Quick News About Audi Problems

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters.

We try to boil down it to the most important bits and pieces -- the recalls, service bulletins, and lawsuits that can help you solve you car problems. Interested in getting these quick story bits as an email? Signup over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. If your parking brake is engaged in an emergency stopping situation, it probably means you’re having a bad day.

    But thanks to a software glitch in the 2016-17 Audi Q3, it could get a whole lot worse.

    “According to Audi, there is a software error in the gateway control unit that causes the brake lights to fail. The automaker discovered the problem during internal testing in March 2016 and started working on a software fix.”…

    keep reading article "Software Glitch Might Disable the Brake Lights in Emergency Situations for Q3 Owners"

  3. I'm no laundry-folding expert (just ask my wife), but if I were folding something other than t-shirts – something like, say, an airbag – I would pay close attention.

    I'm guessing Audi wishes its airbag supplier would do the same.

    The automaker has to recall 17,700 A7 cars because the supplier didn't properly fold the head-curtain airbags. That means they might bind, not properly inflate, and generally do a terrible job at protecting occupants in a car crash.…

    keep reading article "A7 Airbags Weren’t Folded Properly and Might Not Work"

  6. One way VW and Audi can win back the good graces of US consumers is through their favorite vehicle, the crossover SUV.

    But they're not going to win many fans if those crossovers keep catching on fire due to a fuel pump defect.

    "... Audi is expanding a previous recall involving 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7 vehicles with fuel pump flanges that can leak gas, leading to the possibility of fires. More than 240,000 vehicles are part of the recall"…

    keep reading article "Audi Expands a Previous Recall for Cracked Fuel Pump Flanges in the Q5 and Q7"

  8. Step aside, diesel owners – a new class-action lawsuit with up to 100 plaintiffs says Audi also installed "defeat devices" on gas engines to mask CO2 emissions.

    The lawsuit says illegal CO2 defeat devices were installed on Audi vehicles equipped with 8HP55 “AL 551” and DL 501-7Q “DL 501” transmissions, with the AL 551 transmissions manufactured by ZF Friedrichshafen.…

    keep reading article "Again? Lawsuit Says Audi Installed Defeat Devices on Gas Engines Too"

  10. During a crash, a seat belt's pretensioner pulls in on the belt to help keep you safe.

    But the pretensioner in the 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet is anything but safe according to CarComplaints.com:

    "the micro-gas generator within the pretensioner could detach during a crash and become a dangerous projectile."

    Seat belt missiles? That's a new one. The pretensioner recall is expected to begin in May 2017.

    keep reading article "Seat Belt Retractor Recall"

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