2007 Audi A3 problems

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING MCKENNA AUDI (10850 FIRESTONE BLVD, NORWALK, CA), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.”

“MY CAR STALD ON ME AT A SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED ON 32ND STREET NORTH OF MCDOWELL RD IN PHOENIX,AZ. IT ANTI LOCKED ON ME AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS MY CAR WAS TOWED FROM ESTABLISHMENT TO A TOW GARAGE AND IS STILL THIER. IM UNABLE TO TAKE IT OUT DUE TO I DONT HAVE THE AMOUNT TO PAY IT DUE TO I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I DONT HAVE A JOB AT MOMENT AND I RECIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE CAR I STILL OWE TO CAR COMPANY CALLED SECOND CHANCE AUTO SALES LOCATED ON 34THST AND VAN BUREN IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AND FROM MY UNDRRSTANDING THIS VEHICLE HAS 3 RECALL ISSUES THAT I WASNT AWARE OF. MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING WIERD PRIOR TO INCIDENT BUT NO MECHANIC WANTED TO LOOK AT IT AND I REQUESTED HELP FROM THE COMPANY OWN MECHANIC AND HE TOO NEVER HELPED ME OUT. I HAVE ALL INFO AND PHONE NUMBERS WHERE TO REACH COMPANY'S REGSRDS TO THIS SITUATION.”

“CAR STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY! WOULD NOT RESTART. BROKEN CAM CHAIN!!!!! VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AT THIS POINT!!!!!”

“MY 2007 AUDI A3 HAS SEVERE, UNBEARABLE TIRE NOISE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE ON THE TIRES. I REPLACED MY 1ST SET OF PIRELLI P6 ALL SEASONS WAY BEFORE THEIR TREAD WAS WORN OUT DUE TO THE ROAD NOISE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE NOISE WOULD SOON RETURN AFTER APPROX. 7500 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT SET. I CANNOT REPLACE TIRES EVERY 7500-10000 MILES. *TR”

“ON MY WAY TO WORK IN MY 2007 AUDI A3-ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER AND MY CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. I SEE THAT THE P D N S LIGHTS ARE FLASHING SO I ATTEMPT TO RESTART MY CAR. IT STARTS TO GO AGAIN AND THEN SPUTTERS FORWARD WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. LUCKILY I WASN'T FAR FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND GET IT HOME WHILE THE CAR REVVED LIKE CRAZY GOING LESS THAN 20MPH. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY AUDI/VW'S EXPERIENCE THIS IN THEIR VEHICLES. THESE ARE ALL CHARACTERISTIC OF A FAULTY MECHATRONIC UNIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR'S DSG. *TR”

“(1) HOWL, HUM CHOPPING NOISE. BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN SPEC PER AUDI DEALERSHIP. (2) EXTREMELY NOISY. UNEVEN WEAR ACROSS EACH TIRE. UNEVEN WEAR TIRE TO TIRE. POOR WEAR AT 10,000 MI (3) SEARS IS THE PIRELLI DEALER IN THIS AREA AND IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR TIRE ADJUSTMENTS. THEY (RYAN) STATE THE TIRES ARE WEARING POORLY AND UNEVENLY. THEY CAN'T GET PIRELLI TO PRE-AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENTS. IF THEY REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE DEFECTIVE, AND PIRELLI BELIEVES THE TIRES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE, SEARS WON'T BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. IT'S REPORTED THAT PIRELLI IS VERY RESISTANT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRE ADJUSTMENTS. THIS LEAVES THE SEARS IN THE AWKWARD POSITION OF BEING UNABLE TO PROPERLY SERVICE PIRELLI TIRES. I'VE CONTACTED PIRELLI CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO EXTEND ANY CONSIDERATION OF MY CLAIM. *JB”