Strong smell of gas inside the cabin and outside the car while moving and while stationary. vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa recall 16v-660. dealer states the recall 18v818000 does not apply, even though the previous recall solution was "interim". dealer refuses to claim responsibility.
I recently purchased a 2010 audi q5 prestige . i had it from 7 day and put fuel in it maybe 4 times . the very last time i put fuel in it there was a strong gas smell coming through the vents . it gets stronger and stronger.
Noticeable scent of gasoline inside the vehicle.
I hear (volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 audi q5, and 2007-2012 audi q7 vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. the fuel pump flange on the affected vehicles may crack, allowing fuel to leak. my q5 have the same problem i don't know why i didn't get the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 audi q5. the contact stated that the vehicle emitted a fuel odor from outside of the vehicle. the failure occurred without warning. the contact did not smell the fuel odor until nhtsa campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags) was remedied at audi lynbrook (855 sunrise hwy, lynbrook ny). the vehicle was not diagnosed for the additional failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Recall 20w9 - in late july of 2017 i noticed a very strong smell of fuel in my car. i took it to my local repair shop on 8/1/19 as i could no longer tolerate the strong smell and became very worried of my car exploding. they found that my fuel flange was broken. i did not know there was an open recall on this problem. it was only after i received a recall on my airbag in december 2018, and took it as instructed to my audi dealer, that i was told there was an open recall. i called audi and asked what i needed to do as i already had the repair made. i was told audi would reimburse me. i then received a denial letter from audi dated 2/1/19. i called audi and was told i was denied because i didn't take it to a dealership that was within 15 miles from my home. i explained to them that what she said was the denial is different than what was stated in the letter. the denial letter states "the reimbursement period for this safety recall has ended." you will note on the top of the invoice i submitted that i did not take it to have the fuel flange repaired (which was the recall). it clearly states my reason for concern - ck for gas fumes/rear hatch area . she then called me back on 2/14/19 and stated she did "internal research" and the reimbursement period for this recall had ended. they would not be reimbursing me. she stated i could appeal to my local audi dealer that i had to have an emergency repair and why i couldn't take it to my local audi dealer to have this issue fixed. i then started receiving emails and notices in the mail to have this issue fixed at my local audi dealer. however, it was not until after i had my air bag recall replaced that i started receiving these notices. i had no idea there was a recall for this problem. i had no choice at the time to have the repair made at my normal repair shop as it caused a significant hazard to me.
Takata recall, dealer has no idea when they will be able to replace the safety hazard. issue #2 fuel fumes filling the car as you are driving and this is after the dealer claims they fixed it by putting a patch on the gas tank flange, which has not corrected the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 audi q5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v660000 (fuel system, gasoline); however the part for the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. parts distribution disconnect. updated 06/02/2017*lj updated 08/08/2017*js
Takata recall with no fix, also a problem with the fuel pump which the car can light on fire there is also no current repair. the dealer said we are screwed there's nothing they can do.my wife got into an accident with the loaner car if it was our car that is plagued by the recall things could have been worst
I received a notice of recall for my vehicle due to possibility of leaking fuel. called the dealer to complete the recall in november 2016 along with an regular maintenance, took the car in and was not advised of any issues with completing either service. picked the car up and was told that the part required for the recall was not available and that i would be called by the dealer once the part became available so the repair could be completed. it is now march of 2018 and i have yet to receive a call to schedule the repair of the recall.
Horrified mother of 2 small children. recently noticed when driving the vehicle, a gas/fuel smell consumes the entire car. the smell was so bad it made me sick as well as set off the carbon dioxide alarm in my garage. my toddler son sits on the side where the tank is and of course that is where the smell is the strongest. i feared that a explosion would happen in my house due to smell being so strong...we finally took the suv in and repair company stated that i had a fuel leak. he stated that the pump had a crack in it and was spraying fuel all under the car. repair has cost me $900 to replace the fuel pump, adaptor, and rings.
Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2010 audi q5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v078000 and 16v660000 (air bags, fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer (classic audi, located at 541 white plains rd, eastchester, ny 10709; (855) 977-2266) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.
My wife called me while i was away on business and said that there was a smell of fuel in the house. i asked her to make sure to check the oven and she said it was not that type of gas and that it smelled like auto fuel. i came home and we had appointments to check out new homes and we noticed that the inside of the car smelled like fuel and i had to drive with the windows down and no a/c because we have two small children as well and the odor was stronger when we had the a/c on. we park our 2010 audi q5 in our garage and when we got home from our appointments i could smell a very strong smell of fuel coming from the rear passenger wheel well. we have not overfilled the car and there must be some kind of leak. this is my wife's car and she has been complaining of bad headaches and nausea over the past couple of weeks and my children ride in this car as well so this to me is a health concern that if the fuel pump or some other function of the fuel system fails that harmful gasoline fumes could enter the cabin or even into our home and cause damaging effects to my families health. i will be taking it into the dealership in reno nevada and will update you on what the outcome is.
While driving the vehicle my wife noted strong odor of gas. my mechanic found that the fuel pump cracked causing gas spilling out from the top of the gas tank that may have resulted in fire or explosion since the gas tank is near the hot exhaust pipe.
Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2010 audi q5. the contact stated that there had been strong fumes of fuel emitting into the interior of the vehicle. the contact stated that the failure progressed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was a premature crack in the headliner for the fuel injector causing the fuel to leak internally. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. in addition, the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags) but the part was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 10/19/16*lj *cn
I am very concerned about my safety at this point , the recall is the sdi driver frontal air bag and fuel pump flange, for the airbag it has been over 8 month and the parts are still not avaialble??????????????? what?
Started to notice a fuel smell inside the cabin of the vehicle while driving. it became so bad that the car was undriveable. upon inspection the top of the fuel filter, (which is part of the fuel pump assembly), in the gas tank was leaking profusely along a mold injection line on the top of the filter. the filter is made out of hard plastic. it was spraying gas on the access plate underneath the rear passenger seat. so much so that the bottom of the seat was soaked in gasoline and had pooled on top of the access plate. atomized gas is very dangerous inside the cabin of the vehicle. the seal on the access plate was soaked in gas to where it no longer sealed and had expanded to twice its size; (very poor design). i purchased a new fuel filter and replaced which fixed the problem. i then complained to audi usa and they acted very quickly by having the car brought into the dealership and inspected. audi usa also covered all my expenses for this repair even though the car is out of warranty. the original fuel filter was supposedly sent back to germany so that audi engineers could study the failed part. i bring all this up as i know i am not the only audi owner to experience this problem. a quick google searched turned up multiple similar instances. i believe it was caused by the manufacturing process of these fuel filters and i theorize that the menthanol content in our fuel here in the us could contribute to this failure. it is not related to uv because of the location of the part. the way audi handled this problem made me feel that it is a known issue with them and they wanted to make everything right as quick as possible. however, no recall was ever issued by audi for this problem. it may be larger than anyone believes. audi case number: 715005998