general problems of the 2015 Audi A3

The contact owns a 2015 Audi A3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated several warning lights illuminated and the engine overheated. The contact noticed an unusual sound that seemed to come from the transmission. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming unusual amounts of coolant and there was no evidence of a coolant leak. The engine seized. The contact inspected the coolant reservoir and there was no coolant in the reservoir. While attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start as intended. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The engine seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact recently replaced the coolant pump, coolant control valve and the expansion tank. In addition, the contact stated that the failure was persistent. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact referenced 16v619000 (engine and engine cooling), however the contact’s VIN was not associated with the recall. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Blown turbo with propeller broken off lodged into the pre-catalytic converter, which caused damage to the catalytic converter/exhaust requiring a new turbo and a complete new catalytic converter and exhaust system. They also found major oil leaking from the upper timing cover gaskets, which I later found documented on the accounting service record as not repaired at that time few months from my purchase. These known engine damages were a major contributor to the engine failures that I’m faced with today. Oil starvation from known oil leaks, damaged gaskets, and failing parts caused oil starvation of the turbo, constant overheating with coolant and oil problems since purchasing the car and which ultimately froze the turbo and snapped the propeller. I’m still struggling without an operating vehicle for over a year, and trying to afford these expensive repairs, which should’ve been covered under the 15 year pzev warranty and/or recalls of these known parts failures. It was at the dealership in plenty of time for the smog certification, which was the sole reason for the appointment and it being at Audisd, which they refused to do. These are extremely expensive repairs, these are known issues with several class action lawsuits and recalls behind them, yet they simply refuse to take ownership, deny any support, and making excuses for their lack of responsibility. I asked several times for them to do the right thing, take the car back and refund my money or give me an equivalent car to what I was promised when I purchased it, they refused and no management has been involved. I deserve to be compensated for my time over the last several years dealing with these repeated issues, compensation for all the parts I have been forced to buy, refunded the amounts I’ve paid for technicians to truly diagnose the problem and for the repairs I’ve yet to be able to afford, as well as the towing and other charges I have incurred as a result of purchasing this vehicle from Audisd.

Consumer bought this car at 30,040 miles. The car currently sits with 89,000 miles. I have had 18 recommended service visits totaling $19,240 and then on July 15, 2022 with no pre indicators or warnings the engine dies after a 95k full multipoint inspection that consumer had 3 weeks prior. The car has an impeccable maintenace record. I did everything the dealer told me; and I still almost died on the 101 fwy going 70 mph on a conference call; the flashers didnt even work; the car dead and came to a hard halt and trucks were screeching around me with smoke coming from their tires because of the extreme hard stop and slamming on breaks, I was screaming for my life praying no one would slam into me. Metro who roams the fwy saved my life; without him I would be dead because of Audi's horribly manufatctured vehicle. It seems as though the dealer purposefully sabotages my car as a woman; I have no alternative but to fix it and now they want $27,000 more for a new engine and starter. So, in total; to drive 57,000 miles I've paid $37,000 cash for the car (I own the title)/ plus $19,240 in maintenance /repairs and now they want another 27,000 for the engine. I have no more money to give them. I recently returned my 3rd rental vehicle and I am out of funds on transportation. Ayudame ! how is this ethical? song and beverly consumer warranty act sect 1793. 2. (d) & (g). California health and safety codes 43204-43205. 5. Audis emission standards. California code of regulations sect 3396. 1-3399. 6. Cal code regs. Tit. 16 / 3396. 1. Thank you for reading this. Ps. I have every receipt and document; so if you need anything further I am so organized it's ridiculous; please don't hesitate to ask.

The turbo went out prematurely.

Coolant leak from faulty water pump. This is a known issue from numerous models of Audis and has been the subject of recalls and extended warranty campaigns - but not on this particular model. I was forced to pay for the replacement of this known faulty part out of pocket.

The engine low oil light keeps coming on, the oil has been changed already, I’ve had the car for more than 7 months I haven’t even driven it over 5000 miles yet. Audi needs to fix this. The power train is also the same, some days it works okay and some days it doesn’t. The cars struggles sometimes to even reach speeds up to 50 mph. I’ve taken this vehicle to the Audi dealship as well as to a foreign certified mechanic shop. They can’t figure out the problem. The engine light should not be coming on randomly when I have fully serviced the vehicle. Audi please fix these problems.

2015 Audi A3. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine compartment fire. The consumer stated the engine compartment caught fire. The vehicle sat in an open air site without a hood or windows, exposed to the winter elements. 13 days later it was inspected by the manufacturer, who determined the failure to be due to rodent nesting activity.

I bought a brand new 2. 0 Audi A3 from the dealer this may. I got a low oil warning with only 2700 miles on the car, and the oil is dark and dirty compare to the loner car I got. It has been three times I brought my car back to the service department in the dealer, but they never solved the problem. First time, they toped up the oil. After two weeks, the oil was low again, so I brought it back. This time, they changed a new oil tank cap for me, but two weeks later, the oil was low. I drove it back to the service, this time actually the Audi company told me that is because my car is still in break-in period and just topped up the oil again. But as an engineer, I know it cannot be 2 qt per 1000 miles.