Audi Problems and News Tagged #recall

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.…

More than 171,000 Audi sedans have been recalled for shutting off the airbag when there's a passenger in the front seat.

This should give pause to anyone wanting to call "shotgun" on your next road tripl especially considering this is the second time the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) has been recalled in some of these vehicles over the last couple years. …

Audi is recalling 30,000 Q7 SUVs because they're worried that (*checks notes*) unbuckled front-seat child passengers could get hurt by the airbags?

An internal investigation found the second-stage of their dual-stage airbag may deploy too quickly for young necks. Maybe we need another investigation into the people allowing their 6-year-olds to ride shotgun without a seat belt?…

Audi is recalling 350 Q3 SUVs because the backing plates holding the brakes together can fall off during a sudden stop.

They also say the pressure could just cause the plates to bend but it doesn't really inspire much stopping confidence either way. All the affected vehicles are from the 2020 model year.…

A small number of 2021 Audi vehicles have been recalled to replace the front door crash sensors.

The sensors are part of a network that monitors for crashes and can deploy airbags and the seat belt pretensioners. The automaker thinks the electrical connections for these particular sensors can disconnect over time.…

One lucky 2020 Q3 owner just received word their driver's seat may not have been properly bolted down and needs to be recalled.

Everyone else's is fine. So at the holiday table tomorrow let's raise a glass and be thankful we're not them. And here's hoping that owner helps themselves to an extra slice of pie.

Audi's parent company, Volkswagen, thinks some welding mistakes were made during the manufacturing of certain 2020 vehicles.

A bad weld in the backrest adjustment will likely break in a rear-end crash, allowing the seat to move and turning a minor rear-end collision into a trip to the hospital.…

Loose seals in the A8 and S8 engine bad can come lose and start a fire, propmting a recall.

The automaker says it only happens in "rare cases" but is that true? The problem happens when a wire helix inside the seal deforms from normal engine tempterature changes. Once that happens, the whole seal can fall off due to normal engine vibrations. Doesn't sound as rare as they say it is.…

The Audi Q8 has been recalled because some transmission fluid pipes weren't welded properly.

Audi didn't mention specific model years, but there's only two to choose from (2019 & 2020) so presumably it's both. One thing they did mention is 530 of the SUVs are in the USA while 93 are in Canada.…

A loose bolt could cause a sudden loss of steering control in the 2017-2019 Q7 and 2019 Q8.

Audi says the bolt connects the steering shaft to the steering gear. No bolt, no steering. So the vehicles are being recalled. The recall should begin around April 19th.

Audi announced a small number of 2019 Q7 SUVs have been recalled because their side-curtain aitbag may not properly inflate on deployment.

And on a leap-year, no less. The recall will begin around April 19th, 2020.

Audi recently announced more than 116,000 cars need to be recalled to replace their non-azide driver-side Takata inflators because they might underinflate on deployment.

First they explode with too much force, now this? Pick a lane, Takata.…

The 2018 A3 and RS 3 have been recalled because some of them are missing the latching pins that hold the rear center headrest in place.

Audi says their tier 3 supplier mixed properly latched headrests with unlatched ones. The recall affects over 20,000 cars worldwide and is already underway.

Audi and Volkswagen are recalling 119,000 vehicles to replace dangerous Takata airbag inflators.

This campaign is part of an industry-wide effort involving more than a dozen automakers and 1.7 million vehicles. The chemical inside of Takata airbag inflators can become unstable over time, leading to violent and sometimes deadly airbag deployments. The recall is for both driver and passenger side inflators in the 2017 R8 and 2016-2017 TT.

Audi is recalling over 1,000 vehicles because of quick connectors that are supposed to hold fuel supply lines in place aren't doing their job.

The detached lines will stop supplying fuel to the crankshaft and start depositing it onto hot engine surfaces. When flammable liquid meets something as hot as an exhaust manifold, things happen. Things you don’t want.…

The head restraint guide that keeps it attached to the seat frame may not have been properly welded in 169 Audi and VW vehicles.

Certain 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf, Golf R, Audi A3 Sedan and RS3 vehicles that need the rear seat frames replaced will need their rear seat frames replaced.…

Audi may have forgotten to properly tighten an airbag module’s mounting screws, prompting a recall in a tiny number of vehicles. Twelve!

The affected vehicles are the 2018 A5 Sportback and 2017-2018 A4 allroad. At this point it’s unclear if they’ll need to recall all sold vehicles to find the unlucky 12.

The recall should begin on January 26, 2019.

A couple years ago the 2007-2012 Q7 and 2009-2012 Q5 were recalled to fix leaking fuel pump flanges.

At the time, there weren't enough replacement flanges to go around. In a let's-see-if-this-works move Audi slapped some butyl tape around the existing flanges to prevent future leaks. It didn't.

Turns out if the flange has already been exposed to outside contaminates, covering it in tape will only prolong the inevitable leak. About 6,000 vehicles are being recalled again, hopefully this time for a more permanent repair.…

Audi is recalling 1,900 R8 vehicles to stop transmission fluid leaking onto gearbox ventilation hoses and starting fires.

The 2017-2018 Audi R8 Spyders and R8 Coupes are more likely to leak transmission fluid during racetrack driving or extreme sharp turns at high speeds. The fire risk comes into view if the transmission fluid hits hot exhaust parts.…

keep reading article "It’s Time to Stop Track Racing Your R8 Until You Get Its Transmission Fixed"

Takata is a nightmare we just can’t wake up from.

It’s been almost five years since the first recall, yet here we are staring down the barrel of another recall expansion for exploding inflators.

This latest round of recalls affects over 10,000 A4, A6, S4, and S6. David Woods of CarComplaints.com has the full breakdown of which model years and in what zones.…