2009 AUDI A3 Complaints

WHEN IN LOW GEARS, EVERY ACTION (DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION) ARE EXTREMELY "JERKY". WHEN COMING TO A STOP AUDIBLE "CLUNK"S CAN BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FULLY STOP THE CAR JERKS FORWARD INTO FIRST GEAR. THE REVERSE AND DRIVE GEARS ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES PARTIALLY ENGAGE, OR DO NOT FULLY ENGAGE AT ALL. ON HILLS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS THESE ISSUES AS WELL.

MY AIR BAG IS ON THE RECALL LIST!! WHY WON'T AUDI REPLACE MY AIR BAG NOW FOR FREE BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR MY HUSBAND?

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED AND I'VE READ THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL 2009 MODELS FROM AUDI TO VOLKSWAGEN TSI ENGINE MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAD ABS STEERING AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHIN THE CLUSTER. WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING FAST IT DIDN'T CRASH INTO ANYTHING.

AUDI OF AMERICA IS SAYING THAT THE NHTSA IS SAYING THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HERE IS THE LANGUAGE FROM AN EMAIL I RECEIVED TODAY FROM AUDI OF AMERICA "THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) HAS ENCOURAGED CUSTOMERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS THEY ARE NOTIFIED THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND FURTHER INDICATED THAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES UNTIL THEN." THEY DON'T HAVE A LOANER PROGRAM AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT PROVIDING LOANERS. THEY DONT HAVE A DATE FOR REPAIR. THEY ARE SAYING THAT NHTSA IS SAYING ITS OK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE AN AUDI A3 SPORTBACK 1.4 TFSI ATTRACTION 2009. WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS FLASHING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR MAY NOT MOVE AND THE DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES. I APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, WHEN I JUST START THE CAR. ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT BECAUSE I HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I'M DRIVING IN A HIGH WAY. THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL START TO FLASHING AND THE CAR WAS LOOSING POWER, AS IT DID NOT ACCELERATE ANY MORE. I STOPPED AND TURN OFF THE CAR.THEN I START IT AGAIN. THE INDICATOR PRNDS STILL FLASHING BUT THE CAR SOMETIMES MOVES. I AM NOT SURE BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 7 SPEED DSG AUTOMATIC GEARBOX. WHAT CAUSING THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE A TEMPERATURE SENSOR. I WILL SELECT RANDOM STATE, ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, BECAUSE COUNTRY IS NOT LISTED THERE. MY ADDRESS IS [XXX]. ZIP CODE: 2049 MOBILE NUMBER :[XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL. NO REPAIRS UNTIL 2017. DRIVING UNSAFE WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AKA IED. UNACCEPTABLE

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. PARTS NOT YET AVAILABLE NO INFORMATION WHEN RECALL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. NOW DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH NO RECOURSE.

WHILE DRIVING, ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AS A COUPLE SEMIS KEPT ME FROM PULLING OFF THE ROAD BEFORE LOSING SIGNIFICANT SPEED THAT CAUSE MERGING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. UPON TRYING TO RESTART, ONE TIME THE CAR RESTARTED FINE WHILE ANOTHER IT TOOK NUMEROUS TRIES WITH A ESP FAULT ERROR RESULTING, THEN IT SUDDENLY WORKED FINE AGAIN, UNTIL IT HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME.