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Audi recall: water can enter computer, reducing engine power https://t.co/3tfz1Ycdrg https://t.co/2JxYVkSOGw
RECALLS: Audi and Subaru have issued recalls that are affecting hundreds of thousands of vehicles. More: https://t.co/ZJMrd8JaiH https://t.co/l5aMM6mLjC
I bought my @Audi in 2019. It has roughly 7,400 miles on it. I barely drive it. It’s fully electric and the battery is dead. It’s a newer battery because of a recall last year. It’s sitting in the garage and both Audi & my insurance say they can’t tow it or jump start it. https://t.co/BED4NDTKMa
Audi Recalls 290,000 Vehicles for Gateway Control Module Liquid Ingress Issue https://t.co/QdALEHhkr2 https://t.co/hdSDRczE7X
Audi, Subaru announce recalls over possible power loss issues in vehicles https://t.co/5P6ZJxOjTO https://t.co/r4qIjAvihF
Audi Recall 2021: 289,000 SUV Owners Need Be Aware Of This Recall https://t.co/99lwxqndZg
The problem can cause the computer to shut down and reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash. https://t.co/VntdkJR7S8
RECALL: Audi SUVs recalled due to risk of water entering computer #8NN https://t.co/VuwuSXBkNg
Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand is recalling 289,000 SUVs in the U.S. because water can get into a control computer under the back seats: https://t.co/j1LVM7mFB4
RECALL ALERT: Audi and Subaru announced recalls on Wednesday over concerns about potential power loss issues. https://t.co/GLQ3AgVcDl
audi recall Q&A Review
Why is Audi recalling its first electric vehicle in the U.S.?
German Media report that there is a faulty seal at a low voltage electrical wiring, which might cause the car to catch fire in the worst case. As far as I know some 1,600 cars in the U.S. are affected, some 7,000 cars worldwide. The company claims that the failure has not caused any accidents so far, but they do not want to take the risk. Cars on production right now are already fitted with improved seals and should not have the problem.
Audi recalls 1,644 E-Tron due to battery fire risks. Is this a good or bad thing? What are your other thoughts?
It is a new vehicle, expect some early adopter problems. They should be commended as being proactive. Way more fire risks with gas engines with extreme heat under hoods with wires and gasoline. New tech is awesome!
I bought a used Audi A4. I have a recall but the previous owner never brought the car in now the dealership is telling me pay out of pocket! What can I do?
All authorized dealers are supposed to fix manufacturer recalls free of charge, regardless of whether the previous owner ignored the recall, or who currently owns the vehicle (Subaru dealer for Subaru, etc., but Volkswagen dealers may or may not be able to handle an Audi or Porsche recall). Report the dealer to your state’s attorney general, the auto manufacturer, and then find another dealer.
How come I have to continue paying my Audi car note when they broke the EPA laws? Can I sue VW based on this recall?
How have you been harmed, personally? It seems to me that your only harm would be if the value of your car is reduced due to emissions issues. If they offer to fix for free, then your damages are harder to establish. You’d have to make the case that your resale value nonetheless is reduced because their fraud damaged the reputation of the car/company and that manifested itself in lower resale value. This is plausible, though not a slam dunk case (If Ferrari promised to be an F1 sponsor forever, but then pulls out after you buy a car, can you sue them due to tenuous impact on your resale value?). In addition, I can’t imagine the real-world reduction in resale value will amount to much. Perhaps a 10% reduction? Certainly small compared to the amount you presumably still owe on your note. Furthermore, the note you signed is likely a “hell or high water” type instrument that is actually NOT an agreement with the car manufacturer or dealer, but rather an affiliated finance company who has already bundled up your note and sold it to people who expect to get paid no matter what. If you have a beef with Audi, talk to Audi. But you still gotta pay. Same as if your borrowed the money from your local bank, right?
If my Audi was recalled for a defective after-run coolant pump and the pump was disconnected as a short-term fix until new pumps could be manufactured, then how useful is it, really?
It's not useful at all. It is disconnected. It will be useful when a new pump is built and properly installed. However, given that it was disconnected under a recall, it will be safer then leaving it connected. Car manufactures only recall cars when the problem causing the recall is dangerous or potentially lethal. So be glad you took it in.
Consumer Reports gives Audi e-tron a glowing first drive review but omits comparable production issues segment (& fire recall) that their model 3 review had. Is Consumer Reports biased or corrupted? Can we trust them? Are they really fair?
The article may have been written before the recall. At least Audi is being transparent about the issues! Tesla has customers sign NDAs to get repairs!!!!! Audi is a very high quality manufacturer. I am sure the they are taking no chances! The last CEO of Audi went to jail for the diesel emissions fraud…. Jail!!!! On my last tour of the Tesla factory in Fremont they were using body filler on door panels to correct stamping problems!!! Oddly each door had different areas that were being repaired. Where did they buy the sheet stock? New production cars should not have half assed repairs on major panels…. Onward into the world of real car manufacturers that have great designers, engineers and assembly workers! No egos!
Has someone treated you poorly until they discovered you were wealthy and/or successful?
It happened back in 2019. My friend runs a startup which basically provides Organic Products at doorstep in Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), India. He was unwell so he asked me to accompany him and drive the scooty. One of such delivery was at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur Campus to a well known doctor. The house was on second floor and there was no lift so he send me. OK ( I was feeling ashamed to deliver vegetables but couldn’t resist him 😉). The doorbell rang, here comes the Mrs. A. She took the delivery. Suggested me to deliver on accurate time, inquired me if I’m new worker. I simply nodded. Ah! Forgot to tell it was summer so I was wearing T-shirt and loose pant. Just after 2 days I went to same place with my relative to meet someone( yes another doctor). We were in Audi Q7. I was seated next to driver. As soon as we came out of car, Mrs.A also came out of her car parked opposite to us. This time I was well dressed. I said, “Namaste Ma’am “, she replied in a shock just trying to recall the same face that delivered grocery two days ago. Here the Audi in which we went. Also I’m not super wealthy and in Kanpur still one who owns an Audi is considered super rich. Edit: Those who are saying that picture is photoshopped here’s another picture from another angle.
Why is the Audi e-tron able to charge much faster than a Tesla?
Part of the e-tron’s charging speed is an illusion. Let me give an example. Let’s say that I fill a glass of water at my sink and it takes 8 seconds. Now let’s fill a 1000 gallon tank with a fire hose and it takes 2 minutes. So which is faster, 0–100% in 8 seconds or 1–100% in two minutes? Would you say that my kitchen faucet fills faster than a 500-gallon-per-minute firehose? You wouldn’t say that. That’s not as extreme as comparing a Tesla Model 3 with an Audi e-tron, but there are similarities. Usually when Audi publishes charging comparisons, they compare going from 0 to 100% in their car and in the Tesla car. What is not apparent is that the Audi only has 204 miles of range, compared to the Tesla which, depending on model, might have 370 miles of range. The other trick that blurs the comparison is the display of a charging curve. Audi does two things with the curve. First they show the Tesla along its entire charge cycle, and stretch the Audi curve to match it, when in fact the Tesla had already added as much range as the Audi much earlier in the curve. You can see in this charging curve illustration from Audi that the Tesla Model 3 (the dark gray curve that starts out on top) only goes to about 88%. I’m assuming that Audi is using the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus in the test because of they way they cut it off. If they had used the Long Range model, Tesla would have done better, and if Audi had used their Quattro 50, they would have done worse. The other thing has to do with how lithium-ion batteries charge—faster at first and then a lot slower at the very end. Tesla cars charge much closer to the top than an Audi does, so the charge curve shows the Tesla charging very slowly at the end. Audi doesn’t charge to the full capacity of the battery, so that slow charging region is hidden. They top off at 96% (which they call 100%). If I recall correctly, if you take a Model 3 Long Range Tesla at a V3 Supercharger (250 kW) and compare charging it from 0–204 miles (the max on the Audi) at an Ionity 340 kW DC fast charger, the Tesla finishes first. To be fair, I’ve been talking about the size of the tank in terms of range, rather than energy. The Tesla looks much better because it’s more energy efficient. If we talked about how much energy the battery can hold, then the e-tron does charge faster (although they still don’t charge their battery all the way). That difference probably comes from a more efficient cooling system. Tesla Model 3 charges faster than Model S for just that reason, a more efficient cooling design. To me, the important question is which car gets from Point A to Point B the fastest, and which car spends more time charging to get there. YouTuber Bjørn Nyland runs what he calls the 1000 km challenge with various cars. The Audi e-tron Quattro 55 completed 1000 km in 10 hours 15 minutes. The e-tron 50 took an hour longer. His Model 3 took 10 hours even. Here is his spreadsheet: Nyland notes that the e-tron 50 was tested in wet cool weather, and he estimates between 11:15 and 11:30 for dry roads in summer. The data doesn’t cover what would happen with Tesla V3 Superchargers. Here is the complete list of ,Nyhand 1000 km challenge videos,. The point is that any advantage e-tron has in charging speed is lost due to its lower energy efficiency. In the real world, the Tesla spends less charging time and gets you there faster.
Does the Toyota accelerator problem have anything to do with software?
I believe Steve Wozniak's claim was with the Prius accelerating uncontrollably after the cruise control was engaged until he tapped the brakes to disengage the cruise control. Now, the Prius has an adaptive cruise control system which is slightly different from other vehicles. In other cruise control systems, you press down the acceleration button until you reach the speed you want, let go, and it will cruise at that reached speed. With the adaptive system, each "click" increments your speed by 1mph, but if you hold down the button, it begins to increment your speed by 5mph. So as you hold it down at 55 mph, thinking you'll let go at 70 mph when you're at the speed you want, the system is in fact rapidly increasing your target speed. From 70 to 115 mph. By the time you're at 70 mph and you let go of the button, the computer has set your cruise control speed at 115 mph. And it's now rapidly accelerating you to that speed. http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1042251_is-wozs-prius-acceleration-just-toyotas-wacky-adaptive-cruise So, there is still a good potential that it is merely driver error on not fully understanding how the Prius' cruise control system actually works. There's another electronics glitch claim coming from David Gilbert, a faculty member at Southern Illinois University. However, this has been strongly disputed by Chris Gerdes (Stanford University Director of Automotive Research) and Shukri Souri (engineer from Exponent, Inc.). The dispute was reviewed by Rick Escalambre, a professor at Skyline College, who sided with Gerdes and Souri. In short, it was disputed that Gilbert had added an extra component - a resistor - that would forcefully simulate the malfunction in the vehicle. His tests essentially would cause "unintended acceleration" in all vehicles regardless of make. Regardless, there is no doubt that the situation has been blown out of proportion and with a majority of it due to driver error. This is almost a mirror of the Audi recall situation during the '80s, where the "pedals were too close" causing "unintended acceleration." Audi took a big hit even though it was purely driver error - people messing up on which pedals they were actually pressing. References:, http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7318264 http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1042251_is-wozs-prius-acceleration-just-toyotas-wacky-adaptive-cruise http://blog.caranddriver.com/toyota-recall-timeline-what-went-down-when/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+caranddriver/blog+(Car+and+Driver+Blog)&utm_content=Google+Reader (biased) http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q4/how_to_deal_with_unintended_acceleration-tech_dept (biased) http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q1/toyota_recall_scandal_media_circus_and_stupid_drivers-editorial (biased)
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