In february 2019 i received a recall letter, nhtsa 19v035, from audi telling me my car may have a defect in the fuel rails which could leak fuel causing a fire! i immediately contacted my dealer audi of wallingford ct and put my name on a waiting list for repair. i have now been waiting seven months and despite several calls to the service dept, it has not been fixed. they tell me they are not getting the parts from audi. today they told me they have not received the needed parts in months! this is for a defect which could cause a fire. is this permissible? what can be done?
When operating at low speeds the vehicle will sometimes unexpected lurch forward or backwards depending on if the transmission is in forward or reverse. i have automatic transmission. this often happens in maneuvers such as parking or backing into or out of a garage parking place. it happens when the transmission is in forward or reverse and typically when the driver's foot is on the brake and you are slowly easing into or out of a place like a parking spot or garage. this concerns me from a safety perspective since a prime time when this happens might be when i am pulling into or out of my garage at the beginning or end of a travel. my concern is that a child or adult may be crossing in front of or behind the car before it starts moving and then the car unexpected lurches forward or back and hits the pedestrian. it is almost as if the engine misfires and the engine and car "jumps" after the misfire. i have reported this to the dealership service department multiple times and they can not "reproduce" the incident. however, one of the service department personnel has the same model vehicle as me and says he knows what i am talking about because he has experienced it as well. it has happened on multiple occasions though i can not tell you any exact dates.
Vehicle has shut off while driving. vehicle has shut off while at a stop light; would not immediately restart. fiddled with the gears, put in park. got vehicle to start after about 30-60 seconds. 30-60 seconds is a significant amount of time at a stop light that has just turned green. this has happened 3 times. enter vehicle; start; put in reverse or drive to exit my driveway; car has shut off while attempting to exit driveway, 4 times; warning/prompting me to put it in park. brakes or rotors make a scratching noise; notice if driving close to a wall or median (to reflect the sound) when windows are down. have had brakes checked by dealer multiple times and have been told they were fine. however, they make a constant noise. my parking sensor has been stuck in a position that makes vehicle think the passenger side front bumper is in contact with something. will usually go back to normal by the next day. this has happened twice.
I think the audi recall needs to include more years. it ends at 2015 a6. i have a 2016 a6 that needed towed in march. i was driving and the car started smoking, the engine coolant was gone, and the car had to be towed in. the problem seems the same as the recall for the coolant system that was just announced. they replaced the coolant system in march of this year. my vehicle only had about 26k miles.
My wife was slowing this car down to make a right turn on a busy expressway, after she made the turn, the engine suddenly shut off and the 'stop/start deactivated manually restart your car" light came on. the steering well was locked, the car dead on the street, the interior lights and radio were working normally, her seat belt was buckled, all doors were closed. thankfully the other drivers did not hit our car, she was able to restart the car after 2 minutes and we drove home without further incident. the stop/start function often hesitated when i had driven the car but never shut down completely like this before.
Vehicle stumbles and cuts off at a few moments of idling. it has also lost power and the gained it back moments later at rapid pace.