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2011 Audi Q5 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1629221
Internal NHTSA #	11290908
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	AUDI
Model	Q5
Model Year	2011
File date	05/12/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2011 audi q5 would not start one morning when trying to start the car in my garage (dec 2019). I had it towed to the fletcher jones audi dealership in chicago il where i have been a loyal customer since moving here in 2014. They performed a diagnostic and identified that the timing chain tensioner had slipped, and may have caused "catastrophic" failure to my engine. They proceeded to ask for another $1,500 to diagnose the engine for the failure, and mentioned if if had failed it could be up to $10,000 to fix the problem. After a short bit of research, it turns out there is a warranty that there was a recall issued for this problem and an extended warranty. My dealership never told me this, and was just expecting me to pay out of pocket. Also, i had my car serviced there 4 different times since the recall had been announced. They never once informed me of this. I called to ask why they hadn't mentioned this warranty or this issue, and there was not a good answer. Fletcher jones also said they check my vin every time i bring it in to see if there is anything outstanding regarding recalls etc on the car, which means they could have alerted me to this multiple times when i brought the car in prior, but they did not. They could have prevented this issue. Fast forward to now, audi will only cover 25% of the issue, and fletcher jones is barely making an effort to help out on their end. I will be out nearly $5,000 to repair this problem, which is no fault of mine and a catastrophic failure of engineering on the part of audi. It isn't right that audi does not fully cover this expense. And moreover, the dealership should have a duty of care to disclose them items such that we can take the steps to prevent them. Fletcher jones did wrong by me by not disclosing this, and is likely defrauding and manipulating more clients every day they remain in operation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	97000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	WA1CFAFP7BAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	01/12/24
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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