2012 Audi Q5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT PENSKE AUDI WEST COVINA (2016 E GARVEY AVE S, WEST COVINA, CA 91791, 866-713-0688) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND ASSEMBLY HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT UPDATED 11/26/18*JB

WATER PUMP BROKEN AT 39,000 MILES. BROKEN PLASTIC PROPELLER. CAR STARTED "BUCKING" AS I PULLED IN TO GET IT INSPECTED. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE...WATER PUMP FAILURES ARE SITED ON THE INTERNET BY MANY. I HAVE TALKED TO AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE WITHOUT SUCCESS. AUDI OWNERS REPORT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN PAYMENT FOR THE PUMP AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE IN THIS SITUATION.

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK, PARKED IN THE GARAGE, PICKED UP THE CAR, THE GARAGE ATTENDANT BROUGHT IT TO ME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND ULTIMATELY THE ENGINE NEVER STARTED AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO AUDI MANHATTAN THE NEXT MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. IT WILL BE A WEEK THIS COMING FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017.

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS NO NOISE OR INDICATION OF A FAILURE. THE CAR DID SEEM A LITTLE LOW ON POWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEAL WHERE THE DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER FAILED AFTER ONLY 45,371 MILES. WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING AVERAGED LESS THAN 10,000 MILES DRIVEN PER YEAR, THE FAILURE IS NOT FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR OR USE.

IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION AT 70,000 MILES THAT I HAD TO OCCASIONALLY ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. AT 95,000 MILES THE OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASED. CURRENTLY AT 100,000 MILES OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASED TO A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. TWO AUTO REPAIR BUSINESSES, INCLUDING SHEARER AUDI OF SOUTH BURLINGTON VERMONT, HAVE LOOKED AT MY CAR. EACH REPAIR BUSINESS TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE TWO COSTLY POSSIBILITIES TO FIX THE CAR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT SEEMS TO NEED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK AND PISTONS AND ALL. IT SEEMS THAT SHEARER AUDI SERVICE REP SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION BEFORE MY AUDI'S WARRANTY WAS UP. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THE 2012 Q5 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION OIL CONSUMPTION LAW SUIT. AS YOU ARE AWARE, AUDI HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND YET THE 2012 2.0T ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE REDESIGNED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

ENTERING MY GARAGE, ABOUT HALFWAY IN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE ENTERING AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED DOWN HARD, THE CAR SKIDDED AND STOPPED; I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 RPMS, AND THEN QUICKLY DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE HOUSE AND THE GARAGE INCIDENT, THE CAR MOMENTARILY SPEEDED UP AND THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND IT ALL HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE GARAGE INCIDENT THAT I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED OUT ON THE STREET. *TR