2014 Audi A4 Allroad

I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL JUNE OF 2018. IT STATES THAT MY CAR CAN ESSENTIALLY START ON FIRE. I WENT ON THE AUDI WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THEY ARE SERVICING THE VEHICALS RIGHT NOW FOR THE AFTER RUN COOLANT PUMP, BUT HOPE TO IN THE FALL. THIS BEING SAID; DO I JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND PRAY THAT MY CAR DOESN'T START ON FIRE OR ? THAT'S NOT SAFE, AND I DIDN'T PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HOPE MY CAR DOESN'T START ON FIRE TILL THE FALL.

WHILE IN MOTION, COOLANT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND OVERHEATING. FOUL SMELL OVERCAME MY CAR AND I HAD TO PULLOVER IN THE SHOULDER TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO COOL DOWN. RECALL 18V22900 FOR AUDI A4 2014 RECALL # 19N4/19N3. AUDI OWNING MILLS DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE IS CLAIMING THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND ARE CHARGING ME, WHEN I WAS TOLD BY AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I WOULD NOT BE CHARGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE "STEERING DEFECTIVE DO NOT DRIVE" WOULD DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, GOING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THEN A LIGHT CAME ON ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID "DYNAMIC STEERING: SYSTEM FAULT. YOU CAN CONTINUE DRIVING" . THE STEERING WHEEL GOT A LITTLE STIFF, BUT THE I WAS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE THE SAME LIGHT TURNED RED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME REALLY HARD TO MOVE, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN TO EITHER SIDE. CONTACTED AUDI AND THEY SAID TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH NHTSA TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2018; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECALL 19N4 AUDI SENT ME A LETTER STATING THAT REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY ON MY CAR DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. HOWEVER THE 'REPAIR RECALL' WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL" LATE 2018'. OH YEAH, THE DEFECT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY!! THEY ALSO PROVIDE A WARNING NOT TO PARK MY VEHICLE INDOORS AS A PRECAUTION. SO , BASED UPON MY UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LETTER, I AM NOT TO GARAGE MY CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED SOMETIME IN LATE 2018 !! THE CLOSING SENTENCE GIVES THEIRCOMPANY CREDIT FOR TAKING THIS ACTION TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, HOWEVER THE ACTION IS NOT EVEN DEFINITIVELY SCHEDULED!! AT THE VERY LEAST THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED AND AT THE VERY MINIMUM SHOULD BE A DEFINITE DATE TO REPAIR THESES CARS. THE SAME CLOSING SENTENCE GIVES AUDI CREDIT FOR 'TAKING THIS ACTION' TO ENSURE MY CONTINUED SATISFACTION WITH MY VEHICLE. HOW DISINGENUOUS!! I CAN TELL YOU THAT SATISFACTION HAS BEEN SHATERRED.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO KEEP IT FROM DRIFTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ON 4/17/2018 I DROVE MY CAR FROM SAINT PETERSBURG , FLORIDA TO RUSKIN, FL, WHICH IS ABOUT 40 MILES ONE WAY. ON THE WAY BACK I WOULD SAY I DROVE ABOUT 28 MILES THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE FRONT & BACK OF CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER COMING ACROSS THE SKYWAY BRIDGE, THE CAR CUTS OFF. I WOULD SAY 1 OR 2 MINS LATER FLAMES WERE ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. AT THAT TIME I EXIT THE CAR & WAITED TIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT & STATE TROOPER COME. CASE NUMBER: FHPC180FF040720 . TROOP: SOLLEY 941-492-5850 GERMAN LUXURY AUTOMAKER AUDI IS RECALLING MORE THAN A MILLION OF ITS VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMPS, WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OVERHEAT AND START A FIRE. THE RECALL AFFECTS ROUGHLY 1.2 MILLION AUDI CARS AND SUVS TOTAL AND INCLUDES THE A4 (2013 TO 2016), A5 (2013 TO 2017), A6 (2012 TO 2015), AND THE 2013 TO 2017 Q5 SUV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. (800) 822-2834 (800) 822-AUDI MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8AM ' 9PM (EST) SATURDAY, 10AM ' 7PM (EST)

"AUDI STEERING PROBLEM" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF WHEN CHANGING LANES AND IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO GOING BACK TO THE CENTER OF LANE RIGHT AWAY IT GIVES RESISTANCE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING ON TO THE LAST DIRECTION THE STEERING WAS GOING IT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORST EVEN ON CITY STREETS NORMAL DRIVING I COULD FEEL RESISTANCE THE STEERING FEELS STIFF AND HEAVY THE STEERING WANDERS FROM STRAIGHT PATH ON HIGHWAY THE STEERING SOMETIMES GOES AGAINST DIRECTION YOU WANT CAR TO GO CAUSING A MOMENT OF PANIC GOD FORBID A FATALITY OCCURS TOOK IT TO SERVICE AUDI DRIVING TEST WE CAME BACK THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING WRONG IT SEEMS TO ME THEY SET COMPUTER WITH LOW SAFETY STANDARD THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER THIS UP SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY NEEDS TO STEP IN AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE I SEE MANY SAME COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMER WEBSITES PLEASE HELPS US AGAINST THIS POTENTIAL AND FATAL HAZARD.