AUDI Complaints

THE VEHICLES AUTO START/STOP FEATURE PUTS THE DRIVER IN COMPROMISING SITUATIONS WHEN POWER IS DEMANDED FROM THE ACCELERATOR AFTER AN ENGINE POWER-DOWN. THE ENGINE DOES IGNITE TIMELY, (AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED) BUT THE DELIVERY OF MOVING POWER IS DELAYED (LAG PERIOD) FOLLOWING AN AUTO "SHUT-OFF AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE IN COMPROMISING SITUATIONS WHERE NO POWER CAN BE DEMANDED FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. WHEN THIS DELAY PERIOD (LAG) HAS PASSED, AND POWER IS FINALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS, THE VEHICLE EXPELS THE DEMANDED ENERGY FORCEFULLY, JERKING YOU FORWARD. I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN PARTICULARLY FOR LEFT HAND (YIELD) TURNS WHERE ACCELERATOR RESPONSIVENESS IS CRITICAL BOTH THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AUDI DEALERSHIP CHECKED OPEN CAMPAIGNS, RECALLS BUT "CANNOT REPLICATE" CUSTOMERS CONCERN. THEY DID HOWEVER, TRAIN ME ON HOW TO "DISENGAGE" THE AUTO START/STOP FEATURE, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AT EVERY STARTUP. (IF THERE IS NO PROBLEM, WHY DISENGAGE IT?) AUDI EXPERIENCE CENTER (1-800-822-2834) SAYS THEY RELY ON THE JUDGMENT OF THEIR SERVICE CENTERS AND CANNOT PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH EXTERIOR LIGHTING. I ALREADY REPLACED ONE OF THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS (NOT A BULB ISSUE) AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ISSUES WHERE THE TAIL LIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL CEASE WORKING DURING THE DRIVING PROCESS AND THEN START WORKING AT RANDOM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR ELECTRICAL ISSUE LIKE THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. THE TAIL LIGHT & DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL FAILURE ARE DANGEROUS AS THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN.

AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, IF THE CAR DOES NOT QUITE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ONE ACCELERATES, THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND DELAY AS THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BOG DOWN. THIS IS RELATED TO THE AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM AS THIS DELAY DOES NOT HAPPEN IF THE AUTO START STOP IS DISABLED.

THERE WAS RECENTLY A PODS RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES FOR MANY PEOPLE. CAR WILL RANDOMLY THINK SOMEONE IS SETTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ACTIVATE AIRBAG AND CAUSE THE SEATBELT LIGHT TO CHIME CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO TURN ON AND OFF. THE SENSOR IMBEDDED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS FAULTY.

MAIN PULLEY OR SO CALLED HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE AND SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF CAUSING TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND NOT BE ABLE TO STEER I WAS LUCKY THAT JUST MADE IT THE TURN AND I WAS ON STRAIGHT PAT AND LOW SPEED TO STOP SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (UNKNOWN DEALER INFORMATION) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IS AN AUDI Q5 3T AND THE WATER PUMP BROKE, LEADING TO LEAKING OF THE COOLANT AND OVERHEAT THE ENGINE, THE Q5 WITH 2T ENGINES ALREADY HAVE THE RECALL FOR WATER PUMP PROBLEMS , BUT AUDI DOES NOT WANT TO APPLY THIS RECALL FR THE 3T , THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO POOL OVER .

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AT 64683 MILES. CAR WAS TAKEN TO AUDI DEALER TO TROUBLE SHOOT. DIAGNOSED AS "COLD START FUEL PERFORMANCE FAULT CAUSED BY STRETCHED TIMING BELT." OUT SIDE OF WARRANTY AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AUDI FOUND AT FAULT FOR EARLIER MODELS FOR THIS.

VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES. ONLY THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE SAT IN THE BACK EVER IN THE TIME I HAD THE CAR AND THE SEATBELT IN THE BACK DRIVER SIDE IS BROKEN.

MY AUDIO Q7 HAD THROTTLE DELAY ISSUES SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER TOLD ME ALL TESTS WERE NORMAL AND RETURNED THE CAR. PROBLEMS CONTINUED, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS TYPICALLY A DELAY OF ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR RESPONDS AND WHEN IT DOES I HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. ONE DELAY WAS ABOUT 6 SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE DELAY OCCURRED. AN ONCOMING CAR HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ME BROADSIDE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AT LEAST ONCE. IT CAN OCCUR FROM A DEAD STOP BUT MORE FREQUENTLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE AUDI DEALER AND WAS GIVEN A Q8 AS A LOANER. THIS LOANER Q8 ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I COULD MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM BY TURNING OFF THE AUTO START STOP BUTTON AND DRIVING THE CAR IN S MODE. THIS HAD NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM WITH THE Q7. AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE BOUGHT A Q8 RECENTLY AND HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE TWO TIMES. I HAD THE ISSUE ABOUT 10 TIMES WITH THE LOANER Q8 AND HUNDREDS OF TIMES WITH THE Q7. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE Q7 AND HAVE PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DO NOT PLAN TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WILL DO WITH IT. I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE INSTEAD.