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Safety Score
72
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Recalls
1
Complaints
50
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2006-08-07 06V293000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 48 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-08-28 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2006 Audi A3. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warni…
2024-02-03 AIR BAGS Yes 0 I totaled my car about two weeks ago, and none of my passenger side airbags deployed. (Front passenger, front side, or …
2024-02-03 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I totaled my car about two weeks ago. And none of my passenger side airbags deployed ( front , front side, nor rear pas…
2021-01-13 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 OWNER OF AUDI A3 2006 2.0TFSI. RECENTLY GOT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATES THAT…
2020-01-22 AIR BAGS No 0 REPLACED AIRBAGS BY AUDI IN LATHAM, NEW YORK AND CHARGED OVER $176 FOR DIAGNOSTIC FOR BAD AIRBAGS AND WARNING LIGHTS FO…
2020-01-21 AIR BAGS No 0 REPLACED AIRBAGS BY AUDI ARE OFF AND DEFECTIVE. DEALER REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO INSPECT BAD AIRBAG CHANGED BY R…
2018-10-17 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL: WE KEEP RECEIVING URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICES FOR OUR AIRBAGS BUT THERE ARE NO DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE TH…
2018-10-16 AIR BAGS No 0 MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE GLACIAL PACE WHICH AUDI HAS TAKEN TO REMEDY THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY AUTOMOBILE. WE …
2018-10-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820…
2018-10-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE AUDI DEALER FOR OVER 4 MONTHS ABOUT THIS AIR BAG. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY …
2018-05-29 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL I LIVE ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI AND AUDI USA HAS STILL NOT PROVIDED SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO REPLACE RECALLED…
2018-05-16 AIR BAGS No 0 RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FROM AUDI AMERICA IN APRIL 2016. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2018 HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTICES TO CO…
2018-04-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ( AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL). WHILE DRIVING UP A BRIDGE IT JUST STOPPED WO…
2018-04-10 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820…
2018-04-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. LOCAL DEALER CANCELLED MY RECALL APPOINTMENT THE DAY BEFORE SAYING THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. 2 WEEKS LA…
2018-02-13 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PART. HAVE BEEN ON WAITING LIST FOR 8 MONTHS, AND UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY ESTI…
2018-01-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. AUDI REFUSES TO REPAIR THE TAKATA RECALL ISSUE FOR U.S. MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS. WE ARE A U.S. MI…
2017-11-24 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHEN CHANGING FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING TO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAR TRIES TO SHIFT UP AND DOWN FREQUENTLY VERY HARSHLY, THEN…
2017-11-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY.
2017-10-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820…
2017-06-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 LOSS OF POWER AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHILE IN MOTION, ON A HIGHWAY, JUST DRIVING DOWN A ST…
2017-04-14 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL THAT TOLD ME TO IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULE A TEMPORARY FIX …
2017-04-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO AND I GOT A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION. CAR DOES NOT WANT TO REVERSE.IT JERKS FROM 1ST-2ND GEA…
2017-04-13 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I LIVE ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI AND THE ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALER TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL OF TAKATA INF…
2017-03-28 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" JUST CONTACTED THE AUDI DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD THEY HAVE NO PART TO REPL…
2017-02-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL HOW CAN I BE BETTER INFORMED OF PROGRESS ON THIS RECALL AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WHEN I CAN EXPECT MY REPA…
2017-01-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL I WANT THIS AIRBAG REMEDIED NOW AS IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND NO LETTER TO CHANGE!!! IF ONE OF US AR…
2017-01-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 RANDOM LOSS OF POWER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY SLIP WHILE THE CAR IS IN REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION. IT WILL A…
2017-01-13 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016 YET I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY AUDI THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED THE…
2017-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 NOTHING
2016-10-30 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - AUDI DEALERSHIPS ARE EITHER DENYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL OR REFUSING REPAIR ON THE BASIS OF AIRBAG UN…
2016-09-19 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790…
2016-08-02 ENGINE No 0 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN JUST A FEW DAYS. I WANT TO START DOCUMENTING EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS PULLING…
2016-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790…
2016-07-28 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON A SIDE STREET IN A LEFT HAND TURN LANE I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO MO…
2016-07-14 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790…
2016-06-10 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL: AUDI USA STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS SINCE I…
2016-05-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS
2016-05-16 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (A…
2016-05-12 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790…
2016-05-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI STATING THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR, PROVIDED BY TAKATA, ARE RECALLED AS "METAL FRAGMENTS …
2016-04-21 AIR BAGS No 0 WE ARE A LOYAL AUDI CUSTOMERS, HAVING 2 AUDIS NOW. WE BOUGHT THE CARS BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY RATING, KNOWING OUR TEEN…
2016-04-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790…
2016-04-08 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 60 DAYS SINCE AUDI, AUDIUSA AND THEIR PARENT COMPANY, VW, CONCEDED THAT SOME AUDI…
2016-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS NOTIFIED IN APRIL 2016 OF THE RECALL BY AUDI OF AMERICA. AS OF TODAY, OCT. 3, 2016 I WAS TOLD T…
2016-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 2006 AUDI A3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE LACK OF COOPERATION WITH REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE…
2016-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - WE GOT A RECALL BACK IN APRIL ABOUT THE AIR BAG AND WHEN WE CALLED AUDI, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NO REM…
2016-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NOTICES FROM AUDI OF AMERICA, INC., MOST RECENTLY MAY, JUNE AND JULY 2018. TH…
2016-03-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V…
2016-02-16 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - SINCE THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SELL IT. I WANTED TO S…