VOLKSWAGEN AUDI FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION
Owners of
certain Audis particularly the Audi Q7 have reported problems. Our office is handling claims involving this
defects. Here are complaints compiled by
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): WA1LMAFE2AD...
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): WA1LMAFE2AD...
SUMMARY:
LOST
ACCELERATION, WOULD NOT TAKE ANY THROTTLE INPUT. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, EPC LITE
CAME ON AN STARTED FLASHING. SPEED CONTINUED TO DROP FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. GOT
OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT THAT CAME UP ON THE I5. AS I CAME OFF THE FWY I WAS DOWN
TO 25 MPH. AT THE FIRST LITE I HAD TO STOP, THE ENGINE QUIT, I THEN TURNED
RIGHT IT WAS DOWN HILL SO THE CAR GLIDED WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. MADE
IT INTO A PARKING LOT TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD IT
TAKEN BY FLAT BED TO OUR AUDI DEALERSHIP 107 MILES AWAY. DEALER SAID THAT THE
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR
Date Complaint
Filed: 10/30/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of
Incident: 10/25/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10482623
NHTSA ID Number: 10482623
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN): WA1WMBFE7AD...
SUMMARY:
TDI HIGH PRESSURE
FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM RED LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF
POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE PULLING CAR OVER.
HAD CAR BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED OR LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER IT WOULD HAVE
RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Date Complaint
Filed: 10/18/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN
Date of
Incident: 06/02/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10480946
NHTSA ID Number: 10480946
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN): WA1LMAFE7AD...
SUMMARY:
THIS IS A TDI
VERSION OF THE Q7. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING NORMAL USE AND
SENT METAL PARTS THROUGH THE FUEL LINES, THROUGH THE FUEL FILTER AND INTO THE
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CEASED AND WE WERE LEFT STRANDED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A WINDING CANYON ROAD. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS
DAMAGED; THE CRANK SHAFT BENT, THE PISTONS DAMAGED THE HEADS AND MANY OTHER
PARTS WERE DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUDI DEALER AND REQUIRED ALL
NEW FUEL COMPONENTS (BUMPER TO BUMPER) AND A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR WAS IN THE
SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. *TR
Date Complaint
Filed: 11/16/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , STRUCTURE
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , STRUCTURE
Date of
Incident: 09/22/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10436138
NHTSA ID Number: 10436138
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN): Not Available
SUMMARY:
THE FOLLOWING
INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR I CAN IDENTIFY IS A GREAT
DEAL OF RAIN PRIOR TO THIS. MY TAILGATE HAS OPENED TWICE BY ITSELF. WHEN THIS
OCCURS, IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO CLOSE. I'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY
CLAIMED TO HAVE VIRTUALLY TAKEN THE WHOLE THING APART, AND CANNOT FIND THE
SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Date Complaint
Filed: 10/21/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of
Incident: 10/08/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10432391
NHTSA ID Number: 10432391
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN): WA1LMAFE5AD...
SUMMARY:
AS DRIVING ONTO
THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET TO HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER WENT
INTO LIMP MODE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY TRACTOR
TRAILER BECAUSE OF THIS ( HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY).
ALSO THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME
ONE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ( AUDI OF FAIRFIELD CT) THEY FOUND THAT THERE
WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HPFP METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE TO
REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE FROM PUTTING
GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL FUEL, BUT I AM SURE I HAVE ALWAYS USED DIESEL AS I
KEPT ALL RECEIPTS FROM GASSTATIONS. THEY WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT
NO COST TO ME, UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED! THANK YOU *TR
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