2012 Audi Q5

I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT COMING ON FREQUENTLY AND AUDI TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTY HOOD LATCH SENSOR. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS I ENDED UP PAYING TO REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH ONLY TO FIND OUT A MONTH LATER THAT MY OIL LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO THEY TOLD ME JUST ADD OIL. AFTER ANOTHER YEAR THEY AMOUNT OF OIL HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY AND I'M CURRENTLY AT 79,600 MILES. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON MY CAR UP TO YEAR 2011 ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. PROBLEM IS I HAVE A 2012 THAT WAS ORDERED IN 2011 AND I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE MODEL CAEB HAS THE OTHERS. I FILL UP 1 QUART EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK. AUDI TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY TO KEEP FILLING WITH OIL AND IT WOULDN'T BE ANY DAMAGE, WHEN I FOUND OUT IT DOES CAUSE DAMAGE. THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM, SO IT IS SCORING IN MY PISTON RINGS.

SINCE JANUARY 2019, THE VEHICLE OIL LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I WAS TOLD BY AUDI DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS NORMAL TO ADD A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO. I AM ADDING A QUART PER 100 MILES. WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH AUDI DEALERSHIP MY CLAIMS WERE DISMISSED AND I WAS TOLD WORK COSTS TO REPLACE PISTON RINGS WOULD BE OVER $6000 DOLLARS. WHEN RESEARCHING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MY ENGINE CODE IS THE ONE THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, BUT WHEN COMMUNICATING THAT TO AUDI OF AMERICA HOTLINE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REWARDED ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALL WINDOWS CLOSED, THE CAR FRONT SUNROOF GLASS SECTION "EXPLODED" QUITE LOUDLY WITH GLASS BITS THROWN INTO THE AIR AND OTHER SMALL CHUNKY SECTIONS FALLING INTO THE FABRIC LINER AREA. HAPPILY NOT INTO THE CABIN. ABOUT 2-3 INCH BROKEN PERIMETER EDGE OF GLASS REMAINS IN PLACE. NO INDICATION OF ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CAR (NOR PASSING BY AN OVERPASS OR FROM TRUCK ROOF ETC. OUTSIDE TEMP ABOUT 75F. SEE INCLUDED PICS.

AT THE STATIONARY MY STEERING IS VERY STIFF, AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN IT. I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR AND THE PERSON STANDING NEXT TO IT WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC IS THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS HAS THE TENDENCY TO SEIZE UP AND LOOK AND IS VERY DANGERS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE AUDI USA AND THEY SAY IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T TAKE ANY ACTIONS TO FIX THIS. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINES ON Q5 THEY IMPROVED THE STEERING SHAFTS, BUT DON'T WON'T TO TAKE CARE OF THE PREVIOUS KNOWN ISSUE TO THEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THE SURROUNDINGS AND FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THEM WHEN I REPORT THE ISSUE THEY SAY THAT I DON'T HAVE STRONG CASE.

THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO WEEKS SAYING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE BUT ADD OIL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SINCE 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I ADD A QUART OF OIL EACH TIME AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED I WAS TOLD THIS CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO LEAKS THAT THE CAR IS JUST BURNING OIL. THEY GAVE NO VALID REASON. THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED TWICE FOR THIS OIL PROBLEM AND NO RESULTS. WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY A MONTH AGO THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TURN OFF VEHICLE NOW. NO WARNING OTHER THAN ADD OIL CAR IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED OUT AND TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY BEFORE I WAS IN PARK. ONLY GOING ABOUT 5-10 MPH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TRIED TO RESTART A FEW TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED. I WENT HOME AND ADDED OIL TO IT YET AGAIN. I NEED TO ADD OIL WHEN'RE THE LIGHT COMES ON AS TO NOT HAVE IT SHUT OFF ON ME.

THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT OF GARAGE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. ON THE 8TH ATTEMPT IT STARTED AND I DRIVE IT TO WORK. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN I STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN. I PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION IT WOULD GO ON BUT NOT START AND TURN OFF. THE EPC LIGHT WENT ON. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED HOWEVER IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN I AM IN PRO OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN UNDER 10 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A 2600.00 REPAIR.