Audi A3 Complaints

905 consumer complaints on file.

#10883338July 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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#10883347July 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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#10881408June 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016 FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY AUDI OF THE RECALL IN APRIL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEN AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED AUDI WEST HOUSTON AGAIN ON JUNE 27, 2016 AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY REMEDY TO ME WAS A DISCOUNT ON A NEW CAR. I WAS TOLD THIS BY A SALESMAN AND BY THE GENERAL SALES MANAGER. I CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE ON JUNE 29, 2016, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE NO AUDI OR VW HAD EXPERIENCED AN AIR-BAG FAILURE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED. I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT AUDI HAS NOT REPAIRED A SINGLE VEHICLE UNDER THIS RECALL NOR CAN THEY ESTIMATE WHEN THEY WILL BEGIN REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES. WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED IN AN AUDI/VW BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO PROVIDE REPAIRS OR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. THEIR APPROACH SEEMS TO BE TO "WAIT IT OUT" AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL JUST BE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM UNDER AN "INCENTIVE" PROGRAM THAT IS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD BE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER AUDI SIMPLY TO AVOID DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM DISABLE THE AIRBAG THAN TAKE THE CHANCE THAT IT EXPLODES.
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#10875048June 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE AN AUDI A3 SPORTBACK 1.4 TFSI ATTRACTION 2009. WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS FLASHING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR MAY NOT MOVE AND THE DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES. I APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, WHEN I JUST START THE CAR. ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT BECAUSE I HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I'M DRIVING IN A HIGH WAY. THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL START TO FLASHING AND THE CAR WAS LOOSING POWER, AS IT DID NOT ACCELERATE ANY MORE. I STOPPED AND TURN OFF THE CAR.THEN I START IT AGAIN. THE INDICATOR PRNDS STILL FLASHING BUT THE CAR SOMETIMES MOVES. I AM NOT SURE BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 7 SPEED DSG AUTOMATIC GEARBOX. WHAT CAUSING THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE A TEMPERATURE SENSOR. I WILL SELECT RANDOM STATE, ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, BECAUSE COUNTRY IS NOT LISTED THERE. MY ADDRESS IS [XXX]. ZIP CODE: 2049 MOBILE NUMBER :[XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10873601June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: AUDI USA STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL NOTICE AND YET THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A REVIEW AVAILABLE.
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0
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#10872484June 4, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTING SUDDENLY DROPS OFF INTO DARK AREA ABOUT 25 FEET IN FRONT. THE DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS UPWARD TO THE LIMIT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS VERY DARK BEYOND THE HEADLIGHT REACH, WHEN ON UNLIT RURAL ROADS. A PERSON OR ANIMAL IN THAT ZONE WOULD NOT BE SEEN IN TIME TO AVOID.
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#10871042May 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME OR A SPECIFIC DATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Deaths:
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#10865695May 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR WAS DELIVERED IN SHREVEPORT, LA AND I BOUGHT IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS IN THAT HUMID ENVIRNMENT. I HAVE IT HOME IN SANTA FE, NM - A DRY ENVIRONMENT. I CAN NOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO ANY PRIORITY I MIGHT HAVE SINCE THE PSDI-5 NON-DESSICATED INFLATOR IN MY CAR HAD BEEN IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR - IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME.
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#10865109May 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI STATING THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR, PROVIDED BY TAKATA, ARE RECALLED AS "METAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE AIRBAG COULD KILL PASSENGERS IN THE CAR". YOU KNOW THIS ALREADY OF COURSE BUT WHAT I DON'T GET AND WHY I AM WRITING IS WHY ARE THEY BEING GIVEN SO MUCH TIME TO CORRECT OR CHANGE THE AIRBAGS OUT? THE THOUGHT THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO KEEP DRIVING IT WITHOUT THE REPAIR AND MAYBE GET KILLED FROM A FENDER BENDER IS RIDICULOUS. WHY DID THEY EVEN SEND ME THE RECALL LETTER IF IN THE LETTER ITSELF THEY STATE THAT CAN'T REPAIR IT "YET"? SO EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL I AM SCARED TO DRIVE? I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR? I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TURN OFF MY AIRBAGS COMPLETELY? NOW THAT EVERYONE KNOWS, EVEN ME AS THE CAR OWNER, DOES IT SOMEHOW LET THEM OFF THE HOOK IF I DIE BEFORE IT'S REPAIRED TO HAVE TOLD ME? AND AREN'T YOU, THE US GOVERNMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE AS WELL NOW THAT YOU KNOW SINCE YOU ARE NOT MAKING THEM REPLACE THE BAGS ASAP? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10864992May 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM AUDI, A 69N2 NOTICE STATING THAT "TAKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPUTE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS." I CALLED AUDI USA TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE NO REPAIR PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT EVEN PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REPAIR TO BE AVAILABLE, AND THAT LOANER PROGRAMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NATIONALLY AND IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT MY LOCAL DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO LOAN ME A VEHICLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS MY CAR IS REPAIRED TO A SAFE DRIVING CONDITION. THIS IS CLEARLY COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST AUDI. ALL I AM REQUESTING IS THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED AND IF IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED THAT I AM PROVIDED WITH A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM PERIOD. I FEEL YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSITION AUDI ARE TAKING IN NOT PROVIDING REMEDY TO SUCH A LETHAL PROBLEM AS I AM LEFT TRULY SHOCKED AT THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
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Deaths:
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#10864751May 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
WE ARE A LOYAL AUDI CUSTOMERS, HAVING 2 AUDIS NOW. WE BOUGHT THE CARS BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY RATING, KNOWING OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER WOULD BE SAFE DRIVING HER CAR. I HAVE GOTTEN A SAFETY RECALL FOR HER CAR AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO FIX THE RECALL AND HOW SOON WE CAN GET HER CAR FIXED. WHEN THE AIRBAG ISSUE WAS FEATURED IN THE MEDIA A YEAR AGO, WE ASKED OUR AUDI DEALERSHIP IF AUDI WAS AFFECTED. THEY SAID NO. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT OUR DAUGHTER AN AUDI. PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE NEXT YEAR I WILL HAVE MY SON DRIVING THE AUDI AS WELL. KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE!
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#10864841May 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS WHO INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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#10864021May 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. NO REPAIRS UNTIL 2017. DRIVING UNSAFE WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AKA IED. UNACCEPTABLE
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#10863642May 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I GOT A LETTER FROM AUDI ON 4/27/2106. THE LETTER IS ATTACHED. PLEASE IGNORE MY NOTES. IT STATED MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FRONT AIRBAG MADE BY TAKATA. PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND NO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL BE. I CALLED AUDI AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE PROVIDING RENTAL CARS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I CALLED 2 DEALERS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE RENTAL CARS AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MEANWHILE I AM SCREWED. I AND ALL THE OTHER IMPACTED AUDI OWNERS HAVE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. THIS IS TERRIBLE. I COULD USE YOUR HELP TO GET AUDI TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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#10863443May 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF TAKATA DRIVER'S AIRBAG RECALL, BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR NOW IF THE AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AND KILL ME! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP AND AM VERY AFRAID.
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#10863180May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. PARTS NOT YET AVAILABLE NO INFORMATION WHEN RECALL PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. NOW DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH NO RECOURSE.
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0
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#10862786May 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIR BAG COMMUNICATION FROM AUDI INDICATES A RECALL IS IN PROGRESS BUT ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS, OR SCHEDULE DATE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CAR. THEY SHOULD MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION WHILE SORTING OUT THE ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND DANGEROUS. WHO WANTS TO USE A DANGEROUS CAR?
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#10862635May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862647May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860894April 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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