AUDI Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALL WINDOWS CLOSED, THE CAR FRONT SUNROOF GLASS SECTION "EXPLODED" QUITE LOUDLY WITH GLASS BITS THROWN INTO THE AIR AND OTHER SMALL CHUNKY SECTIONS FALLING INTO THE FABRIC LINER AREA. HAPPILY NOT INTO THE CABIN. ABOUT 2-3 INCH BROKEN PERIMETER EDGE OF GLASS REMAINS IN PLACE. NO INDICATION OF ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CAR (NOR PASSING BY AN OVERPASS OR FROM TRUCK ROOF ETC. OUTSIDE TEMP ABOUT 75F. SEE INCLUDED PICS.

BACK UP CAMERA WON'T WORK WHEN CAR TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE, NOR WHEN MANUALLY PRESSING PARK ASSIST BUTTON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS BEFORE BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, TODAY BACK UP CAMERA WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING WHEN PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE.

CAR ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MILES PER HOUR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CAR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DISENGAGED AND INDICATED IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SEVERE INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE CAR HAD BEEN REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT ALL PREDESIGNATED MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED MILEAGE POINTS WITHOUT INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES. *JS

THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE HAS STOPPED THE ENGINE. MOST COMMONLY AT A STOP LIGHT AT A MAJOR CITY INTERSECTION, WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE LONGER. WHEN THE SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT ROUGH IDLES AND THEN THE DRIVE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE, CAUSING YOU TOO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS LEAVES YOU STRANDED, AND RISKS CAUSING SOMEONE TO REAR-END YOUR VEHICLE IF THE LIGHT CHANGES. PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN TURNING THE IGNITION BACK ON RESUMES ENGINE FUNCTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SO FAR THE SERVICE CENTER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE.

THE DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM ON THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONING. IT WILL SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHEN TURNING, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN A MONTH WITH NO RESOLUTION

THE VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND DESTABILIZES THE VEHICLE MOVEMENT BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS LOCAL ROADS. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT IT IS DUE TO A HIGHLY SENSITIVE LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM THAT CAN NOT BE EITHER DISABLED OR ADJUSTED. THIS IS RESULTING IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AS VEHICLE TRIES TO STEER ITSELF WHENEVER IT IS CLOSER TO THE LANE DIVIDER LINE OR EVEN WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS A MINOR DIP ON THE PAVED SURFACE. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING APPEARS TO GET STICKY AND LOCKED WHENEVER THE CONDITION IS ENCOUNTERED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SITUATIONS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE GOT UNBALANCED WHILE CHANGING THE LANES. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEDAY IT WILL LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I REPORTED IT TO AUDI AS WELL AS THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TESTED IT AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE SIDEWAYS PULL BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE FLAW. IT FEELS EERILY SIMILAR TO THE BOEING 737 MAX ISSUE WHERE APPARENTLY THE SOFTWARE WAS DESIGNED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT PITCH AND THERE WAS NO EASY WAY TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WHICH AUDI IS TRYING TO OVERLOOK AND IGNORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V474000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AUDI GRAPEVINE (LOCATED AT 1260 E STATE HWY 114, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051, (817) 354-2834) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

OIL CONSUMPTION- I LITERALLY JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO AND I NEED MORE OIL. THIS IS A USED VEHICLE PURCHASE FOR US AND HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE- LESS THAN A YEAR! EVERY SO MANY MILES I'M ADDING A QUART OF OIL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI Q7. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ALERTED OF OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO THE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT REMIND OCCUPANTS TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED DOWN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. AUDI OF RICHFIELD (1401 77TH ST. EAST, RICHFIELD, MN) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TURBO FAILURE - CAR STALLED WHILE SLOWING ON A MAJOR ROAD. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE DANGERS OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED MULTIPLE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE AND ADMITTING TO FAULTY PARTS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION AND USE OF ENGINE.