Audi A7 Reliability Problems

1. There's growing concern that more than 46,000 Audi vehicles can end up with misaligned rear axles.

   The automaker recalled the vehicles after discovering a certain batch of lock nuts on the axle's trailing arm are more suceptible to snap because of corrosion.…

   keep reading article "Audi Recalls 46,000 Vehicles With Potentially Misaligned Rear Axles"

2. Another Audi start-stop lawsuit has been dismissed

   after the judge ruled that the owner's manual clearly states the Start-Stop system may turn off the engine before the car comes to a complete stop. Is that all it takes to win in court? Be prepared for your next owner's manual to say "cars might catch on fire due to thermodynamics" just to cover all the bases.…

   keep reading article "A Judge Just Ruled That Audi's Start-System Operates As Intended"

3. For the third time in three months Audi has been sued for failing to do something about their dangerous start-stop defects.

   It's almost as if owners don't appreciate suddenly losing access to their power steering and brakes while slowing down or not knowing whether their vehicle will accelerate through a busy intersection.…

   keep reading article "Canada Joins the Lawsuit Party Against Audi's Defective Start-Stop System"

5. A Virginia based lawsuit says Audi's start-stop system suffers from defects that cause delayed acceleration or lurching that can put occupants in danger.

   The plaintiffs say that Audi HQ and dealerships will just tell owners to deactivate the start-stop system if they don't like it, but the system starts up automatically each time the ignition is pressed and must be manually deactivated by pressing a separate burden. Something the case refers to as a inconvenience and mandatory burden that is not disclosed to the Class Members ar the time of the sale.…

   keep reading article "Another Audi Start-Stop Lawsuit Says the Technology Causes Dangerous Acceleration Delays"

6. Start-stop technology shuts off the engine when the vehicle comes to a complete stop in order to save on fuel consumption and emissions.

   That's a good thing. But it also disables the power steering and brakes way too early. And it is a little slow to re-engage those systems when the vehicle starts moving again. That's a really bad thing.…

   keep reading article "Defects in Audi's Start-Stop Technology Make it Dangerous to Drive"

7. When Volkswagen agreed to a multi-district settlement for selling polluting engines marketed as clean diesel,

   it did so knowing it’d have to pay billions of dollars to customers that owned or leased an affected vehicle when the news about the scandal broke.

   Some owners that had sold their affected vehicles before the news came out tried to file for compensation in court, but didn't get very far. That may be about to change due to an interesting court decision in California.…

   keep reading article "Judge's Decision May Open to the Door to New Diesel-Scandal Claims"

8. There appears to be a settlement on the horizon for Audi owners who have either had or are concerned about timing chain damage.

   According to the terms, reimbursement amounts will be determined based on the age of the vehicle, how many miles are on the odometer and if the timing chain tensioner, timing chain or engine was replaced.…

   keep reading article "VW Wants to Settle Lawsuits Concerning Audi Timing Chains and Tensioners"

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