Timing Tensioner Problems of Audi A5

In the beginning of the week I noticed some unusual behavior with my car, whenever I slowed down to make a turn or to pull up in a garage I felt the car loosing power as if it was about to go off, I will then have to press on the accelerator to give it power and keep it going which was not the safest, knowing that I should be decelerating in such instances. I didn't think much of it, and then 3 days later after parking in a school parking lot for about 12 minutes, I returned to my car to find it not starting up. It will begin to crank but never started. I tried to jump start it with a power startup battery and it still wouldn't start. I had it towed to a repair shop and after 2 days of diagnosis, I was told it was a timing chain/tensioner fault within the engine. This will take some days to repair and I have to find an alternative vehicle for work. I was told this failure was common for my car make/model.

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I have been informed by my garage that the timing chain tensioner is faulty and needs to be replaced. They say it is a "known issue" and I am wondering why this has not been made a recall. It is $2,000 and there are no warning signs; it could happen at any time. I don't want to be writing in after a catastrophe so I am writing preemptively: please make this a recall!!!.

While driving my car (2010 Audi A5), the vehicle began to sputter and was not able to drive the vehicle on a state highway. The vehicle would not accelerate and had to pull to the shoulder. It was later towed to Audi of new orleans where I later found out that my car needed a new turbo, timing chain, and timing chain tensioner at a cost just over $4300. After doing research I learned that this is very common with the type of engine that I have. It seems that it occurs in the 2. 0t Audi/vw around approximately 80k miles. My car had just turned over 80k. I also learned that had I continued to drive the car I could have possibly damaged the pistons, causing the car to possibly need a new engine. The car also consumes an excessive amount of oil.

Check engine light came on while on the highway, transmission would not automatically shift up beyond 6th gear (8 speed transmission) at highway speeds. Transmission could be shifted manually into 7th and 8th gears, but engine was lugging on level highway at 60mph. Audi service center states the hydraulic timing chain tensioner has failed, causing engine timing issues that could result in catastrophic failure if driven further. The car has approximately 87k miles on it and has been meticulously maintained since purchased new. There are numerous internet sites detailing an ongoing problem with vw / Audi engine problems resulting from the hydraulic timing chain tension mechanisms. Many consumers are reporting repairs of several thousand dollars. My concern (aside from repair costs for a known problem) is what happens to an engine that has a catastrophic failure at high speeds on a busy interstate? ironically I had made an appointment for safety recall campaign 80c5-auxillary heater. The vehicle was brought into the Audi service center in bloomington indiana on Friday, January 5, 2018, at 9:45am and repairs are not yet complete with no estimated time for completion as of Tuesday, January 9th.

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The contact owns a 2010 Audi A5. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing chain tensioner failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and informed the contact that there was no recall for the failure. The contact would have to pay out of pocket for the repair under manufacturer reference number: 170626336. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced for the crank shaft seals and turbo charger in January. In addition, the dealer mentioned that the timing chain failed at 110,000 miles. The vehicle was not diagnosed at that time. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.