Audi A3 Complaints

905 consumer complaints on file.

#11418081May 21, 2021
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2015 Audi A3. The contact discovered that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V198000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer had been notified about the recall however, the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
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#11416662May 15, 2021
AIR BAGS
I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2015 AUDI THAT SO MANY OTHERS I READ ARE HAVING, MY PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. IM NOW CONCERNED AFTER READING ALL THESE REPORTS THAT IM GOING TO GET HOSED SINCE AUDI ISNT DOING THE PROPER THING AND FIXING WHATS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. WHOS RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR DIES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OFF DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT WAS IGNORED?
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#11416083May 11, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED MADE A BEEPING SOUND AND MY DASHBOARD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SAFETY FEATURE BEING TURNED OFF/LIMITED. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TURNED ON EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN MOTION. THIS CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) DETECTED A MALFUNCTION AND SWITCH OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT WAS BE OCCUPIED. I REACHED OUT TO AUDI REGARDING THIS AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE YET I WILL HAVE TO WAIT. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS ISSUE IS 21V198. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER IS 69BY. I HAVE ATTACHED THE LATEST VIDEO OF THIS SITUATION. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VIDEO IT SHOWS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED AND STILL THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE. I USE MY CAR DAILY AND SINCE THE REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE YET THIS MAKES MY CAR UNSAFE ON THE ROAD.
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#11415696May 8, 2021
AIR BAGS
I CONTACTED AUDI TO FIX THE SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE FIX AND ASKS ME TO DRIVE IT. I DO BUSINESS ON THE CAR AND HAVE FACED LOSS OF INCOME DUE TO THE RECALL.
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#11414765May 1, 2021
AIR BAGS
I'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH FOR AUDI NJ TO REPAIR MY AIRBAG (PODS) AND IT'S ALREADY MAY 1ST THIS IS ABSURD AND COMPLETELY ON THE HANDS OF AUDI AND AUDI ONLY. I DON'T WANT TO RISK HAVING ANYONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT AND GOD FORBID GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND IT WOULD BE ON MY HANDS. AUDI HAS TO STEP IT UP BECAUSE I'M MORE THAN SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WAITING FOR THIS TO BE AVAILABLE TO SERVICE OUR CARS.
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#11414669April 30, 2021
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
AUDI RECALL #69Z4, NHTSA RECALL #19V474 THE CAR WAS UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS 'FIXED' BY DEALER SOMETIME IN 2019. CURRENTLY THE CAR SHOWS AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED, THE UNBUCKLED SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS AND SOUNDS FLASHES EVEN WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. SPOKE THE AUDI OF ONTARIO,CA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS COMPONENT HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STAYS ON, WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED, THIS HAPPENS AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE UNFASTENED SEATBELT LIGHT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. UNFASTENED SEATBELT SOUNDS CONTINUE FOR 2-3 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED, THEN GOES AWAY.
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#11414080April 27, 2021
AIR BAGS
AUDI IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE PODS RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER MAKING MY AUDI A3 UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.
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#11413477April 23, 2021
AIR BAGS
THERE IS AN OPEN SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR, THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T HAVE THE FIX AVAILABLE. I USE MY CAR TO DRIVE FOR LYFT/UBER AND IF THE SAFETY RECALL IS NOT FIXED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE, HENCE RISK OF LOSING MY INCOME AND WILL BE OUT OF WORK, HOWEVER, I CONTACTED AUDI TO FIX MY CAR, THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE AND I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR, LYFT/UBER ISSUED ME A WARNING THAT EFFECTIVE MAY 1, I WILL BE UNLISTED IF THE SAFETY RECALL IS NOT FIXED.
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#11412793April 19, 2021
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION FAILURE DUE TO "MICE" DAMAGE. CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE AIR IN SUSPENSION AIR BAGS. CAR HANDLES AND RIDES POORLY. POTENTIAL CRASH HAZARD. "SOY" WIRING /AIRLINES SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENTS. POOR SEALING OF COMPARTMENT WHERE SAFETY CRITICAL HARDWARE IS LOCATED.
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#11412927April 19, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V198000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI OAKLAND (7201 OAKPORT ST, OAKLAND, CA 94621, (510) 984-7906) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. 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.
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#11407754April 12, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OCTOBER 2020 CAR WAS SLOW TO TAKE OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND SEEMED TO TAKE TIME TO SHIFT GEARS. TOOK TO AUDI MECHANIC AND HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP -W/THERMOSTAT HOUSING & INTAKE MANIFOLD. NOW I'M APRIL 2021 CAR IS BACK IN SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION CANNOT REVERSE AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AGAIN. I'M TOLD IT NEEDS MECHATRONIC UNIT REPLACED, REPLACE TIMING COVER DUE TO OIL LEAK, EVAP LEAK AND WIPER FLUID IS LEAKING.
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0
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#11407165April 9, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OWNER OF AUDI A3 2006 2.0TFSI. RECENTLY GOT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATES THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAK. THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR US, BUT ITS NOW ACTIVE IN EUROPE. ALREADY SEEN SOME CAR REPAIR CENTERS, BUT NONE COULD FIX THE ENGINE CHECK PROBLEM. TODAY, I READ INFORMATION FROM OFFICIAL AUDI SITES. "FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY RECALL' ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SHOWED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY, FIRST, COMPUTER TOLD ME TO CLOSE FUEL CAP, WHICH WAS FULLY CLOSED, AFTER FUEL CAP LOGO WENT AWAY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STARTED TO BLINKING AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY AND I NEEDED TO DO EMERGENCY STOP. I THINK ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL SHOWS UP.
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#11406845April 7, 2021
AIR BAGS
THE CAR AIRBAG WARNING SIGN COMES OFF THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG MIGHT NOT BE DEPLOY BECAUSE OF FAULT SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED. I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT SINCE MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, THIS WILL NOT BE FIXED.
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#11405956April 1, 2021
AIR BAGS
REPLACED AIRBAGS BY AUDI IN LATHAM, NEW YORK AND CHARGED OVER $176 FOR DIAGNOSTIC FOR BAD AIRBAGS AND WARNING LIGHTS FOR AIRBAGS. BAD AIRBARGS INSTALLED DURING RECALL. AUDI NEVER REPLACED THE BAD AIRBAGS. VERY BAD.
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#11405759March 31, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AUDI A3 QUATTRO 2016 MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) CAME ON WHILST DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THE VERSION OF THE ECM IN MY VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND MAY BE RELATED TO "SAFETY RECALL 24DF": HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2017/RCONL-17V508-5502.PDF HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2017/RCAK-17V508-2021.PDF CROSS REFERENCING "APPLICATION FOR EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION 2016 MODEL YEAR" "TEST GROUP: GVGAV02.0APA", IN PARTICULAR PAGE 79 FOR MY ENGINE CODE "CNTC" WHICH LISTS SOFTWARE ID "5G0906259L": HTTPS://IASPUB.EPA.GOV/OTAQPUB/DISPLAY_FILE.JSP?DOCID=43249&FLAG=1 THE ECU PART NUMBER WAS SUPERSEDED WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY RELEASED FOR EDIR OR CAL ID AND CVN INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENCE IN PART NUMBER SUFFIX. "B" VS "L". I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR IS CURRENTLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NEEDS REPAIRING. BELOW IS OUTPUT FROM VCDS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SHOWING THE FAULT AND ECU SOFTWARE ID "5G0 906 259 D" 0001 (FULL OUTPUT CAN BE PROVIDED): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDRESS 01: ENGINE (J623-CNTC) LABELS:. 06K-907-425-V1.CLB PART NO SW: 5G0 906 259 D HW: 06K 907 425 B COMPONENT: 2.0L R4 TFSI H13 0001 REVISION: --H13--- CODING: 0A1D00124426000F2000 SHOP #: WSC 06385 790 00016 ASAM DATASET: EV_ECM20TFS0205G0906259D 001002 ROD: EV_ECM20TFS0205G0906259D.ROD VCID: 2F3B1884879B11D3269-807A 1 FAULT FOUND: 15059 - FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE P0087 00 [104] - TOO LOW INTERMITTENT - CONFIRMED - TESTED SINCE MEMORY CLEAR FREEZE FRAME: FAULT STATUS: 00000001 FAULT PRIORITY: 2 FAULT FREQUENCY: 2 MILEAGE: 119924 KM DATE: 2021.03.17 TIME: 12:39:23
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#11405299March 29, 2021
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL RUMBLING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY START-UP. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE NOZZLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY CLICK OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER REEVES AUDI LOCATED AT 105 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,093.
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#11403263March 16, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN DANGEROUS. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE AUDI DEALER 3 TIMES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THAT CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. IT IS GOING IN FOR A 4TH TIME APRIL 12TH 2021. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND STALL AS YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. HAPPENS DAILY.
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0
#11402605March 12, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN- WITH AROUND 47,000 MILES -STALLED OUT IN DRIVE THRU AND AT A RED LIGHT INTERSECTION. TWICE. ALMOST GOT IN 2 ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A CITY ROAD. ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH WAS BLINKING. CODE READER INITIALLY WAS READING P0300, P0301 AND P0302 .. MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRES. TOWED CAR TO AUDI, AND THEY DID COMPLETE MAINTENANCE SERVICE. RAN CODES AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE CODE IS P0172 BANK 1 SYSTEM TOO RICH. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE AND WHICH CAN AFFECT AIR / FUEL MIXTURE WHICH MAKES ME THINK THAT THIS RECALL WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE, BECAUSE PO172 CODE CAN BE DUE TO THE AIR/ FUEL MIXTURE GETTING TOO FAR FROM FACTORY SPECS. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 6 WEEKS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED BY AUDI BUT THEY ARE STILL SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL CANISTER (THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN 2016, AND MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2016 BUT IS A 2017 MODEL) ? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER 2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN OWNER COMPLAINTS HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER WEBSITES. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 1/25/2021, BUT I LIVE 2 HOURS AWAY AND I WAS UNDER QUARANTINE SO BOOKED APPOINTMENT LOCALLY (I THINK ON 1/22/2021 WITH VOLKSWAGEN BUT SCHEDULING WAS A WEEK OUT AND ON APPOINTMENT DATE THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS OUT BECAUSE OF COVID OUTBREAK BY THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A TIME AND DATE STAMPED VIDEO OF THE CAR HAVING ISSUES.
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#11402524March 11, 2021
AIR BAGS
PODS FAILURE. PASSENGER OCCUPANCY DEVICE. WHEN NOT WORKING, PASSENGER AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF WHILE PASSENGER IN SEAT. IN MY CASE THE PART WAS REPLACED AT 10,208 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT 13,924 MILES. AUDI REPLACED THE SENSOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER A LOT OF DEBATE, BUT REFUSE THE SECOND TIME. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE SENSOR, BUT NOT THE SENSOR ITSELF. CRITICAL AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FAILURES HIGHLIGHTED IN MANY AUDI FORUMS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR AUDI, AND THE NUMEROUS OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE.
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0
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0
#11398794March 2, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I PURCHASED A 2019 AUDI A3 ON JANUARY 18, 2021 (VIN [XXX]) FROM AUDI DENVER. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD 2/19/2021, WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE (2/2020 AT THE DEALERSHIP) AND 2 WEEKS AFTER REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD, HAVE A NEW CRACK THAT IS QUICKLY SPREADING. 4 UNREPAIRABLE WINDSHIELDS WITH ONLY 11K MILES ON THE VEHICLE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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