2013 Audi A4 Allroad

THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP IN CERTAIN SPOTS AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING OR AT REST. THERE IS A CURRENT TSB FOR THIS ISSUE TSB#-48-14-61 AND IT INVOLVES REPLACING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THIS SHOULD BE CHARACTERIZED AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF OCCURENCES WHILE IN MOTION ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WHILE CORNERING. IF THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RELEASE A TSB AND IT INVOLVES STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART.

MY CAR DEVELOPED A FUEL TANK LEAK SPONTANEOUSLY. I NOTICED THAT AFTER FILLING MY TANK AND ONLY DRIVING 100MILES BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK OVER 2-3 DAYS THE I HAD TO REFUEL. AND THEN I NOTICED A HUGE POOL OF GASOLINE AFTER I LEFT MY PARKED AND SAW FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM. AND THEN MY CAR SMELLED OF GAS WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THERE WAS FUEL TANK LEAK...I COULD'VE DIED IN AN EXPLOSION OF FIRE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT AUDI HAS HAD 241K RECALLS BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT IN CAR DOESN'T GO OFF TO NOTIFY YOU OF MALFUNCTION THAT IS LIFE THREATENING.

THE STEERING BECOME INTERMITTENTLY STIFF BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. TURNS WERE HARDEST TO MAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GOT PROGRESSIVELY HARDER AS TIME WENT ON (SEVERAL WEEKS). I INITIALLLY THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE WINTER TIRES, BUT THOSE WERE CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM WORSENED. NOW IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO MAKE ANY TURN AT ANY SPEED.

I JUST BOUGHT AN 2013 AUDI A4 ON 4/6/17, I DROVE IT FOR A WEEK AND THE CAR STARTED TO GIVE ME TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING, THE CAR JERKS AND CLUNKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR EVEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. I BELIEVE AUDI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL BECAUSE THERE IS ENTIRELY TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE MECHATRONIC UNITS ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AUDI'S. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY OLD 2006 AUDI A4 AND GOT IT FIXED FOR A FEW THOUSAND, NOW I HAVE TO DO THE SAME WITH MY 2013 AUDI A4. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THE COMPANY IS STEALING MONEY TO REPAIR A PART THEY KNOW IS GOING TO FAIL. PLEASE HELP ME AND HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THANKS.

THE ISSUE APPEARED IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN STATIONARY THE ISSUE LOOK LIKE A 'ZONE', LOCATED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 90 DEGREES WHEN YOU TURN WHEEL RIGHT/LEFT, WHERE THE WHEEL IS 'JAMMING' AND DRIVER HAVE TO APPLY AN EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FURTHER OR BACK TO NEUTRAL. IN MOTION THE ISSUE LOOK LIKE 'JAMMED WHEEL': IT'S HARD TO TURN WHEEL MORE THAN 90 DEGREES RIGHT/LEFT AND... IF IT'S ALREADY ROTATED AND 'IN THE ZONE', IT REQUIRE AN EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO NEUTRAL. THE WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER POSITION THEMSELVES AS IT DOES WHEN STEERING BEHAVE NORMALLY. OVERALL ISSUE FEELS LIKE FAILING POWER ASSIST.

ON JAN 22 2017 I WAS DRIVING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A FEW VEHICLES WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED GRINDING. AS A RESULT I LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY AND NEARLY CAUSE A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED AUDI TO BE INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS WELL WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES EXPIRATION AS MY CAR HAS 47,500 MILES. I FIRST SPOKE WITH A LADY IN AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO AND LATER I GOT A HOLD OF [XXX] WHO INFORMED ME I HAD TO GO TO AN AUDI DEALER AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS FOR THEM TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE DEALER WAS 120 MILES AWAY AND WAS DUE TO THE CONTINUOUSLY SNOWY CONDITIONS I COULD NOT GO TO PHOENIX TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE MY WIPERS WERE SEIZED AND IT IS STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS ANYWAYS. I ASKED HIM FOR HIS MANAGERS INFORMATION AND HE REFUSED. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN A FEW DAYS... THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CANNOT BE PENDING BASED OFF THE LEISURE OF A HIGHER UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALVE FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.