AUDI Complaints

THAT AS A CONSUMER PURCHASING A 2013 AUDI Q5 WITH 23,000 MILES SHOULD NOT COME UP WITH A 2,000 SOME DOLLAR REPAIR ON A RECALLED PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MANY OTHER VEHICLES BUILT BY AUDI. THE TIMING BELT TENSIONERS ARE FAILING. AUDI SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH BAD TENSIONERS. IT CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AND EVEN DEATH. THERE ARE MULTI COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER IN MY VEHICLE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT SO I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE ISSUE IS A RESULT OF THE TURBOS IN MY VEHICLE ARE DAMAGED. MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO A SCREEN THAT FILTERS THE OIL THAT CAN GET CLOGGED OVERTIME AND CAUSE OIL STARVATION TO THE TURBOS INCREASING HEAT AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING FAILURE. AUDI HAS RELEASED A TSB FOR THIS FAULT WITH UPDATED PARTS HOWEVER THESE ISSUES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS COULD BE UPWARDS OF $9K ALL BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. NOT TO MENTION THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF LOSS OF POWER OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR CONTINENTAL TIRES INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WORN OUT AT 14,000 MILES; IDENTICAL TIRES INSTALLED AND SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR AT 3500 MILES.

DRIVING WITH MY 3 KIDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. WOULDN'T START. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND OUT I WAS THE NEXT IN A LONG LINE OF FOLKS WITH A 4.0T ENGINE TURBO FAILURE. AUDI HAS A TSB HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2018/MC-10153123-9999.PDF BUT THE ISSUE STEMS FROM FAULTY ENGINEERING OF AN OIL STRAINER. CAR HAS FULL DEALER MAINTAINED SERVICE RECORDS. BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER. FAILED LESS THAN 500 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. MILEAGE IS 82000. PLEASE HELP HOLD AUDI ACCOUNTABLE FOR A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING ALL CARS WITH THE 4.0T.

WHILE BACKING UP, IMAGE OF REAR VIEW AND OVERHEAD CAMERA FROZE. IMAGE SHOWED A CLEAR AREA BEHIND CAR AND I CONTINUED TO BACK. I BACKED SEVERAL MORE YARDS AND HIT THICK UNDERBRUSH BEFORE I REALIZED THE IMAGE WAS NOT ACCURATE. I CUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND IMAGE STILL FROZE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH BRUSH BUT THERE WAS A LARGE TREE WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE CAR'S REAR.

THE STEERING WHEELS PRESENT TEMPORARY PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, SHOWING NOISES (LIKE A PRESSURE VALVE AIR LEAKING), AND CHANGE IN RESISTANCE TO STEERING THE VEHICLE. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT SOMETIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LAST SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019, AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST ALL POWER, STOP WORKING, AND SEND A MESSAGE NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I TOW IT TO A DEALER WHICH RECOMMEND CHANGE THE STEERING RACK AND MADE ALIGNMENT ($2900). THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER RIGHT NOW. READING THIS SITE, I REALIZE IT MAY BE A MORE GENERIC PROBLEM, WITH SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATION, ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF AUDI. I HAVE TO SYA THAT OTHERWISE IT IS AN EXCELLENT CAR.

POWER STEERING PUMP MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION/ NO POWER ASSIST CUSTOMER STATES STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF NO POWER ASSIT. POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTION PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND POWER STEERING PUMP

2 DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF A 2019 A7, THE TRANSMISSION/SPORT DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED TO SHUT DOWN CAR IMMEDIATELY DUE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS UNDER 300 MILES ON IT.

STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE. $4400 REPAIR. WHOLE STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. WHEN STEERING FAILS IT IS HARDER TO STEER THAN A MANUAL TRUCK FROM THE 60'S. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY BUT CLOSE TO AN EXIT. MY WIFE WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HURT.

I CURRENTLY HAVE 56K MILES ON MY CAR. IT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED MY TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2013 MODEL. WOULD MY CAR ALSO QUALIFY?