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2014 Audi Q5 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1712795
Internal NHTSA #	11384647
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	AUDI
Model	Q5
Model Year	2014
File date	11/12/20
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Seriously dangerous steering failure in 2014 audi q5: warmed the car up, drove 15 minutes to a gas station, turned it off to fuel up and went to restart after engine was off for approximately 5 minutes, upon start up and the message displayed "steering defective" do not drive vehicle. The power steering was non functional and the wheel essentially locked up. This has happened twice, both at very cold temperatures (once at -40 degrees below and once at -15 degrees below zero). Some quick internet searching leads to lots of complaints of the same situation for 2014-2015 q5's. The sq5 of the same year has a recall for this very issue but the q5's for some reason did not get the recall. It sounds like in some instances its a simple software update and in some cases its an entire new steering rack replacement costing up to $5,000. It sounds like audi has not covered this issue under warranties nor has it issued a recall to cover the same issue on the q5's as was experiences with the sq5 of the same year (recall #48m1 & nhtsa #11184036). I am 300 miles from the nearest audi dealer. Audi says they will not cover it because its out of warranty. I explained it matches a recall for the sq5 and believe the q5 was overlooked with that recall, they were of no assistance. Audi says i can pay several thousand dollars to have it towed to the dealership but they are not likely going to cover any of it since there is no recall. Seems as though there are a lot of us out there that have the same safety issue, what can be done to get this safety issue fixed by audi? Luckily i was stationary on both occasions otherwise this would have caused a serious crash and possible injury. Im scared to drive in cold weather anymore. I would think audi would care about such a huge safety issue!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRBANKS, AK
VIN pattern	WA1DGAFP3EAXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
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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2014 Audi Q5 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Audi Q5 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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