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2011 Audi Q5 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1219144
Internal NHTSA #	10763376
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	AUDI
Model	Q5
Model Year	2011
File date	13/09/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car has always had proper maintenance and care. This can be documented with audi of huntsville al. No warnings or indicator lights were present. The car was parked and about 15 minutes later a passerby came into the restaurant in which we were dining saying a gray audi was on fire. Owner of restaurant tried to use handheld fire extinguisher to the front grill. No luck as it immediately melted the hood and engulfed the whole car in flames. Took firemen 30 minutes to put it out. They had no idea of cause but speculated electrical as the source.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	67000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MURRELLS INLET, SC
VIN pattern	WA1WKAFP9BAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	12/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Audi Q5 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Audi Q5 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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