2010 Audi A5

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (JIM ELLIS AUDI IN ATLANTA, GA 1-877-465-2802) AND THE AUDI MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY GARAGE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAY IT IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" AND I AM WONDERING WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL. IT IS $2,000 AND THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS; IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I DON'T WANT TO BE WRITING IN AFTER A CATASTROPHE SO I AM WRITING PREEMPTIVELY: PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL!!!

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR (2010 AUDI A5), THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO AUDI OF NEW ORLEANS WHERE I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TURBO, TIMING CHAIN, AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AT A COST JUST OVER $4300. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE TYPE OF ENGINE THAT I HAVE. IT SEEMS THAT IT OCCURS IN THE 2.0T AUDI/VW AROUND APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES. MY CAR HAD JUST TURNED OVER 80K. I ALSO LEARNED THAT HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DAMAGED THE PISTONS, CAUSING THE CAR TO POSSIBLY NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR ALSO CONSUMES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); 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 CONTACT CALLED TOWN AUDI AT (201) 227-6524 (400 SOUTH DEAN STREET, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED AUDI BURLINGTON AT (781) 272-8880 (62 CAMBRIDGE ST, BURLINGTON, MA 01803) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURER REFERENCE NUMBER: 170626336. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE CRANK SHAFT SEALS AND TURBO CHARGER IN JANUARY. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 110,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE APRIL 2016. WAITIED 7 MONTHS. CONTACTED AUDI DEALER, AUDI USA OCT 2016 SAY PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE AND NHTSA IS ALLOCATING PARTS. FILED COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OCT 2016. NOTHING. NO ONE CALLED OR CONTACTED ME. AUDI DEALER CUSTOMER CARE CONTACTS ME FEB 2017 TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AS A 'SOLUTION' FOR AIRBAG RECALL. TELLS ME I CAN DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY INJURED ANYTIME. BETTER TO GET A NEW CAR THEY SAY. WAIT. IF PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NEW CARS. WHY NOT FIX MINE? WHY SHOULD I BUY A NEW CAR? CONFIRMED ACCORDING TO AUDI DEALER AND AUDI USA 2017 MODELS HAVE NON FAULTY PARTS AND AIRBAGS! EMAILS TO AUDI USA WHY PARTS ARE BEING ALLOCATED TO NEW CARS INSTEAD OF REPAIRING AFFECTED CARS?? THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS. JUST KEEP DEFERRING TO NHTSA. CALLED NHTSA FOR ANSWERS. NHTSA STATES IT'S THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY NOT THEIRS. THEY JUST COLLECT COMPLAINTS. IS ANYONE READING THESE? 13 MILLION CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT WHICH ONE ARE THESE? I'M IN ZONE A CA AT LEAST 2 DEATHS OCCURRED HERE AS A RESULT OF THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. IT IS HOT HUMID AREA I AM CONCERNED DRIVING MY CAR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. AGAIN IS ANYONE READING THESE? POST CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT SCHEDULES FOR EACH ZONES AND WHICH MANUFACTURERS WILL BE GETTING PARTS SO THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHEN OUR DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING RECALL WILL BE REPAIRED. IF AUDI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOCATING PARTS TELL THEM TO STOP TELLING US THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA AND AREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY. MAKE THEM USE THE NEW PARTS TO FIX OUR CARS NOT MANUFACTURE NEW ONES AND SELL IT TO US AS A SCARE TACTIC!