2007 AUDI A3 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A YEAR, AND AFTER RECEIVING 4 REMINDERS FROM AUDI USA. ELLIS AUDI IN ATLANTA ADVISED TO CALL AUDI USA, AUDI USA SAID PARTS ARE A LOCAL DEALER ISSUE, AND WAS SURPRISED DEALER TRANSFERRED MY CALL TO AUDI USA. DEALER SAID VEHICLE IS A CRITERIA 6 ON SCALE OF 1-11, WITH 1-3 BEING CRITICAL. BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN MEANING OF THIS. SAID TAKATA IS THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG INFLATOR; 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AUDI ARLINGTON LOCATED AT 3200 COLUMBIA PIKE ARLINGTON VA 22204) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 06/21/17 *BF TH CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/29/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM AUDI, SAYING THAT MY CAR A3 2007 NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. I CALLED AUDI MANHATTAN, TO BEGIN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK BUT WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS INTERESTED. THEY HAVEN'T CALLED ME BACK THEY DON'T TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, QUITE POSSIBLY BECAUSE MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD. NONETHELESS, IT IS MY LIFE AND MY PASSENGERS' LIVES THAT ARE PUT AT RISK BY THIS APPROACH.

I LIVE ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI. AUDIE OF AMERICA WILL NOT LET ME TAKE IT TO A DEALER OTHER THAN AUDI TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THERE ARE NO AUDI OR VOLKS. DEALERS ON KAUAI. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MY CAR SHIPPED TO OHAU TO FIX THE AIR BAG AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

TAKATA RECALL I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH A POTENTIALLY LETHAL DEFECT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI IN APRIL WITH AN UPDATE ON HOW TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT, BUT WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER THEY INDICATED THAT PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THIS IS VERY UNSETTLING. SAFETY IS SUCH A CONCERN FOR THIS ISSUE, THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO PROVIDE THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL A FIX IS AVAILABLE, YET AUDI HAS NOT OFFERED THIS SERVICE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. DEAR NHTSA, AUDI IS UNABLE TO REPAIR, REPLACE, REFUND OR REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE. THIS IS AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO DRIVE TO WORK BECAUSE I CAN NOT DRIVE A CAR I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN. HAVING A FAMILY MEMBER OR A CLIENT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. ON DECEMBER 2016 I ASKED AUDI OF AMERICA TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG BUT THEY COULDN'T BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS; CONSEQUENTLY, I REQUESTED AUDI OF AMERICA TO BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME TO WHICH THEY ANSWERED THE FOLLOWING: 'WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE THAT AUDI OF AMERICA IS UNABLE TO MEET YOUR EXPECTATION FOR A VEHICLE REPURCHASE, WE WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE VEHICLE AIRBAG WILL BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME AVAILABLE ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THE NHTSA WILL HAVE OVERSIGHT REGARDING THE REPAIR SCHEDULE FOR VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, PARTS ALLOCATION WILL BE MANAGED AS PER THE AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK HTTPS://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV/RS/TAKATA/INDEX.HTML WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THE INFORMATION YOU ARE SEEKING, HOWEVER THIS IS THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AUDI OF AMERICA WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AIRBAGS AT NO COST TO OUR CUSTOMERS.' - AUDI OF AMERICA (MARCH 2017) AUDI WILL NOT BUY THE CAR BACK, AND THEY ARE FORWARDING ME TO NHTSA TO REPLACE THE TAKATA PSDI-5 DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT STEPS I SHOULD TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU SINCERELY. *TR

TAKATA RECALL! PLEASE REPLACE MY AIRBAG AND PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE AN INFANT AND REFUSE TO PUT HER OR MY LOVED ONES AT RISK DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE MANUFACTURER. CONTACT ME AT ONCE TO RESOLVE THIS! FOR THE DATE, I'VE SELECTED THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH LOVES ONES FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!

VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. JUST SITS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED. COST TO REPAIR: $3000. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T EVEN TAKE THE VEHICLE AS A TRADE IN.

TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN ALMOST 1 YEAR SINCE THEY RECALL WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY AUDI AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR MY CAR.