2013 Audi A6

IT WAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE WHOLE CABIN SPECIALLY IN THE FRONT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO HAVE BAD VIBRATION DURING REVERSED, AND IDLE, ALSO WHEN THE AC IS ON. THEN THERES THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER, THE LIGHT IS ON, IT USED TO SAY '"OFF" THEN WHEN THE SEAT IS USED IT WILL SHUT OFF. NOW IT JUST STAYS ON. LAST IS THE AC COMPRESSOR SEEMS TO BE RATTLING LIKE A BOLT IS LOOSE. ALL THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY AUDI AND STILL MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AUDI STRATHAM LOCATED AT 58 PORTSMOUTH AVE, STRATHAM, NH 03885) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V370000 (AIR BAG) FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

ON 3/6/2020, AUDI NORWELL, MA DIAGNOSED MY 2013 AUDI A6 WITH A PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) MALFUNCTION AND ALERTED OF A PODS SYSTEM PROBLEM BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG MONITORING LIGHT AND BY THE STATUS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT. I WAS QUOTED $1,389.81 TO REPLACE/REPAIR, BUT ASKED IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS 'AIRBAG' RELATED ISSUE, SINCE IT HAS BEEN WELL PUBLICIZED ON THESE AUDI MODELS. UPON LOOKING UP MY VIN# IN THE RECALL DATABASE, WE DISCOVERED THE VIN# FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS AN IMPACTED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT IS A 100% MATCH TO SAFTEY RECALL CODES: 74D5 OR 74D1 (SEE BELOW). I FILED A RECALL CASE WITH AUDI MANUFACTURING ON 4/21/2020, BUT THEY RESPONDED BACK ON 4/24/2020 THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF THE VIN# IS NOT ON THE LIST. THUS FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. RECALL CODE: 74D5 SUBJECT: PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) AFFECTED VEHICLES: 2013 A6 DESCRIPTION: THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) CAN MALFUNCTION DUE TO STRESS/WEAR FACTORS AFFECTING AN INTERNAL CONNECTOR OR CONTACT RESISTANCE INCREASE AT BODY-SENSING MAT IN THE SEAT. IN THIS SITUATION, A FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT RISKS INJURY IN A CRASH BECAUSE A MALFUNCTIONING PODS MAY NOT MAKE THE CORRECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DECISION FOR THE TYPE OF OCCUPANT SEATED THERE. RECALL CODE: 74D1 SUBJECT: PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) AFFECTED VEHICLES: 2013 AUDI A6 DESCRIPTION: IN AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH CLIMATE CONTROL SEATS (HEATED/COOLED), THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) CONTROL MODULE CAN MALFUNCTION DUE TO STRESS/WEAR FACTORS AFFECTING AN INTERNAL CONNECTOR AND/OR A BODY-SENSING MAT IN THE SEAT. SHOULD A MALFUNCTION OCCUR, VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WILL BE ALERTED OF A PODS SYSTEM PROBLEM BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG MONITORING LIGHT AND BY THE STATUS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE STATIONARY, & STILL IN PARK, WITH AN ADULT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG MONITORING LIGHT COMES ON TO ALERT ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG IS "OFF". SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RECD. JULY 2018. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE THEN DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. AUDI USA STILL TELLS ME TODAY, 4 MONTHS LATER, THAT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, & NO EXPECTED DATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT FOR MONTHS. AUDI CHANDLER (7460 W ORCHID LN, CHANDLER, AZ 85226, (480) 470-7367) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED A DIAGNOSTIC INVOICE WITH A COST ESTIMATE, BUT HAD NOT SPECIFIED A PART NAME AND PART NUMBER. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF ANY RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V370000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.