2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet

Defect. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk. An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy. Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns.

Defect. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Risk. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.

Defect. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Risk. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

TAKATA RECALL DEALER FAILED TO DO THE RECALL THEY SAID THEY'RE WAITING FOR AUDI TO SEND THE PART TO THEM. IT'S BEEN A MONTHS NOW. THEY ALSO SAID THE DON'T NOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE IT. SO IT'S DANGEROUS DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM, IN CASE OF A CRASH. DEALER IS AUDI FORT WASHINGTON, PA

THE DEALERSHIP IS SO HORRIBLE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE SINCE MARCH AND THEY STILL JUST HAVE ME ON A WAITING LIST. PLUS THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE RECALL

TAKATA RECALL-I HAVE BEEN SENT MULTIPLE NOTICES ABOUT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FAIFIELD AUDI MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THEY KEEP PUSHING ME OFF SAYING THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL AND THAT IT IS A FEDERAL ISSUE AT THIS POINT. THIS MAY BE TRUE, CAN YOU CONFIRM?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI CREVE COEUR (11830 OLIVE BLVD, CREVE COEUR, MO 63141, (314) 690-9579) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST TWO MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED AUDI KIRKWOOD (10230 MANCHESTER RD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122, (877) 769-939) AND WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE SECOND DEALER ALSO PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS). *TT *TR

TAKATA RECALL DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. LEFT SIDE (DRIVER SIDE) WAS REPLACED EARLIER IN 2017.

PROBLEM BEGINS WITH PRNDS LIGHT FLASHING, INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF THUS LOSING CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM PRODUCED A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME AUDI VEHICLE'S 2002 - 2006 MODELS. UPON CALLING VOLKSWAGEN AUDI, UP TO THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF, I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TESTED BY MY AUDI DEALER THAT THE "CODE" WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL. CODE? THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS THE RECALL AND THEY TELL ME THE CODE IS DIFFERENT. THE CODE COULD BE CHANGED LIKE A "PASSWORD" COULD BE CHANGED. THE SYMPTOM APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS TOLD ME THIS AND THE AUDI DEALER ITSELF SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. MY AUDI ONLY HAS 72500 MILES ON IT AND THIS ELECTRONIC MODULE, TCM AND RELAY WHICH ARE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING ARE THE BLAME TO THIS PROBLEM. MY FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, SHOULD IT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF THIS COULD BE POSSIBLY DEADLY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE OR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND IT. HOW COULD AUDI BE SO BLATANTLY ABLE TO IGNORE THIS? I HAD MY AUDI REPAIRED AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY USED AN "UPDATED" TCM MODULE. THIS UPDATING ONLY SHOWS THAT THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID FOR T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM THE AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. ADVISING OF THIS AIR BAG ISSUE. I HAVE TWICE CONTACTED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER (AUDI OF HILTON HEAD, RIDGELAND, SC) REQUESTING REPLACEMENT. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS AND ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN FORCE AUDI TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY.

TAKATA RECALL I AM TERRIFIED OF USING MY AUDI WHEN THE AIRBAGS HAVE ALREADY PROVEN TO BE LETHAL. NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A CAR WITH THIS DEFECT. I HAVE HAD MANY RECALL REMINDERS YET NO PART REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

TAKATA RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR BOTH INVOLVING THE AIR BAGS. THE FIRST ONE, IN FEB 2016 WAS FOR THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE; THE SECOND WAS FOR THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IN MAY 2016. IT'S NOW DECEMBER 2016 AND MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR EITHER ONE. ACCORDING TO THEM, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEY CAN FIX IT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? HOW CAN I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE? IN ADDITION, THEY CANNOT OFFER A LOANER CAR SINCE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT AND WON'T COMMIT TO OFFERING A LOANER INDEFINITELY. I ALSO CALLED THE AUDI CORPORATE OFFICES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S UP TO THE LOCAL DEALERS TO TAKE CARE OF ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENTS BEYOND THE ACTUAL FIXING OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS NOT ONLY VERY DISCONCERTING BUT IT COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC EVENT FOR EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP FROM YOUR AGENCY TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICA APRIL 2016 STATING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR HAS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICAN JULY 2016 STATING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR HAS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AND THEY RECOMMEND NOT USING PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. CALLED AUDI WHO INFORMED ME THAT WHILE BOTH AIRBAGS HAVE THE SAME POTENTIAL ISSUE, THEY CAN ONLY RECOMMEND NOT USING PASSENGER SIDE AS THE CONSUMER MUST USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO DRIVE A CAR. AUDI ALSO INFORMED ME THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS DEFUNCT UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS SINCE RECEIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LETTER AND STILL NO PART.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.