Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 9, 2013

MY SUNROOF WILL NOT RETRACT..

Incident date: Apr 9, 2013

MY SUNROOF WILL NOT RETRACT..

Incident date: May 21, 2014

I HAVE A 2005 AUDI A6 I DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AUDI OF SOUTH BURLINGTON. I TOLD THEM I BELIEVED IT WAS A ISSUE WITH THE ACCESS START CONTROL UNIT AS I HAD READ IT MANY TIMES OVER FROM OTHERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IT TO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2015

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FAILURE ON SECONDARY AIR PORTS. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT SECONDARY AIR PUMP MOTOR WAS FINE AS WELL AS ALL VACUUM LINES. IT WAS SUSPECTED AFTER INSPECTION OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND TOP CYLINDER HEADS WERE AT FAULT, DUE TO EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD-UP. NO AIR CIRCULATING DUE TO THE DECREASE IN AIR FLOW FROM THE EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD-UP. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN

Incident date: Jun 11, 2015

LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE, MY AUDI HAS A SIGNIFICANT "NOTCHY" FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. IT STARTED RIGHT WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. IT IS LIKE THE WHEEL IS FIGHTING AGAINST MY EFFORTS TO STEER IT, ESPECIALLY TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ABOUT A YEAR FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND WAS BETTER FOR A WHI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 7, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V198000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Fire

Incident date: Jun 4, 2015

HEADLIGHTS DIP AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER AND TURN OFF DURING MILD DRIVING. THIS BECOMES DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS TURN OFF DUE TO THE FLICKER.

Incident date: May 16, 2015

ACCORDING TO AUDI ATLANTA THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) EXPLODED. THIS SMALL BUT CONTAINED EXPLOSION WAS CENTERED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ITSELF BUT THEN SENT SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS THOROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM DIESEL FUEL TANK THROUGH THE INJECTORS. DUE TO THIS 10K+ IN PARTS AND 4K+ IN LABOR WAS REQUIRED TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM, REPLACE ALMOST ALL OF THE PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE D... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2015

ACCORDING TO AUDI ATLANTA THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) EXPLODED. THIS SMALL BUT CONTAINED EXPLOSION WAS CENTERED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ITSELF BUT THEN SENT SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS THOROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM DIESEL FUEL TANK THROUGH THE INJECTORS. DUE TO THIS 10K+ IN PARTS AND 4K+ IN LABOR WAS REQUIRED TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM, REPLACE ALMOST ALL OF THE PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE D... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2015

ACCORDING TO AUDI ATLANTA THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) EXPLODED. THIS SMALL BUT CONTAINED EXPLOSION WAS CENTERED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ITSELF BUT THEN SENT SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS THOROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM DIESEL FUEL TANK THROUGH THE INJECTORS. DUE TO THIS 10K+ IN PARTS AND 4K+ IN LABOR WAS REQUIRED TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM, REPLACE ALMOST ALL OF THE PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE D... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2015

AS I WAS DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FULL THROTTLE. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I FINAL GOT THE CAR OVER TO THE ROAD AT A STOP BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AS HIGH AS IT COULD GO. SO I CUT THE CAR OFF THEN CUT IT BACK ON AND IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT TOOK 3 TIMES OF CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL.

Incident date: Feb 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. OVER THE YEARS, ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE METAL PIECE BESIDE THE BUCKLE WAS SHEARED OFF AND FRAYED THE SEAT BELTS. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT BUCKLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE PROGRESSING TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE NOT WORK... Read more

Incident date: Dec 2, 2013

I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP RECALLS AND SAW THE COMPLAINTS ON THE AUDI S4 2001. I NOTICED MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS LOST PIXELS AND ENDS UP UNREADABLE FOR ALL WARNINGS AND MANUFACTURER PROGRAMMED SAFETY WARNINGS. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS AND DID ASK MY DEALER HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX IT AND IT WAS INSANE. IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. AUDI SHOULD BE RESPO... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO CENTER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN INTO A CIRCLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Mar 29, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO CENTER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN INTO A CIRCLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Mar 29, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO CENTER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN INTO A CIRCLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 25, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI ALLROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REINFORCEMENT NIPPLE TO THE ROLLOVER ON THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2015

O-RING FAILURE IN 2012 A6 3.0 CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO INTERNALLY LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE ELECTONIC SYSTEM TO GO BAD. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN ISSUE STARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GEARBOX MIL TRAC CONTROL MIL EPC LIGHT AIRBAG MIL HI-SPEED COOLING FAN MIL TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, MAJOR LACK OF POWER TO ENGINE. PARKING BRAKE WOULD ALS... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2015

O-RING FAILURE IN 2012 A6 3.0 CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO INTERNALLY LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE ELECTONIC SYSTEM TO GO BAD. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN ISSUE STARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GEARBOX MIL TRAC CONTROL MIL EPC LIGHT AIRBAG MIL HI-SPEED COOLING FAN MIL TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, MAJOR LACK OF POWER TO ENGINE. PARKING BRAKE WOULD ALS... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2015

O-RING FAILURE IN 2012 A6 3.0 CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO INTERNALLY LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE ELECTONIC SYSTEM TO GO BAD. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN ISSUE STARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GEARBOX MIL TRAC CONTROL MIL EPC LIGHT AIRBAG MIL HI-SPEED COOLING FAN MIL TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, MAJOR LACK OF POWER TO ENGINE. PARKING BRAKE WOULD ALS... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2015

VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 75MPH STARTED FEELING A VIBRATION, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, DAMAGED FUEL LINE AND E-BRAKE CABLE. VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED IN 2011 AS A STRETCH LIMOUSINE, A MOBILE MACHINE STATED THAT FOUR OF THE SIX BOLTS WERE MISSING AND THE LAST TWO BROKE AND CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO COME OFF, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MINNESOTA AND THE CON... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2015

THE CAR WAS PARKED, AND THE STEERING MODULE BROKE DOWN. IT COMPLETELY DISABLED THE VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT START, THE GEARS WILL NOT CHANGE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. AUDI DEALER SAID IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL, AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THE MODULE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE, AND AFTER CALLING AUDI WARRANTY THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NO ONE RETURNED A PHONE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 23, 2015

VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH / STARTED TO SHAKE. VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED / TURNED OFF AND COULDN'T RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CHAIN TENSIONER. MAY I ADD HERE THAT I'M BEING TOLD BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE THAT UPDATED CHAIN TENSIONERS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED ON NEWER VEHICLES. JUST PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION THE CARE WAS SER... Read more

Incident date: May 13, 2015

THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STOP WORKING

Incident date: May 11, 2015

WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SHE DEPRESSED THE BREAK PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR (AUDI Q7, 2015), CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL SHE HIT THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE QUICKLY LET OFF THE BREAK PEDAL AND RE-APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STOPPED; ALTHOUGH, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPACT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPEN... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2015

FRONT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. HAPPENED EARLY IN THE MORNING IN THE DARK. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.

Incident date: May 11, 2015

TRANSMISSION OFTEN JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN BELOW 10 MPH, CAR JERKS FORWARD

Incident date: May 11, 2015

TRANSMISSION OFTEN JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN BELOW 10 MPH, CAR JERKS FORWARD

Incident date: May 11, 2015

TRANSMISSION OFTEN JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN BELOW 10 MPH, CAR JERKS FORWARD

Incident date: Apr 29, 2015

HAVING ALL THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LISTED BELOW, WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL ISSUE???? THERE IS AN ENTIRE PAGE OF THIS PROBLEM AT THE FOLLOWING AUDI FORUMS.COM LINK HTTP://WWW.AUDIFORUMS.COM/FORUM/AUDI-A6-9/2005-AUDI-A6-WONT-START-BUT-MMI-LIGHTS-SEAT-MEMORY-ETC-WORKS-FINEFACEBOOK-TWITTER-163846/ NOTE: THE ISSUES LISTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NO: TSB-48-14-62 NHTSA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 29, 2015

HAVING ALL THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LISTED BELOW, WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL ISSUE???? THERE IS AN ENTIRE PAGE OF THIS PROBLEM AT THE FOLLOWING AUDI FORUMS.COM LINK HTTP://WWW.AUDIFORUMS.COM/FORUM/AUDI-A6-9/2005-AUDI-A6-WONT-START-BUT-MMI-LIGHTS-SEAT-MEMORY-ETC-WORKS-FINEFACEBOOK-TWITTER-163846/ NOTE: THE ISSUES LISTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NO: TSB-48-14-62 NHTSA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DELAYED TO START AND THE INSPECTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN

Incident date: May 4, 2015

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY TO ENTER ONTO TOLL ROAD 73 WHEN MY SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED. I WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER ANYTHING SO NOTHING DROPPED FROM THE AIR. I CALLED THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND INDICATED I DID NOT KNOW HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN BUT ASKED IF ANY OTHER AUDI CUSTOMERS HAD REPORTED ANYTHING SIMILAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF IT. I DID A QUICK GOOGL... Read more

Incident date: Apr 29, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED... Read more

Incident date: Apr 25, 2015

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES JUST THE LEFT, SOMETIMES JUST THE RIGHT, SOMETIMES BOTH. THE DASH READS "RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED" OR "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED". TO CORRECT THE ERROR ONE MUST TURN HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN RESULTING IN A FEW SECONDS OF DARKNESS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS NO APPARENT REPAIR FOR T... Read more

Incident date: Apr 21, 2015

AUDI BRAKE GUARD ACTIVATED SPONTANEOUSLY BECAUSE THE CAR SENSED AN IMPENDING IMPACT WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THE BRAKE GUARD APPLIED STRONG BRAKING ACTION ON AN OPEN ROAD, BRINGING ME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME, IT WOULD HAVE LIKELY HIT MY VEHICLE, SINCE I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP ON AN UNOBSTRUCTED ROADWAY FOR NO REA... Read more

Incident date: Apr 24, 2015

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT ALL SPEEDS--PROBLEM CAN BE INTERMITTENT OR PERSISTENT--MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE ABILITY TO NAVIGATE A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTS EFFORT TO TURN AND DOES NOT CORRECT OUT OF A TURN UNLESS MANUALLY PULLED BACK. *TR

Incident date: Nov 3, 2008

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L WITH P1411 AND P1423 DTC CODES. I AM HEARING IT IS A VACUUM HOSE OR COMBI VALUE PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I AM READING, COMMON TO THIS MODEL, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOT WANT TO TACKLE IT. IN A RECENT FORUM I WAS TOLD MANY OF THE ITEMS I HAVE LISTED WERE RECALL ITEMS-INCLUDING VACUUM HOSES. YES, MANY WERE, THERE WAS EVEN A LAW SUIT WITH AUDI, T... Read more

Incident date: Nov 3, 2008

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L WITH P1411 AND P1423 DTC CODES. I AM HEARING IT IS A VACUUM HOSE OR COMBI VALUE PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I AM READING, COMMON TO THIS MODEL, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOT WANT TO TACKLE IT. IN A RECENT FORUM I WAS TOLD MANY OF THE ITEMS I HAVE LISTED WERE RECALL ITEMS-INCLUDING VACUUM HOSES. YES, MANY WERE, THERE WAS EVEN A LAW SUIT WITH AUDI, T... Read more

Incident date: Nov 3, 2008

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI A6 QUATTRO 2.8L WITH P1411 AND P1423 DTC CODES. I AM HEARING IT IS A VACUUM HOSE OR COMBI VALUE PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I AM READING, COMMON TO THIS MODEL, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOT WANT TO TACKLE IT. IN A RECENT FORUM I WAS TOLD MANY OF THE ITEMS I HAVE LISTED WERE RECALL ITEMS-INCLUDING VACUUM HOSES. YES, MANY WERE, THERE WAS EVEN A LAW SUIT WITH AUDI, T... Read more

Incident date: Apr 16, 2015

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON EVENING ON APRIL 16, 2015, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLY MORE PRONOUNCED. ONE MILE FURTHER, A FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER (LIMITED TO 25 MPH). DROVE REMAINING SHORT DISTANCE HOME AT A LOW SPEED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER TOWING VEHICLE TO AUDI DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PU... Read more

Incident date: Apr 8, 2015

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT, FOGLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO REPEATEDLY CYCLE OFF AND ON, THEN EVENTUALLY DIED. OPENING FUSE BOX IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED A MELTED FUSE (F16). THIS SAME MELTED FUSE PROBLEM AFFECTS MULTIPLE OTHER VW AUTOMOBILES SUCH AS THE TIGUAN, JETTA, AND GOLF. THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THE TIGUAN ONLY WHICH SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER MODELS USING THE SAME FUSE BOX, IRRESPECTIVE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 8, 2015

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT, FOGLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO REPEATEDLY CYCLE OFF AND ON, THEN EVENTUALLY DIED. OPENING FUSE BOX IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED A MELTED FUSE (F16). THIS SAME MELTED FUSE PROBLEM AFFECTS MULTIPLE OTHER VW AUTOMOBILES SUCH AS THE TIGUAN, JETTA, AND GOLF. THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THE TIGUAN ONLY WHICH SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER MODELS USING THE SAME FUSE BOX, IRRESPECTIVE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

GAS LEAKING ON THE FLOOR OF GARAGE FROM ROLL-OVER NIPPLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO APPLY RECALL (NOT COVERED VIN) FOR THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AUDI PARTS AS LISTED IN DOT RECALL DOCUMENTS. THE REPAIR FAILED IN APRIL 2015. THE 3M MATERIAL USED IN THE REPAIR HAD DETERIORATED. *TR

Incident date: Mar 27, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND NO LONGER CENTERED. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPOR... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Mar 27, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND NO LONGER CENTERED. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPOR... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Apr 10, 2015

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF WHEN CHANGING LANES AND IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO GOING BACK TO THE CENTER OF LANE RIGHT AWAY IT GIVES RESISTANCE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING ON TO THE LAST DIRECTION THE STEERING WAS GOING IT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORST EVEN ON CITY STREETS NORMAL DRIVING I COULD FEEL RESISTANCE THE STEERING FEELS STIFF AND HEAVY THE STEERING WANDERS FROM STRAIGHT PATH ON HIG... Read more

Incident date: Mar 23, 2015

THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT 70,000M. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER ACCORDING TO MANUF. SPECS. ALL RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. THE AUDI A5 2.0T ENGINE IS KNOWN TO HAVE A MANUF DEFECT CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION (CLASS ACTION SUIT AND SETTLEMENT). THE MANUF. DENIES ANY LINKAGE TO LOW OIL AND DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE. THESE INTERNAL PARTS ARE ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 10, 2015

I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM AN OLDER MAN WHO WAS VERY KIND TO THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR THE WHOLE TWO MONTHS WHEN I ENTERED MY GARAGE TO LEAVE FOR THE DAY I RECEIVED A"GEAR BOX MALFUNCTION, YOU MAY CONTINUE DRIVING: LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY CODE" I HAVE DONE MY HOURS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A SIMPLY A PROBLEM LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THIS IS SOMETHING AUDI ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2015

STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. NO SMELL COMING FROM GAS CAP AREA. NO GAS LEAK NOTICED UNDER VEHICLE. PER RESEARCH THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK. CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR 2009 Q5S. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT AUDI IS NOT ADDRESSING. *TR