Audi A3 Complaints (2010)

50 consumer complaints on file.

#10417207August 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
OUR 2010 AUDI A3 TDI DEISEL LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUDI DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED DUE TO "CONTAMINATED FUEL". WE HAD PUT BRAND NAME DIESEL INTO THE TANK ON EVERY REFILL AND HAVE THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408862June 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING ON TO A FREE WAY ON RAMP AT ABOUT 25-30MPH, THE ENGINE INDICATOR COME ON AND STARTED TO FLASH, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. I DID MY BEST TO STEER THE CAR INTO A SAFE AREA WITH NO POWER STEERING BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED CRANKING THE ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN, WITH FAST MOVING VEHICLES PASSING BY AT HIGH SPEED, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT GET REAR ENDED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOWED THE CAR TO AUDI OF LOS ANGELES BUT IT WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT MORNING AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE DIESEL FILTER POD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PUMP MIGHT GAVE OUT, THEY HAVE TO SEND FUEL SAMPLES TO GET IT ANALYZE. THIS CAR IS ONLY A YEAR OLD, HOW CAN THE PUMP,FAIL ALREADY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406790June 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF APPLYING GAS AND NOT MOVING; THE ENGINE REVS, BUT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM A FULL STOP OR ALMOST A FULL STOP, WHEN TRYING TO TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN ONE DAY. AUDI DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IF THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. I LEFT MY CAR FOR THEIR SERVICE MANAGER TO DRIVE INDEFINITELY. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS IS A 2010, 2.0T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393533March 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT ~35MPH, CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOSS POWER, THEN STALLED. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380120February 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK ON A LOCAL BOULEVARD AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN OUR AUDI A3 TDI. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP "EXPLODED" AND QUIT WORKING. THIS FAILURE CIRCULATED METAL PARTICLES THROUGH THE VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING WITH THE AUDI, BUT DEALER SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER TDI NOT LONG AGO AND AUDI HAD THEM REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE INJECTORS. VEHICLE IS STALL AT DEALER WAITING ON PARTS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD HAVE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371068December 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2010 AUDI A-3 TDI (DIESEL) STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. WILL NOT START. TOWED TO STEVENS CREEK AUDI, CA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363565November 1, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/14/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR DISPLAYED A LOW PRESSURE READING. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SLIGHTLY FLATTENED; AND REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REFERRED HIM TO A TIRE CENTER FOR THE TIRE DIAGNOSIS. THE TIRE CENTER INFORMED THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED FROM THE TIRE RIM. ALSO, THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT ROAD WORTHY AND THE SIDEWALL HAD BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,600. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EJT70CCJ3109.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352993August 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2010 AUDI A3 TDI HAS INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PAUSING PROBLEMS. THE LACK OF POWER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM IS RARE, BUT HAS BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341130July 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SUDDEN, AND BRIEF LOSS OF ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 2,000. ONE TIME THE POWER LOSS WAS FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I STARTED TO MOVE, THERE WAS A PAUSE AND QUICKLY THE POWER RETURNED. THE SAME BEHAVIOR HAPPENED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRENCE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS AN A3 TDI (CLEAN DIESEL MODEL). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322590March 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3 QUATTRO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE; THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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