2013 Audi Q5

I GOT MY CAR AS USED FROM A DEALER, IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT. ONCE I DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS IT SHOWED THAT I NEED TO ADD A QUART OF OIL ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THE CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND 200 MILES LATER AGAIN I GOT A MESSAGE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL. AND KEPT ADDING QUARTS EVERY 200 MILES. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP SAID THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND FOUND THAT THE PESTONS AND RINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED WHICH COST $7,000. AND SAID IT'S OK TO DRIVE IT AS LONG AS I KEEP TOPPING OFF THE OIL. FEW WEEKS LATER I'M DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS SHAKING AND I CAN FEEL THE ENGINE STRUGGLING AND LOSING ACCELERATION. I TOWED IT TO THE AUDI DEALER AND FEW DAYS LATER THEY SAID THE COMPRESSION TEST FAILED AND THAT THE 2ND CYLINDER HAS LOW PRESSURE, AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR ALMOST $14,000. THEY DIDN'T SAY ANY REASON FOR IT, THEY SAID 'WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN'. AND WHEN I ASKED THAT A $55K CAR IS EXPECTED TO LAST AT LEAST 200,000 MILES AND MINE IS 105,000 ONLY, THEY SAID 'NOT REALLY'!! SO NOW I HAVE A $55K CAR THAT HAS ONLY 105,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEED TO PAY $14K TO FIX IT! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM FROM AUDI SIDE THAT CAUSES THE ENGINES TO FAIL THAT EARLY!!

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, JERKED FORWARD, AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS WAS A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WAS STALLED IN THE CENTER LANE ALMOST BEING STRUCK ON MULTIPLE TIMES BY SEVERAL VEHICLES. IT WAS ABLE TO START AND WAS FORCED TO RUN IN THE HIGHEST POWER DURING THE IDLING TO KEEP FROM STALLING. HOBBLED TO SHEEHAN'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE, SOUTH LAWRENCE MA. THEY SERMONED AN ASSESSMENT AND DISCOVERED NO COMPRESSION FROM A FAILED ENGINE. PHOTOS AND PAPERWORK FROM REPAIR SHOP TO FOLLOW

WE DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE SO OUR AUDI IS PARKED OUTSIDE. IT WASN'T STARTING RANDOMLY SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE BATTERY WAS SITTING IN A POOL OF WATER BECAUSE THE METAL BOX THE BATTERY IS IN COULDN'T DRAIN. THAT CAUSED A CIRCUIT BOARD TO SHORT CIRCUIT. THEY CLAIM THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE SUNROOF HAVING DEBRIS LIKE LEAVES CLOGGING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THE NOISE CONTINUED, AND AROUND 80,000 MILES, I BEGAN RECEIVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR CAM POSITION LIMIT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS TO FIND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD STRETCHED, CAUSING THE NOISE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I HAD THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN REPLACED, LUCKILY BEFORE ANY SEVERE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED THAT EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS PLAGUED THE VW/AUDI 2.0 ENGINE, EVEN AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER UPDATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. MANY OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY AND HAVE REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO VALVE DAMAGE FROM TIMING CHAIN STRETCH AT EVEN LOWER MILEAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI BOISE AT 208-377-5400 (LOCATED AT 8400 FRANKLIN RD, BOISE, ID 83709) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

AUDIO Q5 2013 AUDI 2.0 TFSI ENGINE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. AS A RESULT, ENGINE OIL LEAKS INTO THE CYLINDERS WHICH CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, DAMAGE THE ENGINE AND IMPEDE ACCELERATION. I HAVE ADDED OIL ON 3 OCCASIONS THIS YEAR - 2019. THE FIRST INDICATION TO ADD OIL CAME BACK IN 2015 - 2 YEARS AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW AND AFTER ABOUT 30000 MILES. THE FIRST BREAKDOWN OCCURRED IN 2017 AFTER I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE UP ON A HILL, I WASN'T TOLD WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, BUT AUDI COVERED THE REPAIR CHARGES SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT AND THE MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY WAS RECENTLY EXPIRED. AFTER BREAKING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH THEN INFORMED ME THAT A BLOWN CYLINDER WAS THE CAUSE AND IT'S BEST I REPLACE ALL 4 CYLINDERS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL GOING TO FAIL AT SOMETIME. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, I DROVE ABOUT 500 MILES, THEN THE CAR INDICATED TO ADD OIL AGAIN. I ALSO HAPPEN TO NOTICE THAT WHEN THE OIL IS LOW THERE IS HESITATION WHENEVER I START TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP OR GOING UP A HILL. I CONTINUE TO ADD OIL WHENEVER THE CAR INDICATES, BUT THE ISSUE GETS WORSE BY THE MILE. REFERENCE: HTTP://CASESTUDIES.ATLANTICMOTORCAR.COM/AUDI-ENGINE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-CORRECTION/

AT ISSUE IS THE REPLACEMENT OF A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE 2013 AUDI Q5 WHICH FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS UNDER 60K MILES. AUDI ENGINEERING IMBEDDED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT INTO THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT FAILS, THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT MUST BE REPLACED - SERVICE ESTIMATE OF $1,695.00. MY RESEARCH SHOWS DEALERSHIP SERVICE ESTIMATES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TO BE $85.00 OR LESS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. I FEEL AUDI'S ACTIONS WERE FISCALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE AND I RESENT AUDI FORCING CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF TO PAY SUCH AN EXORBITANT COST FOR THIS SAFETY REPAIR DUE TO AUDI'S BLUNDER. AUDI WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS PENDING EXPENSE.