2009 AUDI A4 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MAIL, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED, YET THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS NOT. I AM CONSTANTLY AFTER MY DEALERSHIP TO INFORM ME AS TO THE TIME FRAME FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY NEVER HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS.

MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING DUE TO A WATER PUMP AND MY TIMING CHAIN IS GOING AND I GOT A RECALL LETTER 2 DAYS LATER ON THE TIMING CHAIN AND NOW MY ALTERNATOR IS GOING OUT

I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE TAKATA PSDI-5 DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR SINCE APRIL 2017 OR EARLIER, AND THERE IS STILL NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS. I'M TOLD THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THERE IS GRAVE DANGER WITH THE CURRENT AIRBAG SITUATION AND I DO NOT FEEL THEY ARE TAKING THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO REPLACE THE PARTS TO ENSURE A SAFE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE HELP PUSH THEM!

AT 70K CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL EVERY 1K HAVING TO TOP OFF A LITER OF OIL. DEALER ADV THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF TURBO ENGINE. IGNORED THE ISSUE UNTIL GOT WORST TOPPING OFF EVERY 750MI'S THEN TO EVERY 200-300MI. DEALER CHECKED & ADV NEEDED TURBO ASSY REPLACEMENT BEFORE THEY WOULD CHECK ON THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR $3,925+ TAX. COULDN'T AFFORD THAT SO LIVED W/ISSUE FOR A WHILE. DOING RESEARCH ON INTERNET I FOUND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/THIS CAR/YEAR AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT & AUDI HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR FOR THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE FOR FREE BUT ONLY IF YOU PUT THE CLAIM IN BY A CERTAIN DATE.I DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS SO I COMPLAINED TO THE AUDI DEALER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE FOR MY CAR TO BE HONORED. THE DEALER THEN WOULD PERFORM A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST FOR $300 WITH A FEW NEW SEALS AND BOLTS.IF AFTER THE TEST IT STILL CONSUMED OIL RAPIDLY THEY ADVISED MAYBE AUDI CORP WOULD HONOR THE REPAIRS OR AT LEAST HELP COVER A PARTIAL AMOUNT SINCE I WAS A DEDICATED CUSTOMER GETTING ALL MY SERVICES DONE AT AUDI. AFTER TESTING IT FAILED & WAS DIAGNOSED THAT I NEEDED NEW PISTONS/TURBO ETC.TO FIX THIS. BASICALLY SOUNDED LIKE A NEW ENGINE.WENT TO AUDI CORP. & SUBMITTED THE COMPLAINT & ALL SHOWED ALL RECEIPTS OF SERVICES DONE TO THE CAR TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP HONOR THE REPAIR BUT END RESULTS THEY DIDN'T DO MUCH & WAS ADVISED BY DEALER IT WOULD COST ME $7000 TO FIX. I ENDED UP DECLINING SERVICE FROM THE AUDI DEALERSHIP & WENT TO A LOCAL AUDI MECHANIC SHOP TO AT LEAST PERFORM THE TURBO REPAIR & THAT COST ME NEAR $5K. THIS IS A LEMON OF A CAR & AUDI KNOWS IT! THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS FIX BUT INSTEAD LET THEIR CUSTOMERS SUFFER SPENDING LOADS OF MONEY ON REPAIRS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) AND 18V427000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL AUDI DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS), 18V082000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUDI DOWNTOWN LA (1900 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007, (213) 536-4358) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS), VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS), AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V247000 (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 DEALER (AUDI NORTH AUSTIN, 12971 POND SPRINGS RD, AUSTIN, TX 78729, (844) 473-2985) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V032000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEW COUNTRY AUDI GREENWICH (181 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH, CT 06830, (203) 661-1800) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 150 200 MILES IT'S VERY COMMON AND SEVERAL YEARS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET

IN AUGUST 2015 WITH 66K MILES MY AUDI EXPERIENCED A TURBO FAILURE WHICH, BECAUSE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION CLASS ACTION, WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. THEY THEN PERFORMED THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROCEDURES AND WHILE THEY CITED REDOING PISTON RINGS AND SOME OTHER SEALS, THE OIL LIGHT ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT. AN IMPORTANT NOTE HERE IN REGARDS TO BRAMAN AUDI WHO HANDLED THIS SERVICE...WHEN THEY DID THE COMPLETE BLOCK REMOVAL IN ORDER TO HANDLE THE PISTON REPAIRS, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE REAR MAIL SEAL THAT IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO FAIL AROUND 75K MILES, SO THERE I WAS DROPPING ANOTHER $1500 FOR A RMS REPLACEMENT OF A $50 PART BECAUSE THE AUDI CERTIFIED DEALER DIDN'T THINK TO REPLACE WHAT'S KNOWN TO FAIL BEFORE REASSEMBLING THE BLOCK. HERE WE ARE NOW ABOUT 2.5 YEARS LATER AND WITH 94K MILES, AND MY TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED INSIDE THE BLOCK AND I'M BEING TOLD MY ENTIRE ENGINE MIGHT BE TOAST. HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY CLAIM AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THAT CAUSES TURBO AND PISTON FAILURE, AND NOT COVER THE TIMING CHAIN THAT RUNS THE WHOLE SYSTEM? THIS IS LUDICROUS, HAS COST ME SIGNIFICANT TIME AND MONEY WHILE THE CAR ITSELF ISN'T WORTH BUT MAYBE $6K. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A CHAIN REPLACEMENT AT $2K OR A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AT $10K PLUS. MIGHT AS WELL PUT A STICKER ON THE NEW AUDIS THAT SAYS THE CAR WILL HAVE NEGATIVE VALUE AFTER 65K MILES. MY CAR NOW WON'T RUN AT ALL AND HAS BEEN AT THE MECHANIC FOR MONTHS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, MANUFACTURER OR DEALER, EITHER WAY THEY ARE BOTH AWARE OF MAJOR FLAWS IN THEIR MANUFACTURING AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SOUNDS LIKE CONSUMER FRAUD TO ME.