Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 A4 Cabriolet, RS4 Sedan, S4 Cabriolet and S6 Sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 A6 Avant and 2008 RS4 Cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
I'M BEING TOLD BY AUDI THAT THERE WILL NEVER BE A FIX FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE LIMITED EDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. WE OWE $32,000 ON THIS STILL, SO THIS ISN'T FAIR! WE NEED COMPENSATION AND CAN'T USE THIS TO DRIVE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE, OR A WORK VEHICLE! THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND EVEN IF THEY WERE, AUDI SAID THEY AREN'T REPLACING THEM AT OUR DEALER. AUDI CORPORATE DOESN'T RETURN OUR PHONE CALLS.
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I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST FOR SERVICE LODGED ON 4 AUGUST 2010. AS PROMISED, I HAVE PROVIDED TO MY DEALERSHIP HERE IN ALASKA. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ONCE AGAIN IN YOUR LACK OF ATTENTION. I'M NOW GOING TO THE FOLLOWING SITE TO POST THIS COMPLAINT SO OTHERS MAY BE FOREWARNED AT THE LACK OF SERVICE. HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM MY MESSAGE FROM 4 AUG 2010 THAT WENT UN-ADDRESSED: I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY AUDI IS HANDLING THE INJECTOR AND MISFIRE ON MY 08 RS4. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL AUDI'S AND YOU HAVE NOW PUT MY DEALER IN A POSITION OF NOT ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE ON THE POOR RUNNING OF MY AUDI. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED MISFIRING ON SEVERAL CYLINDERS BUT RATHER THAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTORS OR A THOROUGH CLEANING/INSPECTION OF THE VALVES, I'VE BEEN SENT AWAY WITH WHAT AMOUNTS TO AN ENGINE TREATMENT SOLUTION. YOU HAVE NOT ALLOWED MORRISON AUTO GROUP MECHANICS TO PROPERLY INVESTIGATE AND CURE THE PROBLEM. YOU HAVE RATHER CHOSEN TO TAKE PROGRESSIVELY FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO PLACATE ME AND THE ISSUE COSTING ME TIME AND MONEY. BY NOT ALLOWING THE DEALER TO TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, YOU NOW THREATEN TO RUIN WHAT WAS ONCE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. I DEMAND THAT THE FUEL INJECTION AND MISFIRE PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 AUDI BE CORRECTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FURTHER, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU AUTHORIZE MORRISON AUTO GROUP MECHANICS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY DIAGNOSIS, AND TO EFFECT REPAIRS AT ONCE. AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA BUSINESS MODEL FOR SERVICE HAS SOURED ME ON THE BRAND AND WILL WEIGH HEAVILY IN MY FUTURE PLANS FOR PURCHASE OF ANOTHER CAR. VERY DISAPPOINTED, VOCAL, AND CONNECTED WITH MANY CAR/MOTORCYCLING ENTHUSIASTS VIA BLOGS AND WEB SITES. I PROMISE YOU I WILL FOLLOW THROUGH IF AUDI DOESN'T. I HAVE SAVED A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE AND WILL PROVIDE TO MY DEALER AND ASSOCIATES ALONG WITH ANY RESPONSE FROM AUDI NORTH AMERICA. *TR
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SUSPENSION COMPONENT FAILURE LEADING TO LEAKING SHOCK ABSORBER. PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY AUDI AS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOCKS REPLACED UNDER THEIR CAMPAIGN, "43A9 DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL SUSPENSION SERVICE". AFTER NEW SHOCKS THE CAR DOES NOT TRACK CENTER, PULLING TO RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ERRATIC SWAYING/SHIMMYING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. STEERING AND SUSPENSION FEELS LOOSE AND NERVOUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; CAUSING FREQUENT LANE EXCURSIONS. AUDI DENIES ANY DEFECT IN "IMPROVED SHOCKS" OR IN REPLACEMENT PROCESS (IE NO SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT INCLUDED). AUDI PROPOSES THAT THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR AN ALIGNMENT JOB OUT-OF-POCKET. *TR
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IT STARTED ABOUT EIGHT THOUSAND MILES WHERE I NOTICED A LITTLE HESITATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ONE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER FELT HESITATION AGAIN AND LOSS OF POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TWO IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER FELT HESITATION AGAIN BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER ABOUT SEVEN TIMES OR MORE TO TELL THEM WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH THE CAR,BUT THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THE CAR IS FINE. I REPLACED ALL IGNITION COILS AND IT RAN A LITTLE BETTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I DO HAVE THE OLD IGNITION COILS. I THEN RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL LETTER SAYING THAT MY CAR COULD HAVE DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. MEAN WHILE MY CAR HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ACCELERATING THE CAR IS REALLY BAD. THERE IS NO POWER,THERE IS A LOT OF KNOCKING AND PINGING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. SHIFTING IS HARSH AND NOT SMOOTH BECAUSE CANNOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS,LIKE WHEN I SHIFT GEARS, THE CAR LOSES ITS SPEED VERY QUICKLY. IT FEELS LIKE I'M PUSHING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME STAY REALLY FAR BACK BECAUSE OF HOW FAST MY CAR DECELERATES. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION COIL RECALL BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE UP TO DATE, PROBABLY BECAUSE I ALREADY CHANGED THEM THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET IT CHECKED FOR THE NO POWER/PERFORMANCE PROBLEM, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE AND THAT IT RUNS TO DESIGN. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I TOOK IT IN I CONNECTED A SCANNER TO THE CAR AND RETRIEVED TWO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WITH OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. I THINK THESE CODES COULD BE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO WITH LOW VOLTAGE. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE CODES BUT THEY CAN'T FIX IT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR. *TR
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I DRIVE A 2008 AUDI RS4, AND MY MPH AND ODOMETER READINGS ARE 10-12% HIGHER THAN ACTUALS. I HAVE VERIFIED THIS SEVERAL WAYS. USING POLICE RADAR VEHICLES, USING GPS, AND USING OTHER CARS TO PACE, AS WELL AS USING THE SPEED CHECK SYSTEMS. ALL OF THEM SHOW I AM DRIVING SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL DISPLAYED VALUE BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. THIS CAUSES A FEW ISSUES. FIRST I AM RACKING UP MILES ON THE CAR THAT ARE NOT ACTUAL, AFFECTING THE VALUE. SECOND I AM BEING PUT OUT OF VEHICLE WARRANTY 10-12% EARLIER THAN I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE, A BOON FOR AUDI. THIRD I AM NOT TRAVELING SPEEDS I SAY I AM, WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. I AM NOT THE ONLY RS4 OWNER WHO HAS NOTICED THIS ISSUE, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OWNERS NOW AND AUDI HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING. ALSO I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE FORCED OUT OF WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE EARLIER THAN I PAID FOR, BECAUSE OF THIS. 12% OF THE 48K MILES IS NEARLY 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING. THE 2007 AND 2008 AUDI RS4 APPEAR TO BE THE AFFECTED VEHICLE FROM AUDI. *TR
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