AUDI Complaints

THE PODS SENSOR IN THE ACTUAL PASSENGER SEAT IS FAULTY ON ALL AUDI A3/S3/RS3 MODELS AND WILL SHUT OFF THE AIRBAG WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE HARNESS BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT SENSOR. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AUDI STRATHAM LOCATED AT 58 PORTSMOUTH AVE, STRATHAM, NH 03885) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V370000 (AIR BAG) FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

THIS VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM A SOMETIMES DANGEROUS ACCELERATION LAG. THE TIME IT TAKE BETWEEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TIME THE CAR STARTS TO MOVE IS EXCESSIVE AND IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, DANGEROUS. IT'S ESPECIALLY EVIDENT IN CONDITIONS WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LOW RPM SPEED (SLOW TRAFFIC, "CALIFORNIA" STOP, ETC) TO JOIN FASTER TRAFFIC OR MERGE IN. A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS TRYING TO GO FROM A SLOW MOVING HIGHWAY LANE TO A FASTER ONE. YOU PICK YOUR SPOT, THEN GO FOR IT. THE CAR SITS FOR 1-2 SECONDS...THEN IT GOES. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED IT WAS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING TO MAKE SURE I DO NOT END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE A STANDARD THROTTLE RESPONSE WOULD BE REQUIRED. ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE LAG CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO INADVERTENTLY ENTER INTO AN UNSAFE SITUATION: -TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC - IN-TOWN MERGE OR LANE CHANGE - TURNING RIGHT TO JOIN FASTER TRAFFIC

I SLID OFF A WET CURVY DOWN HILL ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. WENT UNCONSCIOUS AND WOKE WITH A LARGE LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. SAW THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS EXPLODED BUT NONE FOR DRIVER'S SIDE. SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE TIGHTEN SO TIGHT COULD STRANGLED ME IF I WAS WEARING IT. HAVE VIDEO OF MALFUNCTIONING SEATBELT AND AIRBAG

WHEN USING THE LANE-DEPARTURE AND 'STEERING CORRECTION' SYSTEM THIS VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO SUDDENLY, SHARPLY, AND DANGEROUSLY CHANGE LANES. THIS MORNING (8/26/20), WHILE TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND LANE DEPARTURE ACTIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT INTO A TURN-ONLY LANE, OVERRIDING MY MANUAL STEERING OF THE CAR IN THE STRAIGHT TRAVEL LANE. HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN IN THE TURNING LANE WE WOULD HAVE NEARLY CERTAINLY COLLIDED, AS MY CAR WAS AT LEAST 30% INTO THE LANE BEFORE I COULD REACT AND BRING IT BACK INTO THE CENTER LANE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI S5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GREEN AUDI (3881 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN APPOINTMENT SHOULD BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V019000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,618.

I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR FOR 4 WEEKS..ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE START/STOP FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE HAS PRESENTED A MAJOR PROBLEM...IT STALLS EPISODICALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED...IT STOPS BUT THEN DOES NOT START. THE WORST WAS PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, STOPPED TO LOOK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC...BEFORE I SAW A CAR WAS HEADING DOWN THE HILL, I TRIED TO PULL OUT BUT THE CAR STALLED AND NOW ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS BEARING DOWN ON ME.. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AUDI SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX!!! INCREDIBLE! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO OVERRIDE THE START/STOP FEATURE TO DEACTIVATE...IT IS NOW INCUMBENT UPON ME TO REMEMBER TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. AUDI HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAS NOW BECOME MY PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THEY HAVE "NO IDEA" WHEN THIS WILL BE FIXED...ARE THEY KIDDING ME...THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR VEHICLE CRASH. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED AND RECTIFIED. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A FALSE WARNING FROM THE AIR BAG SYSTEM THAT DEACTIVATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSNAK/PASADENA AUDI (267 W COLORADO BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91105, (626) 714-3159). THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET AUTHORIZED THE REPAIRS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT HAD NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2020 Q3 SLINE PREMIUM ON AUGUST 15, 2020. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED TWICE, FIRST ON AUGUST 17, 2020 AND SECOND ON AUGUST 20, 2020. IN BOTH CASES, THE ENGINE STOPPED AS SOON AS I STOPPED IN AUTO WITH MY PARKING BRAKES ENGAGED. THE DISPLAY SCREEN ALSO WENT DEAD/BLANK IN BOTH CASES. IN BOTH CASES I HAD TO RESTART BEFORE I CAN DRIVE. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN STOPPED AND THE AUTO STOP ENGAGES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN A CORNER FROM A RED LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IDENTIFIES TAR ON THE ROAD AS LANES AND JERKS THE CAR AWAY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THE STEERING BACK.

CAR HAS A LANE KEEPING ASSISTANT WHICH IS AGGRESSIVE. CAR DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO PASS PARKED VEHICLE SUCH AS A UPS DELIVERY TRUCK, PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS WITHOUT TRYING TO STEER YOU BACK TOWARD THE OBJECT, VEHICLE OR BICYCLIST YOU'RE TRYING TO PASS BY PULLING TO THE LEFT TOWARD CENTER ROADWAY LINES. ALMOST STRUCK A UPS TRUCK AFTER CAR ABRUPTLY STEERED CAR BACK TOWARD THE STOPPED TRUCK, ALSO OCCURED TWICE WHILE PASSING BICYCLISTS AND ONCE WITH A PEDESTRIAN. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED, SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT OVERRIDE THE LLANEKEEPING ASSIST AND I LITERALLY HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY...CAR FINALLY CROSSED THE LINES AT A POINT WHERE I WAS RUNNING OUT OF RAMP. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIME, FOUND FAULT CODES WITH CAMERAS AND CAR WAS REPROGRAMMED. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED AND VERY DANGEROUS. AUDI CORPORATE UNRESPONSIVE. I HAVE MANUALLY DISABLED THE SYSTEM. NOTE: REPORTED DATE BELOW IS THE DATE THE CAR WOULD NOT MERGE ONTO I87 SOUTH IN ALBANY NY. NUMEROUS OTHER OCCURENCES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTH. AUDI ALBANY SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NUMEROUS REPAIR ORDERS. CAR IS IN AUDI CORPORATE REMEDATION AS A LEMON BUT NO CONCLUSION YET. CAR SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED SERIOUS HAZARD TO PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS.