2013 Audi Q7

PLEASE HELP! STRONG FUEL ODOR LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER, PASSENGER SIDE. NO FAULTS REPORTED WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. FUEL TANK UNDER VEHICLE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS BRAND NEW, I'M THE FIRST OWNER IN 2013 STRAIGHT FROM AUDI DEALERSHIP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AFTER REMOVING BACK PASSENGER SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHEN REMOVING ROUND SILVER FUEL COVER, NOTICED SOME TYPE OF BLACK TAPE OR GOO WAS MELTING ABOVE THE FUEL FILTER. HARD TO DESCRIBE, SEE ATTACHED IMAGES. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE HALFWAY ON, NOT FULLY, I CAN SEE FUEL LEAKING OFF THE TOP, POSSIBLE CRACK THAT WAS COVERED BY BLACK GOO OR TAPE. VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL 2-3 DAYS AFTER FILLING FULL TANK.

ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HE ONLY GOT 2 BLOCKS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE CAR NEAR THE RIGHT WHEEL BASE. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN ALL IN CAR SEATS AND I SHUDDER JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE IN THE CAR INSTEAD OF ONLY MY HUSBAND. THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT CAUSING MASSIVE WATER DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE SMOKE AND FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE PORTIONS OF THE BACK SEAT, SIDE PANEL, AND ROOF THAT WERE MELTED. THE OFFICIAL FIRE REPORT SAID THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE RIGHT TIRE. IT IS NOTHING BUT THE GRACE OF GOD THAT ALLOWED MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS INCIDENT UNHARMED. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT A 2013 AUDI WOULD CATCH ON FIRE, I EXPECTED A SAFER AND MORE QUALITY PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

RUMBLING SOUND FROM A COLD START. REPORTED PROBLEM TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2015 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL SOUND. NOW ENGINE FAILURE WITH TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONERS. THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED BY AUDI IN MARCH 2015 FOR THIS ISSUE AND YET NOTHING WAS EVER MENTIONED. NOW REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $12,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED POORLY AFTER COMPLETING A US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MANDATED "FIX" OF DIESEL (3.0 LITER TDI, ENGINE CODE CNRB) EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT RELATED TO VW/AUDI EMISSIONS CHEATING. THERE IS NOW SPORADIC LAG IN ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I HAVE PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE POWER DELIVERY WAS NON-EXISTENT, FOLLOWED BY, AFTER A 1 SECOND DELAY, RAPID OVER ACCELERATION. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE REDUCTANT METERING MODULE FAILURE THAT HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS DELAYS AND LAGS IN ACCELERATION.

TAKATA RECALL. RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET IN GREENSBORO NC. I HAD THE WIPERS ON THE FIRST SETTING IN LOW INTERMITTENT MODE. THE WIPER BOWED UP. IT DID NOT FLY OFF MY CAR THANKFULLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A GAS STATION AND REMOVE IT AND PLACE IT IN MY CAR. I AM LOOKING INTO TRYING TO GETTING IT REPAIRED. I DON'T HAVE TO COST TO REPLACE IT YET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ME NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD ENTIRELY. IF THE WIPERS WERE ON FULL MODE IT COULD HAVE FLOWN OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ARMS OF THESE VEHICLES WERE POORLY MANUFACTURED AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME INCLUDING TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, ABS, ESP, AIR BAG AND TPMS, WHILE THESE LIGHTS ARE ON VEHICLE HESITATES AND LOOSES COMPLETE POWER, THIS CONDITION HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO TOW THE VAHICLE HOME AND EVENTUALLY TO MY LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP. I FOUND ON LINE TECHNICAL BULLETIN SB-10053894-9766 WHICH DESCRIBES THE EXACT SYMPTHOMS MY VEHICLE IS HAVING, I STROGLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL RATHER THEN A TSB