2014 AUDI A4 ALLROAD Complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, GOING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THEN A LIGHT CAME ON ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID "DYNAMIC STEERING: SYSTEM FAULT. YOU CAN CONTINUE DRIVING" . THE STEERING WHEEL GOT A LITTLE STIFF, BUT THE I WAS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE THE SAME LIGHT TURNED RED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME REALLY HARD TO MOVE, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN TO EITHER SIDE. CONTACTED AUDI AND THEY SAID TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH NHTSA TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2018; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECALL 19N4 AUDI SENT ME A LETTER STATING THAT REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY ON MY CAR DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. HOWEVER THE 'REPAIR RECALL' WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL" LATE 2018'. OH YEAH, THE DEFECT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY!! THEY ALSO PROVIDE A WARNING NOT TO PARK MY VEHICLE INDOORS AS A PRECAUTION. SO , BASED UPON MY UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LETTER, I AM NOT TO GARAGE MY CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED SOMETIME IN LATE 2018 !! THE CLOSING SENTENCE GIVES THEIRCOMPANY CREDIT FOR TAKING THIS ACTION TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, HOWEVER THE ACTION IS NOT EVEN DEFINITIVELY SCHEDULED!! AT THE VERY LEAST THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED AND AT THE VERY MINIMUM SHOULD BE A DEFINITE DATE TO REPAIR THESES CARS. THE SAME CLOSING SENTENCE GIVES AUDI CREDIT FOR 'TAKING THIS ACTION' TO ENSURE MY CONTINUED SATISFACTION WITH MY VEHICLE. HOW DISINGENUOUS!! I CAN TELL YOU THAT SATISFACTION HAS BEEN SHATERRED.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO KEEP IT FROM DRIFTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ON 4/17/2018 I DROVE MY CAR FROM SAINT PETERSBURG , FLORIDA TO RUSKIN, FL, WHICH IS ABOUT 40 MILES ONE WAY. ON THE WAY BACK I WOULD SAY I DROVE ABOUT 28 MILES THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE FRONT & BACK OF CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER COMING ACROSS THE SKYWAY BRIDGE, THE CAR CUTS OFF. I WOULD SAY 1 OR 2 MINS LATER FLAMES WERE ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. AT THAT TIME I EXIT THE CAR & WAITED TIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT & STATE TROOPER COME. CASE NUMBER: FHPC180FF040720 . TROOP: SOLLEY 941-492-5850 GERMAN LUXURY AUTOMAKER AUDI IS RECALLING MORE THAN A MILLION OF ITS VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMPS, WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OVERHEAT AND START A FIRE. THE RECALL AFFECTS ROUGHLY 1.2 MILLION AUDI CARS AND SUVS TOTAL AND INCLUDES THE A4 (2013 TO 2016), A5 (2013 TO 2017), A6 (2012 TO 2015), AND THE 2013 TO 2017 Q5 SUV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. (800) 822-2834 (800) 822-AUDI MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM ' 9PM (EST) SATURDAY, 10AM ' 7PM (EST)

MY A4 CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES, THE ROTORS AND BRAKES, AND HAD AUDI DO AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

"AUDI STEERING PROBLEM" 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 HIGHWAY THE STEERING SOMETIMES GOES AGAINST DIRECTION YOU WANT CAR TO GO CAUSING A MOMENT OF PANIC GOD FORBID A FATALITY OCCURS TOOK IT TO SERVICE AUDI DRIVING TEST WE CAME BACK THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING WRONG IT SEEMS TO ME THEY SET COMPUTER WITH LOW SAFETY STANDARD THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER THIS UP SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY NEEDS TO STEP IN AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE I SEE MANY SAME COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMER WEBSITES PLEASE HELPS US AGAINST THIS POTENTIAL AND FATAL HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE LOST COMPRESSION AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

BUILDUP OF RUST ON PAD WEARING SURFACE. COMPLAINED ABOUT LACK OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE SINCE LEASE START.

MY AUDI A4 PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM IS NOT DETECTING AN ADULT PASSENGER WITHIN A RANGE OF 120 LBS SITTING STRAIGHT IN NORMAL POSITION AND THE AIRBAG STAYS OFF. WHEN THE PERSON SITS APPLYING MORE FOR ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY THE PODS DETECTS THE PERSON AND THE AIRBAG IS ON. HAVING THE PERSON SIT BACK IN NORMAL POSITION THE AIRBAG TURNS OFF AGAIN. THIS BEHAVIOR HAPPENS IN AT LEAST THREE OTHER A4 LOANERS WE GOT, MODEL YEARS 2014 AND 2015. THE PODS WAS CHANGED TWO TIMES ABOUT 1 YEAR APART BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE EVERY TIME. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AUDI DECIDED NOT TO CHANGE THE PODS DUE IT WAS BEHAVING IN THE DETECTION RANGE. THEY STATED "THE CAR IS PROGRAMMED THAT ANYONE THAT SITS IN THE FRONT WITH A WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 150 LB, THAT IS ABOUT THE MINIMUM WEIGHT POINT THAT TRIGGERS THE PODS TO WHICH IT WILL TELL THE CAR TO EITHER TURN THE AIRBAG ON OR OFF. THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN PRESENT WITH THE SAME ADULT ON OTHER AUDI CARS WE HAVE OWNED OR DROVE. I KNOW THAT ACCORDING TO 49 CFR 571.208 THE WEIGHT REQUIRED FOR THE PODS TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG IS 102LB FOR THE 5TH PERCENTILE ADULT FEMALE TEST DUMMY OR BETWEEN 103 AND 113 LB FOR HUMAN USED INSTEAD OF AN DUMMY. THE HEIGHT OF THE PERSON IS ALSO STATED AND THE ADULTS THAT MY CAR DIDN'T DETECT ARE ABOVE THE MINIMUM RANGE OF 55 TO 59 INCHES TALL. I REQUESTED A BETTER ANSWER FROM AUDI SEVERAL TIMES AND NO ANSWER WAS GIVEN. THEY WERE RIGHT A PERSON ABOVE 150 LB MAKES THE PODS TO TURN THE AIRBAG ON BUT A 120 LB DOESN'T. AND IT HAPPENS ON AT LEAST 4 A4 SAME PLATFORM WE TESTED. TWO OF THEM PLUS MY CAR THE AUDI DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL WITNESSED IT.