OF $1,000 TO HAVE THAT PROCESS FIXED THEN I HAD TO TURN AROU... Read more
AUDI A4 AVANT (2011) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Apr 7, 2016
Incident date: Apr 26, 2015
IGNITION COILS WENT OUT. CAR STOPPED ON BUSY STREET BUT WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SIDE STREET. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE COILS WERE RECALLED.. SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT AUDI AND THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COILS. NO ONE NOTIFIED ME INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP GURLEY LEEP AND HE DID NOT NOTIFY ME AND I HAD TO COME OUT OF $1,000 TO HAVE THAT PROCESS FIXED THEN I HAD TO TURN AROU... Read more
AUDI A4 AVANT (2012) — ENGINE Apr 7, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2012
EXTREMELY LOUD "ROARING" NOISE ON A COLD START AFTER HAVING SAT OVERNIGHT. DEALERSHIP BASICALLY REPORTED AS NORMAL "OF NO CONSEQUENCE". CONTINUOUS SINCE NEW.
AUDI Q7 (2007) — ENGINE Apr 6, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PLUGS AND THE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M... Read more
AUDI Q7 (2007) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 6, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PLUGS AND THE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M... Read more
AUDI A6 (2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Apr 5, 2016
Incident date: Feb 14, 2016
LEFT HEADLIGHT LOW DIPPING ERROR LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVIMG
AUDI A3 (2012) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Apr 5, 2016
Incident date: Apr 2, 2016
AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING ABOUT 50 FEET, THE VEHICLE DRIVER DISPLAY SCREEN SIGNALED THAT MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. SENSING THAT MULTIPLE LIGHT BULBS WOULD NOT FAIL AT ONCE UNLESS THERE WAS A LARGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I PROMPTLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL AUDI SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY. AFTER DIAGNOSIS BY AUDI TECHNICIANS, I LEARNED THAT THE FUSE BOX UNDE... Read more
AUDI A3 (2012) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Apr 5, 2016
Incident date: Apr 2, 2016
AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING ABOUT 50 FEET, THE VEHICLE DRIVER DISPLAY SCREEN SIGNALED THAT MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. SENSING THAT MULTIPLE LIGHT BULBS WOULD NOT FAIL AT ONCE UNLESS THERE WAS A LARGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I PROMPTLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL AUDI SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY. AFTER DIAGNOSIS BY AUDI TECHNICIANS, I LEARNED THAT THE FUSE BOX UNDE... Read more
AUDI TT (2005) — AIR BAGS Apr 4, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ..UPDATED 07/20/16 *BF UPDATED 08/01/16.8JB
AUDI TT (2005) — ENGINE Apr 4, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ..UPDATED 07/20/16 *BF UPDATED 08/01/16.8JB
AUDI TT (2005) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Apr 4, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ..UPDATED 07/20/16 *BF UPDATED 08/01/16.8JB
AUDI R8 (2008) — SUSPENSION Apr 2, 2016
Incident date: Apr 1, 2016
I HAD SHOCK FAILURE RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION), LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS MATTER WAS DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE OF AUDI'S LEAKING MAGNETIC SHOCKS THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR 2008-2010 MODELS WITH A "MAGNETIC RIDE SUSPENSION" AS PER MASTER AUDI SERVICE TECHNICIANS. PLEASE SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE: 2008 AUDI R... Read more
AUDI A6 (2000) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 1, 2016
Incident date: Mar 29, 2016
THE FIRST TIME THIS CAR HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING LEAKING WAS A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHEN WE WOKE UP IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO HOUSE AND GARAGE SMELLING LIKE GAS. ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BY PASSENGER DOOR THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK LOOKED LIKE OIL BUT SMELLED OF GAS AND UNDERNEATH CAR YOU CAN SEE WEAR A SMALL CRACK IS AT IN FUEL SYSTEM. I SEE MANY RECALLS FOR SAME THING FOR DIFFERENT YEARS AND COMPLAIN... Read more
AUDI S4 (2012) — SERVICE BRAKES Mar 30, 2016
Incident date: Mar 30, 2016
I AM A MECHNIC WITH 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND I JUST STARTED THIS NEW JOB TWO WEEKS AGO. THEIR JUST THREE MECHNICS IN THE SHOP. WE HAD A 2012 AUDI S4 COME INTO THE SHOP WITH THE OWNER COMPLAINING OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE OWNER OF THE CAR SAID THE SOMTIMES ALL THE SUDDEN HIS BRAKES WOULD GO OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AND HIS BRAKE PEDEL FELT SOFT. I TOOK ON THE WORK. MY SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME TO BLEED T... Read more
AUDI A4 (2008) — ENGINE Mar 29, 2016
Incident date: Mar 3, 2016
AT 47658 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DEALER STATED IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT & REPAIRED AT COST OF $2007. (2/14) AND SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 60,711 MILES AT COST OF $2305. THERE WAS A CAMSHAFT WARRANTY EXTENSION (RECALL) FOR 10 YRS. 100,000 MILES FOR SAME CAR FOR 2005 TO 2007. MY 2008 CAR WAS PURCHASED 10/07 & WOULD ASSUME MFG. IN 2007 WHICH WAS THE TIME PERIOD THE CAMSHAFT PROBLEM EXISTED AND COV... Read more
AUDI Q5 (2011) — AIR BAGS Mar 28, 2016
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
AFTER MY Q5 HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BROKE DOWN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY SMALL CHILD ON BOARD. MY AUDI ADVISOR TOLD ME TO TRY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. WE DID NOT MAKE IT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $14,700. THIS IS AFTER IT HAD BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SECONDLY,... Read more
AUDI Q5 (2011) — ENGINE Mar 28, 2016
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
AFTER MY Q5 HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BROKE DOWN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY SMALL CHILD ON BOARD. MY AUDI ADVISOR TOLD ME TO TRY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. WE DID NOT MAKE IT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $14,700. THIS IS AFTER IT HAD BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SECONDLY,... Read more
AUDI Q5 (2011) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Mar 28, 2016
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
AFTER MY Q5 HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BROKE DOWN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY SMALL CHILD ON BOARD. MY AUDI ADVISOR TOLD ME TO TRY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. WE DID NOT MAKE IT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $14,700. THIS IS AFTER IT HAD BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SECONDLY,... Read more
AUDI A4 AVANT (2011) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Mar 28, 2016
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
2 INCIDENTS OF TOTAL LOSS OF POWER INCLUDING STEERING. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR TRAVELING NORMALLY AT LOW SPEED THE CAR CEASED TO FUNCTION. TODAY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH TAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE WHEN THE CAR DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. POWER WAS LOST AND I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY PULLING IT OFF THE ROAD. IT WOULD BARELY COAST. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. THE FIRST TIME I... Read more
AUDI A4 AVANT (2011) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Mar 28, 2016
Incident date: Mar 28, 2016
2 INCIDENTS OF TOTAL LOSS OF POWER INCLUDING STEERING. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR TRAVELING NORMALLY AT LOW SPEED THE CAR CEASED TO FUNCTION. TODAY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH TAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE WHEN THE CAR DIED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. POWER WAS LOST AND I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY PULLING IT OFF THE ROAD. IT WOULD BARELY COAST. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. THE FIRST TIME I... Read more
AUDI ALLROAD (2004) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Mar 26, 2016
Incident date: Mar 14, 2016
WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I SMELLED GAS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THERE IS A GAS LEAK FROM ROLLOVER VALVE ON THE GAS TANK. WAS RECALLED IN 2009, REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND FOUND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. WITH SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH EPOXY.
AUDI SQ5 (2016) — VISIBILITY/WIPER Mar 24, 2016
Incident date: Mar 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 AUDI SQ5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS CAUSED A BLIND SPOT WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, HE NEARLY CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ROAD WAS UNABLE TO BE VIEWED WHICH COULD RESULT INTO A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFO... Read more
AUDI A3 (2013) — AIR BAGS Mar 23, 2016
Incident date: Mar 23, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
AUDI S5 (2010) — POWER TRAIN Mar 23, 2016
Incident date: Mar 22, 2016
2010 AUDI S5 S-TRONIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND JERKS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
AUDI Q3 (2015) — VISIBILITY/WIPER Mar 21, 2016
Incident date: Mar 18, 2016
REARVIEW MIRROR OPENED UP AND FELL OFF WITH WIRES DANGLING, WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST HAPPENED TWICE,HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER , HE SAYS SAYS ONLY TO ME? BLOCKS FRONT VISION AS WELL AS REAR VIEW.
AUDI S4 (2013) — STEERING Mar 21, 2016
Incident date: Feb 8, 2016
VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS CENTERED. THERE APPEARS TO BE A "NOTCH" AT THE CENTER, REQUIRING CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS REPRODUCED THE ISSUE AND HAS STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL.
AUDI A4 (2010) — ENGINE Mar 21, 2016
Incident date: Mar 3, 2016
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY STOP WHICH MADE THE CAR UNABLE TO MOVE OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BUT COMPLETELY DISABLED.
AUDI S4 (2010) — POWER TRAIN Mar 17, 2016
Incident date: Mar 13, 2016
HARD CLUNK WHEN SELECTING GEARS FROM P TO R TO D. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD ALMOST LIKE BEING REAR ENDED. SOMETIMES AFTER A COMPLETE STOP HAS BEEN MADE THE CAR WILL BUCK FORWARD SLIGHTLY
AUDI RS 5 (2014) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Mar 14, 2016
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
T-MOBILE IS NOT PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS ANYMORE. WE ARE NOT GETTING 3G SPEEDS AS ADVERTISED AND SOLD TO US. OUR SPEED IS 2G AT BEST.
AUDI A8 (2011) — ENGINE Mar 11, 2016
Incident date: Feb 25, 2016
I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A "COOLANT VALVE LEAK. THE COOLANT MIGRATED THROUGH A HARNESS TO THE ECM AND TO MULTIPLE CONNECTORS THOUGHOUT THE ENGINE HARNESS". THE WORST PART OF THIS SITUATION IS THE EXTREMELY DANGERO... Read more
AUDI TT (2002) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING Mar 10, 2016
Incident date: Mar 2, 2016
LEFT HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY WONT TURN ON. WOULD HAVE TO SWITCH ON/ OFF A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO TURN ON. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD.
AUDI SQ5 (2014) — VISIBILITY/WIPER Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Jan 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI SQ5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND TRAVELED DOWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO OBJECT ENCOUNTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MATERIAL WAS NOT STURDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLA... Read more
AUDI A4 (2007) — POWER TRAIN Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Aug 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE ... Read more
AUDI A4 (2007) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Aug 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE ... Read more
AUDI A6 (2016) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Mar 9, 2016
VEHICLE STUMBLES AND CUTS OFF AT A FEW MOMENTS OF IDLING. IT HAS ALSO LOST POWER AND THE GAINED IT BACK MOMENTS LATER AT RAPID PACE.
AUDI A6 (2016) — ENGINE Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Mar 9, 2016
VEHICLE STUMBLES AND CUTS OFF AT A FEW MOMENTS OF IDLING. IT HAS ALSO LOST POWER AND THE GAINED IT BACK MOMENTS LATER AT RAPID PACE.
AUDI A6 (2016) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Mar 9, 2016
VEHICLE STUMBLES AND CUTS OFF AT A FEW MOMENTS OF IDLING. IT HAS ALSO LOST POWER AND THE GAINED IT BACK MOMENTS LATER AT RAPID PACE.
AUDI A6 (2012) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Feb 25, 2016
WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNDAY, THE CAR REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT IT STATED WE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THERE WERE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURE WARNINGS. THIS OCCURRED AT 54,000 MILES AND 49 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT "COOLANT LEAK IN VALVE N82, COOLA... Read more
AUDI A6 (2012) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Feb 25, 2016
WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNDAY, THE CAR REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT IT STATED WE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THERE WERE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURE WARNINGS. THIS OCCURRED AT 54,000 MILES AND 49 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT "COOLANT LEAK IN VALVE N82, COOLA... Read more
AUDI A6 (2012) — ENGINE Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Feb 25, 2016
WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNDAY, THE CAR REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT IT STATED WE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THERE WERE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILURE WARNINGS. THIS OCCURRED AT 54,000 MILES AND 49 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT "COOLANT LEAK IN VALVE N82, COOLA... Read more
AUDI S4 (2013) — STEERING Mar 4, 2016
Incident date: Feb 17, 2016
MY 2013 AUDI S4 IS EXPERIENCING A STEERING ISSUE WHERE IT HAS 'ON CENTER FLOATING'. BASICALLY THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE THERE ARE NOTCHES TO THE STEERING WHEN THE WHEEL IS CENTERED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUT, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AT AN AUDI DEALERSHIP. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE 2013 ... Read more
AUDI A8 (2015) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mar 3, 2016
Incident date: Jan 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED AND SUDDENLY FAILED TO GO OVER 40 MPH. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more
AUDI A8 (2015) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 3, 2016
Incident date: Jan 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED AND SUDDENLY FAILED TO GO OVER 40 MPH. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more
AUDI A6 (2011) — EQUIPMENT Mar 1, 2016
Incident date: Feb 24, 2016
AUDI 2011 A6, VIN [XXX] HAD A CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE ON FEB 24, 2016. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL FROZE. AUDI AND THE LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AS A RANDOM FAILURE OF THE STEERING RACK WHICH THEY REPLACED. IF THIS STEERING FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND INJURY INCLUDING LOSS OF... Read more
AUDI A6 (2011) — STEERING Mar 1, 2016
Incident date: Feb 24, 2016
AUDI 2011 A6, VIN [XXX] HAD A CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE ON FEB 24, 2016. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL FROZE. AUDI AND THE LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AS A RANDOM FAILURE OF THE STEERING RACK WHICH THEY REPLACED. IF THIS STEERING FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND INJURY INCLUDING LOSS OF... Read more
AUDI A8 (2011) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Feb 29, 2016
Incident date: Feb 28, 2016
THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALVE LEAKED COOLANT ON TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CARD STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY STREET AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BUY A SEMI TRUCK. IT STARTED BACK UP, I GOT IT TO A PARKING LOT AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND NO LESS THAN 50 ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS STATE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ... Read more
AUDI A8 (2011) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Feb 29, 2016
Incident date: Feb 28, 2016
THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALVE LEAKED COOLANT ON TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CARD STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY STREET AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BUY A SEMI TRUCK. IT STARTED BACK UP, I GOT IT TO A PARKING LOT AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND NO LESS THAN 50 ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS STATE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ... Read more
AUDI A8 (2011) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Feb 29, 2016
Incident date: Feb 28, 2016
THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALVE LEAKED COOLANT ON TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE CARD STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY STREET AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BUY A SEMI TRUCK. IT STARTED BACK UP, I GOT IT TO A PARKING LOT AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND NO LESS THAN 50 ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS STATE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ... Read more
AUDI A6 (2013) — STEERING Feb 25, 2016
Incident date: Feb 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. A "DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE STEERING FAILURE" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO... Read more
AUDI A4 (2009) — ENGINE Feb 24, 2016
Incident date: Feb 24, 2016
REAR MAIN SEAL FELL OUT OF ENGINE.
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