2013 AUDI A6 Complaints

FUEL HOSE APPEARS TO HAVE DETERIORATED FROM THE INSIDE. SMALL PINHOLE LEAK APPEARED AND ALLOWED FOR GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO HOT ENGINE. CURRENT VOLKSWAGEN RECALL 24BZ DOES NOT APPEAR TO INCLUDE MY VIN, ALTHOUGH CHARACTERISTICS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE STARTED TO PERMEATE THROUGH THE CABIN. AS I INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE, I FOUND THE CRACK IN THE FUEL HOSE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I CUT THE HOSE AT THE FAILURE POINT AND FOUND DEEP CRACKS ALL ALONG THE INTERNAL LAYER OF HOSE, OUTER LAYER APPEARED IN TACT EXCEPT WHERE THE HOLE EMERGED.

I WAS TIRING TO TRADE MY AUDI A6 2013 IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. I LEARNED FROM A DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL #74D1 PODS SYSTEM ON MY AUDI. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER NOR HAS THERE BEEN A FIX OFFERED OR AVAILABLE. NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, MY PODSYSTEM SEEMS TO WORK FINE FOR NOW, HOWEVER THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE IS MUCH LOWER AND I' M UNABLE TO TRADE THIS CAR.

AUDI REPLACED PODS MODULE IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, WHICH MONITORS IF THERE IS AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT AND THIS TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG ACTIVATION. AFTER THIS REPLACEMENT MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE WHEN MY HUSBAND SITS THERE (ABOUT 170 LB.), BUT IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN I WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT (ABOUT 128 LB.). THE DEALER MADE TWO MORE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY FINALLY ASKED ME TO TRY THE SEAT WITHOUT WEARING MY LONG COAT IN WHICH CASE THE SENSOR SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE FINAL CONCLUSION WAS THAT IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO ACTIVATE, LIGHTER PASSENGERS NEED TO TAKE THEIR LONG COATS OFF. THIS IS A LAUGHABLE SUGGESTION THAT AIRBAG FUNCTION IS CONTINGENT ON THE TYPE OF COAT THE PASSENGER IS WEARING. I CONTACTED AUDI USA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY IN TURN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CAME BACK TO ME WITH THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT THE SEAT PERFORMS UP TO MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS. I ASKED WHERE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THERE IS A NOTE THAT THE PASSENGERS MUST NOT WEAR LONG COATS IN ORDER FOR CRUCIAL SAFETY FEATURE SUCH AS AIRBAG TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I ALSO ASKED REPEATEDLY TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS PROBLEM ONLY PRESENTED ITSELF AFTER THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT AUDI REFUSES TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY CREATED. AUDI SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ABANDONING THE CUSTOMER WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. A "DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE STEERING FAILURE" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,400.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL 3,000 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT SERVICE INTERVAL. ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MAGNETIC STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 04/08/15*LJ

STEERING FEELS LOOSE-HARD TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT.AUDI PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE STEERING-SAME PROBLEM STILL EXIST-MOST NOTICEABLE IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

I WAS ENTERING MY GARAGE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I SLAMMED INTO ANY FRONT WALL DOING LOTS OF DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES IN AND OUT AS WELL AS TO MY BODY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY FIRST ACCIDENT EVER AND THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD PRIOR ACCELERATION/DECELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, I WAS GOING DOWNHILL APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR SEEMED TO STOP RESPONDING (STEERING, BRAKING, ENGINE) AND YET THE RPM'S WERE GONG HIGHER AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. VERY FRIGHTENING SINCE YOU DID NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT!!! *TR

HAD A FRONTAL CRASH AS I WAS TRYING TO CLICK IN THE SAFETY BELT WHILE IN MOTION. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY HEAD WENT FORWARD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD INJURING MY FOREHEAD. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS A NEW CAR (115 MILES) AND NONE OF THE MULTIPLE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. TRIED TO HAVE AUDI EXPLAIN TO ME WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I GOT 2 NONSENSICAL REASONS (ONE SALESPERSON SUGGESTED THAT THEY DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT ENGAGED, A CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE RELATED TO ME SOME MYSTERIOUS ANGLE - 30 DEGREES FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE CAR- WHERE AN IMPACT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AIR BAGS (!) . I WAS ALSO GIVEN A LECTURE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF AUDI CARS. I ASKED THEM TO TEST THE FRONT ACCELEROMETERS IN THE CRASHED CAR BUT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY POINT IN DOING IT. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS OF LAST YEAR A6 MODEL. IT SEEMS THAT THE SENSORS OF THE 2013 A6 I WAS DRIVING DO NOT FUNCTION RELIABLY AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THIS DOES NOT REFER TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, THE CAR ALWAYS SURGED AHEAD AFTER A FRACTION OF A SECOND. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBOCHARGER ON THE 2 LITER ENGINE "SPOOLED" AT 1600 RPMS AND CAUSED THE SURGE. IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING TO FIND THE CAR SURGING AHEAD WHEN YOU JUST TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL SLIGHTLY. WHEN YOU'RE STOPPED IN BACK OF ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR SURGES AHEAD AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY WARY OF "REAR ENDING THE OTHER CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS SURGE IS A NORMAL PART OF THE TURBOCHARGER, BUT IT CREATES A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY OF A SLOW SPEED COLLISION. *TR