2 complaints reported

2013 Audi A5 VISIBILITY/WIPER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Mar 2017

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE FREEWAY IN SACRAMETO GOING TO ARDEN MALL AND AS I WAS EXITING GOING ABOUT 30 MPH OFF THE RAMP I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG SOUND AND AS I LOOKED UP I NOTICED MY SUN ROOF (IN THE CLOSED POSITION) WAS CRACKED WITH THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS WARPING IN AND EVENTUALLY SHATTERED FALLING ALL OVER ME AND THE INTERIOR AS I KEPT DRIVING. I'VE HEARD OF THE A8 AND Q5 MODELS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES (AND ACTUALLY BEING RECALLED ONE YEAR) SO THIS OUT A THOUGHT IN MY HEAD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE THERE WERE MANY AUDI VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS MODELS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ME.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM OF THIS INCIDENT AND THEY STATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY A ROCK WHICH I SAID CAN'T BE POSSIBLE AS THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR THE AREA I WAS IN. ALL IN ALL THEY SAID THIS WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AS IT IS NOT COVERED IN MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS I DID NOTHING WRONG BUT DRIVE THE CAR. AND SEEMS AS IF MANY OTHER AUDI DRIVERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES SO IT SEEMS TO BE TO BE A DEFECTIVE GLASS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2017
Aug 2016

THE SUN VISOR ON MY A5 HAS VERY LITTLE SPRING TENSION THAT ALLOWS IT TO FREELY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. I NEED TO HAVE IT CLIPPED WHEN ACCELERATING OTHERWISE IT WILL HIT ME IN THE FACE OR HOLD IT WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS (WHEN POSITIONED BY THE DRIVER'S WINDOW ' THERE IS NO CLIP THERE) TO PREVENT IT FROM STRIKING ME IN THE SIDE OF MY HEAD. THIS PRESENTS A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE SUN VISOR CLIP'S DURABILITY IS ALSO QUESTIONABLE SINCE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 2 TIMES. I HAVE MADE REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DEEMED IT OPERATING AS INTENDED. I HAVE EVEN WRITTEN AUDI ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2014

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The 2013 Audi A5 has 2 VISIBILITY/WIPER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.