Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 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 2,215,138 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.
Read more from our blog
Showing 15,943 complaints for AUDI
Incident date: Aug 6, 2013
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE ARE SPOTS THAT SEEM TO STICK AROUND THE 11 AND 1 O CLOCK MARKS. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES, INDEPENDENT OF SPEED. NOW THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE CORRECTING OUT OF A TURN AND MUST BE MANUALLY TURNED BACK TO CENTER. THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2013
RATHER THAN A SMOOTH LINEAR FEEDBACK THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS AS IF IT HAS NOTCHES IN IT. THE WHEEL AT TIMES CAN BE HARD TO MAINTAIN CENTERED AND KEEPING THE CAR ON A STRAIGHT TRACK REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT FROM ONE SIDE OF A NOTCH TO ANOTHER. THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2015
I HAVE AN AUDI A4 2006 THAT I PURCHACED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER IN NOVEMBER 2009 I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM AUDI OF AMERICA "UPCOMING VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE ACTION 28F2/JI IGNITION COIL INSPECTION REPLACEMENT"'. AT THE TIME I WASN'T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS BUT TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND HAD THE COILS CHECKED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE CHECK... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TWO FAULTY MIS FIRES CAUSED CAR TO MISFIRE AND RUN ROUGH AND JOLT. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUDI DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. SUBSEQUENTLY, WITHIN THE NEXT 9 MONTHS, THE CARE AGAIN EXHIBITED CLOSE TO THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUDI DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED. WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS VEHICLE ON THESE EXACT I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TWO FAULTY MIS FIRES CAUSED CAR TO MISFIRE AND RUN ROUGH AND JOLT. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUDI DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. SUBSEQUENTLY, WITHIN THE NEXT 9 MONTHS, THE CARE AGAIN EXHIBITED CLOSE TO THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUDI DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED. WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS VEHICLE ON THESE EXACT I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2015
AUDI A5 2009 IS NOT A RELIABLE CAR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AUDI PRODUCT IN MY LIFETIME. I CANT BELIEVE HOW I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE WITH THE MISFIRE ISSUE AND I FIND IN MY RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES FOR VARIOUS MODELS UNBELIEVABLE. HAD I SEARCH THIS PRODUCT, WOULD HAVE BEEN MY ONLY WISH. THE CAR WOULDN'T EVEN START UP TODAY. HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 8 MONTHS. AT 45,000...
Incident date: Jan 22, 2013
THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF MY VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE TWICE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE VOLTAGE IS TOO HIGH/HOT FOR THE THE CHEAP WIRES AUDI USED IN THE THEIR ASSEMBLY LIGHT HOUSING THAT THE WIRES PROTECTIVE COATING IS LITERALLY BURNED/MELTED OFF EXPOSING THE WIRES. THIS THEN LEADS TO THE LIGHTS AND COMPUTER CHIPS TO GO OUT, A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2015
SYMPTOMATIC DSG ENGAGEMENT ISSUES. BRAKING DOWN TO 0 MPH FROM GEARS ABOVE 1ST WILL HOLD THE GEAR UNTIL THE LAST SECOND BEFORE TOTAL STOP WHERE IT FEELS THE CAR IS REAR ENDED AND LOUD BANG IN THE TRANSMISSION. MOVING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND BACK CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE LOUD BANG IN TRANSMISSION. UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI S4. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THE HEAD LAMP BULBS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRING WAS BURNED AND DAMAGED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Fire
Incident date: Jul 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI S4. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THE HEAD LAMP BULBS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRING WAS BURNED AND DAMAGED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Fire
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON AND PADS ARE WORN AND ROTORS ARE WARPED AT ONLY 16,000 MILES. HAD THE AUDI DEALER IN WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA REPLACES BOTH PADS AND ROTORS. SEVEN MONTHS AND 8,000 MILES LATER, WHILE DOING THE MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE, A DIFFERENT AUDI DEALER IN WOODLAND HILLS, CA NOTIFIED THAT BRAKE PADS ARE WORN AT 4MM AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS WEAR OUT PATTERN IS BEYOND THE MINIMUM... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2015
AFTER INSPECTING MY MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TIRES ON MY AUDI A8 I BECAME ALARMED ABOUT EXCESIVE SIDEWALL CRACKING AND SEARCHED FOR RECALLS...NONE? BEGAN READING COMPLAINTS AND NOTICED MANY OTHER SIDEWALL "DRYROT" ISSUES. WILL TAKE BACK TO RETAILER TO SEEK HELP!? HOPE TO PREVENT A BLOWOUT!
Incident date: Aug 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2015
2009 AUDI A4 WAS RECALLED FOR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. REBUILT IN MARCH OF 2014. JULY 2015 TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP AND DROP A VALVE. CAR IS NOW SITTING AT AUDI DEALERSHIP WITH AN UNFIXABLE ENGINE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS PART FAILING AFTER OIL CONSUMPTION REBUILD. THIS AS A DEFECT AND VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING. AUDI WILL NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2015
STEPPED IN MY CAR TO GO OUT, STARTED CAR AS I PUSHED THE CLUTCH DOWN. CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED TO THE FLOOR. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PART THAT FAILED WAS SLAVE CYLINDER. CAR ONLY HAS 12,200 MILES. CAR IS USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND BACK, NO UNUSUAL STRAIN OF ANY KIND ON THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE CYLINDER FAILED. I WOULD BEEN UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS TO SAFELY STOP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
03 AUDI A4 6 SPEED AUTO CVT TRANSMISSION, THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOWN ISSUES WITH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR TOO SOON. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FROM A COMPLETE STOP ON AN ON RAMP ON RT 80 I HIT THE GAS AND IT WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND BACK TO FIRST THEN LURCH FORWARD WHILE ROLLING. WHILE THIS IS GOING ON I AM TRYING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH PUT MY CAR INTO THE RIGHT LANE DOING ABO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
2003 AUDI A4 WITH 6 SPEED CVT TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND VERY FAST EVEN IF YOU EASE DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND JERKS. I HAVE CAME CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME . I HAVE READ SEVERAL SITES INCLUDING THE AUDI AND VOLKS WAGON FORUMS AND THERE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING AND CATCHS ON FIRE
Fire
Incident date: Jul 30, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING AND CATCHS ON FIRE
Fire
Incident date: Jul 30, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING AND CATCHS ON FIRE
Fire
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) — AIR BAGS
Jul 30, 2015
Incident date: Jul 27, 2015
THERE IS A WHITE/CHALK OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 500 MILES ON IT, NOT SURE IF THE THERE IS A AIR BAG OR INFLATOR ISSUE OR A MATERIAL DEFECT. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE PICTURES HTTP://I.IMGUR.COM/SOPAGNM.JPG HTTP://I.IMGUR.COM/LIBXEWO.JPG
AUDI
A3 CABRIOLET
(2015) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 30, 2015
Incident date: Jul 27, 2015
THERE IS A WHITE/CHALK OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 500 MILES ON IT, NOT SURE IF THE THERE IS A AIR BAG OR INFLATOR ISSUE OR A MATERIAL DEFECT. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE PICTURES HTTP://I.IMGUR.COM/SOPAGNM.JPG HTTP://I.IMGUR.COM/LIBXEWO.JPG
Incident date: Mar 4, 2013
PURCHASED AROUND JAN 2013 WITH APX. 30,000 MI. NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THE ADD OIL INDICATOR COMING ON. AFTER ADDING A QUART OF OIL A COUPLE OF TIMES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND EVEN TAKING INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ADD OIL, I QUESTIONED THE OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE CAR KNOWING THAT NO CAR USES THAT MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THERE WERE NO ISSUES AT FIRST. AFTER HAVING ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AS THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC DEFICIENCY OVERRIDING SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ON THE CAR. WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED...THREE LOUD BEEPS OCCUR AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS START BLINKING ON AND OFF. FOLLOWING THE THREE LOUD BEEPS BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ARE DISABLED. WHEN DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT INDICATE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ODOMETER DOES NOT INDICATE ANY MILEAGE DRIVEN.
Incident date: Jul 17, 2015
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE FROM THE PRESSURE OF MY PASSENGERS FOOT. THE PASSENGER IS A 130LB FEMALE WITH NO EXTRAORDINARY PHYSICAL CAPABILITY. THE CRACK SPREAD QUICKLY AND PLACED ALL THE OCCUPANTS IN DANGER. THERE WAS ZERO IMPACT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS. THE CRACK COULD NOT BE FELT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS, ONLY FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCU... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A8. UPON TRYING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, BUT NOT INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A8. UPON TRYING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, BUT NOT INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CAMSHAFT. APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY FOR 2007 AND OLDER MODELS AND I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A DEALER THAT 2009 AND NEW MODELS WERE COVERED. THE WARRANTY WAS AN EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CORPORATE ALSO TO SEE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE AT THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY SAID... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
AFTER BUYING MY NEW 2015 AUDI Q7 ON 9/27/14, I STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATIONS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM DEAD STOPS. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MEDIAN OF A 4-LANE HIGHWAY WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTED INTO THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT TOOK OFF. I EXPECTED TO GET HIT. IT WASN'T THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
AFTER BUYING MY NEW 2015 AUDI Q7 ON 9/27/14, I STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATIONS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM DEAD STOPS. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MEDIAN OF A 4-LANE HIGHWAY WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTED INTO THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT TOOK OFF. I EXPECTED TO GET HIT. IT WASN'T THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
AFTER BUYING MY NEW 2015 AUDI Q7 ON 9/27/14, I STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATIONS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM DEAD STOPS. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MEDIAN OF A 4-LANE HIGHWAY WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTED INTO THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THEN STOPPED. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT TOOK OFF. I EXPECTED TO GET HIT. IT WASN'T THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI Q7. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE S6 DOWNSHIFTS WHICH MAKES DRIVING UNSAFE. A DOWNSHIFT IS FOLLOWED BY ABOUT 1 SECOND OF THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING ENGAGED (SO NO POWER TO THE WHEELS) AND THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY THRUSTS FORWARD. THE ISSUE IS MORE PROFOUND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING 3RD TO 2ND AT ABOUT 20-30 MPH AND CAN RESULT IN REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT. ... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2015
THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT CONSTANT SPEED. THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY DISABLED THE CAR WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR HAZARD HAD THIS NOT BEEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AS I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE CLUTCH AND COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION. HAD IT NOT BEEN AN AUTOMATIC THE CAR WOULD HAVE QUICKLY COMING TO A STOP IN MODERATE TRAFFIC CREATING A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS OF... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WITH 2.0 TFSI ENGINE, THEY EXTENDED THE EMMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 100K. AUDI SHOULD TAKE CARE O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WITH 2.0 TFSI ENGINE, THEY EXTENDED THE EMMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 100K. AUDI SHOULD TAKE CARE O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WITH 2.0 TFSI ENGINE, THEY EXTENDED THE EMMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 100K. AUDI SHOULD TAKE CARE O... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2015
6 CARS WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE HITTING POTHOLE ON VAN WYCK EXP NORTH BOUND CLOSE TO EXIT 13, 4 CARS TIRES BURST AND MY CAR'S LOWER MID SECTION GOT HIT RESULTING OF BREAKING TRANSMISSION OIL PAN AND HOSES. POLICE WAS CALLED AND POTHOLE WAS FIXED RIGHT AWAY AFTER THIS INCIDENT.
Incident date: Jun 12, 2015
HI THERE, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY SOUND SYSTEM I.E. IN MY AUDI Q7, IT BASICALLY MUTED OFF AND I COULD NOT HEAR NOTHING (RADIO, AUDIO CD ETC.) AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOON ROOF DRAIN TUBES WERE CLOGGED AS A RESULT RAIN WATER TRICKLED IN AND EVENTUALLY BLEW UP MY AMPLIFIER AND THE DEALER IS NOW CHARGING ME AN EXORBITANT (~$2500) PRICE TO FIX IT. I HAD NO ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THE RINGS AND VALVES OF THE ENGINE NEEDED ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2015
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AUDI INTERFERENCE ENGINE TO BECOME OUT OF SYNC RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BECOMING TOTALED. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS WIDELY REPORTED ON 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. BELOW IS AN ARTICLE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN 2X FOR MISFIRES AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2015
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AUDI INTERFERENCE ENGINE TO BECOME OUT OF SYNC RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BECOMING TOTALED. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS WIDELY REPORTED ON 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. BELOW IS AN ARTICLE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN 2X FOR MISFIRES AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2015
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AUDI INTERFERENCE ENGINE TO BECOME OUT OF SYNC RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BECOMING TOTALED. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS WIDELY REPORTED ON 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. BELOW IS AN ARTICLE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN 2X FOR MISFIRES AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2015
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AUDI INTERFERENCE ENGINE TO BECOME OUT OF SYNC RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BECOMING TOTALED. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS WIDELY REPORTED ON 2009 AND NEWER MODELS. BELOW IS AN ARTICLE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN 2X FOR MISFIRES AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2015
AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED, INCLUDING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I DECIDED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION AND WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE WITH THE FOLLOWING STEPS: 1. WHILE THE CAR IS OFF, OPEN THE LIFT GATE. 2. MANUALLY CLOSE THE LIFT GATE, BUT SOFTLY. CLOSE IT ALL THE WAY. 3. TURN ON THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2015
VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND STARTED TO SHAKE. PARKED AND STOPPED ENGINE. ON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT BRIEFLY FIRED BUT THEN DIED AND STALLED. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN IT TURNING OVER WITH NO APPARENT FIRING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUDI DEALER AND WE WERE INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN SLIP. IT APPEARS FROM INFORMATION ONLINE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, AN MIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. A CONSISTENT CHANGE IN POWER OR DRIVABILITY WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATELY, BUT INTERMITTENT MOMENTS OF SLIGHT POWER LOSS WERE NOTICED (1 SECOND DROP IN POWER) DURING BOTH CRUISE OR ACCELERATION DURING THE REMAINING DRIVE HOME AFTER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR ANY OBVIOUS SIGNS SUCH A... Read more