AUDI Complaints

MY 2010 AUDI Q7 WITH 59K MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS STARTING PRETTY ROUGH. I BROUGHT IT 200 YARDS UP THE STREET TO MY LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT'S A BIGGER DEAL AND TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT'S A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AND I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, RECALL, AND SETTLEMENT ON MOST AUDI'S - BUT SEEMED TO EXCLUDE Q7. RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT AUDI DECIDED IN 2008 TO CHANGE THEIR TIMING CHAIN. EVEN THO I SHOWED THEM THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES LESS THAN 10K MILES, THEY DECLINED TO PICK UP THE COST OF THE REPAIR.THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL ISSUE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PERMANENTLY DISABLE, EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED ON IT- IT APPEARS THE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT DOES IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS CRITICAL MALFUNCTION AS THE PASSENGER WILL NOT BE PROTECTED IN A COLLISION CASE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON TO FASTEN SEATBELT EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS SAT ON THAT SEAT AND WON'T GO AWAY UNTIL THE BELT IS FASTEN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AUDI TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE CURRENT NATIONAL RECALL TO FIX THAT PROBLEM.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, IT BEEPS A WARNING, THE MESSAGE 'AUDI PRE SENSE SYSTEM FAULT' AND THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF' LIGHT IS ON WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. THIS IS INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE WARNINGS ARE VISIBLE WHILE PARKED (STATIONARY) AND WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) AND ALSO THE SAME WITH THE WARNING BEEPS; WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING.

AFTER HAVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR REPAIRED PER RECALL CAMPAIGN 19V474000, I STARTED GETTING PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNINGS AGAIN. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THE PODS SENSOR IN THE SEAT ITSELF IS FAULTY, AND REQUIRES A >$1,700 REPAIR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS EXACTLY PROBLEM - HAVING THE PODS SENSOR FAIL AFTER HAVING THE RECALL ADDRESSED - HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AND ON AUDI FORUMS, IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE LIKELY EITHER ASSOCIATED WITH OR TRIGGERED BY THE RECALL ITSELF. IT LOOKS LIKE AUDI IS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH A "CHEAP" FIX VIA THE RECALL, WHEN THERE IS A BROADER MORE EXPENSIVE ISSUE GOING ON.

HELLO - MY 2016 AUDI S5 COUPE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS HAD AN ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK ERROR FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE ISSUE AROSE AFTER DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS (BUT NOT IN STANDING WATER). THE STEERING RACK IN MY CAR PROVIDES ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE TO MY STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE STEERING RACK IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM CAR'S MOTOR WITH THREE ELECTRICAL PLUGS FOR POWER AND STEERING. THESE PLUGS ARE NOT WEATHER PROOF. AS A RESULT MY STEERING RACK HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE AND AN ERROR IS PRESENT IN THE CAR'S ECU. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOWS THE RACK IS WIDELY USED ACROSS MULTIPLE AUDI PLATFORMS AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR REMEDIED BY AUDI.

AT SLOW SPEED AND PARTICULARLY WHEN STARTING FROM STATIONARY, SUCH AS STOPPED TO WAIT TO TURN LEFT, THE CAR STALLS FOR 2-3 SECONDS, SUGGESTING THAT IT ISN'T GETTING FUEL. ONCE MOVING, THE CAR RUNS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE AUDI DEALER TWICE. THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 14,800 MILES ON IT. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH, 2020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AC BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE DASHBOARD WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR USED FOR RELEASING COLD AIR. THEN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO USE THE PADDLES TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (AUDI FORT LAUDERDALE - SALES DEPARTMENT 1200 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304; (954) 545-4650) WHO REMOVED THE CONSOLE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE THIRD ISSUE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED TO START. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOWED THE VEHICLE DUE TO CONNECTOR FUNCTION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN KEY AND STARTER HAD FAILED AND THE DEVICE THAT PROVIDED THIS FUNCTION WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH ISSUE WAS THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BY STEERING THE VEHICLE USING THE PADDLES AS SUGGESTED BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MATTER HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE FAILURES AD REOCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FAILURES HAD OCCURRED IN A TOTAL OF A 1,100 MILES TIME FRAME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25, 700.

THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. ALL POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL, POWER BRAKES, ENGINE...EVERYTHING. HAS SHUT OFF DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOING 70MPH

WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY YESTERDAY (10/29/2020) THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART. WENT HOME AND HAD CAR TOWED TO VALENTI AUDI, WHO DETERMINED THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE. NOT A RECALL! RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS! TSB PRINTOUT IS IN VEHICLE AND WILL BE RETURNED TO ME AT SALISBURY CT. HOWEVER, NHTSA MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS.

RECALL WAS SENT 2018 WHILE SERVICE MEMBER WAS IN EUROPE AND EUROPE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR RECALL THEY SAID ONLY IN US IS IT A RECALL.