Brakes Failed Problems of Audi A8

On three separate occasions, the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was pushed at highway driving speeds. This does not happen all the time. Car has been towed to Audi dealership twice, yet they find nothing wrong with the vehicle because the diagnostic tests that they are running rely on the computer, which is defective to begin with and not recording the necessary failure (codes) for when the brakes fail on the vehicle. We have no choice but to continue driving the per Audi dealership (open road / Audi manhattan) until lease end.

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The contact owns a 2008 Audi A8. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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Driver smelled smoke shortly after starting his vehicle and driving away from his home. The smell was of plastic, and it was assumed from an electrical short/fire. The driver stopped the car and inspected the engine area. No evidence of fire, however the driver turned back and drove the vehicle home. Strong burning plastic smell again as the vehicle was stopped. The cabin was filling with smoke. Driver opened the trunk as the battery was located in the right rear section of the trunk. Smoke was emanating from the battery compartment. A plastic panel was removed for inspection. Located directly under the battery was a plastic module identified as trw gnoacdobnc28u* and stamped made in malaysia¿�. The dealer stated that the module controls the electric parking brake for the car. Inspecting the unit, multiple wire leads that feed the e-brake control unit had burned through, as did a portion of the e-brake control unit. The body area of the car near the unit was covered in soot from the electrical fire. Years prior, the driver had issues with the e-brake, the e-brakes failing to release prompting the vehicle to be towed to the dealer. At that time the service representative walked the driver into the service area to show the driver corrosion on the electric contact leads from the control unit. The representative suggested that perhaps battery acid/gasses may have run down the battery into the control unit causing the corrosion. The unit may have been replaced at that time along with the battery. Photos are available of the control unit upon request.

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