AUDI A8 Reliability by YearBest & worst years, problems & recalls — NHTSA data

The rear view mirror on my car fell off of the windshield without warning.As a result,I nearly backed into a lady and her granddaughter in a senior living facility and a woman pushing a shopping cart at the supermarket.My adaptive cruise control isn't working nor is the sunroof.Th rain sensor and headlights have also been compromised.The manufacturer hasn't inspected it.My insurance company has looked at it, but won't cover it.The rear view mirror has the eyes behind me for the last 28 years.It's second nature to me,so to take my eyes off of the road to check my side/blind spots,an actual blind spot exists behind me.There's too many variables that can come into play with life altering results.Please help me with this issue as I have exhausted all of my resources.

For technician report, go to: https://getpe.co/4ZT0j2 While driving on a major central NJ highway, slowing to exit, the vehicle shuddered and stalled in lane. The engine EPC light came on and a message to put the car in park to start the engine followed. This made it impossible to move the car off the road. It was necessary to stand behind the vehicle and wave traffic around. A passerby was able to get the car started and moved it off the exit and to a service road shoulder. The car shuddered and died again. Traffic was heavy and the situation was quite dangerous. The car was taken to the dealer. The turbocharger impeller shaft and fins were damage. Please see above link. Also, please see Audi Technical Bulletin 2044640. This is not a unique event.

Driving home from church, heard a rattle, like a stick was stuck underneath. Then felt loss of power. No warning/engine check light, but car stalled while I was turning left off a highway. When car stalled I had no warning, and no steering or brakes. Husband was able to assist with getting care off road and out of oncoming traffic. We were worried about being able to avoid pedestrians at the corner as we had NO control and they did not seem to be aware of the emergency. Looked online and saw lots of similar stories. Exactly like what happened to us. Mechanic says turbo chargers failed. One is sheered off and one is rubbed/failing. Audi quoted us $14,000 to repair. Car is at 80,700 miles which seems to be 700 miles out of warrantee. All service work has been done by Audi and recorded. Audi is unwilling to help with this issue. This has to be the most scary incident driving I have ever had. It was shocking that there was no warning. And I lost both steering and braking assist while crossing a travel lane and making a turn. It appears that Audi is aware that they have filter/check valve issues for the turbo charger oil supply. They have since upgraded these parts but have failed to replace the faulty parts when cars like ours go in for service. They have also failed to warn people of this potential hazard. We have called Audi Corporate and they say there is nothing they can do to help.

Driving on extended highway - a few hours - and complete engine failure at an exit. Unsafe as the engine died in the middle of the road. Took multiple attempts to move the vehicle. Blocked traffic and had to have police assist with the physical pushing of the vehicle to a safe place. Already expended $700 plus on towing to an Audi dealer. Turbo failure which I have now learned is very common on this vehicle. Likely failure point is a oil screen, which Audi has known about for probably a decade. Incredible that such a safety issue has not been resolved. Estimate for the repair is $11,000. Vehicle has been perfectly maintained and only 72,000 miles - mostly highway. This is clearly a safety issue that Audi has failed to proactively address. I understand that the oil screen has been redesigned - whether it solves the problem is an open question.

WHEN THE SUNROOF RETRACTS OR CLOSES IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE (SOUNDS LIKE AN MRI MACHINE). I KEEP IT CLOSED FOR POSSIBLE GLASS CRACKING SAFETY REASONS. THIS OCCURS WHILE IDLE OR DRIVING ON ANY STREET/HIGHWAY SURFACE. AUDI THINKS ITS A MOTOR ISSUE AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR ANY RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING AND GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTICE STARTED TO STALL AS IF MISFIRING AND RUNNING ERRATIC WITHOUT NO ENGINE TROUBLE CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS AT A RED LIGHT STOP. I MANAGED TO GET HOME ABOUT HALF MILE AND ONCE PARKED COULDN'T TURN THE VEHICLE ON. IT ONLY CRANKED AND WHEN IT DID TURN ON IT WOULD SHAKE IDLE ERRATIC AND THEN TURN OFF. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD NEEDED 2 NEW TURBOS AT A COST OF $12K. ASKED HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE AND WAS TOLD THEY GET STARVED OF OIL AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. THEREAFTER DID SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER IN THE AUDI FORUMS WITH SAME ISSUES ON THE AUDI V8 4.0T ENGINE. THERE ARE TSB'S FROM AUDI ADDRESSING HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT IT'S A SMALL OIL STRAINER PROBLEM THAT GETS CLOGGED AND STARVES THE TURBOS AND PREMATURELY FAIL. AUDI REVISED THIS STRAINER PART IT SEEMS BUT NEVER WARNED OR ADVISED ANY AUDI OWNERS WITH THESE ENGINES SO IT CAN BE CHANGED BEFORE IT'S TO LATE. I KNOW HAVE 2 BAD TURBOS BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY DESIGN WHICH CREATES THIS MAJOR EXPENSIVE PROBLEM FOR A FAULTY PART THAT'S $20. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE IT'S TO LATE AND MORE DAMAGE OCCURS TO OTHER AUDI OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ENGINES.

THE CAR ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. BOTH TURBOS HAD MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE 4.0T ENGINE STARTS TO HAVE TURBO COOLANT LEAK AND PCV VALVE LEAK AT AROUND 48000 MILES. THE COOLANT LEAK COULD CAUSE TURBO FAILURE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CANNOT HAVE FULL POWER.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HAD JUST CROSSED A TRACK, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE WITH NO WARNING MY CAR STOPPED. MY WHEEL STARTED TIGHTENING AND I COULDN'T PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THANKS GOODNESS I DIDNT HAVE A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER. I COULDN'T EVEN STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS DUMB MINDED TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO COME GET ME AND THE CAR. NOW PICTURE ME, A WOMAN ALONE, IN THE ROAD AT10:30 AT NIGHT, WAITING FOR A WRECKER TO COME GET MY BEAUTIFUL, LUXURY CAR WITH JUST 69,000 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE UP KEEP. I TOWED THE CAR TO AN AUDI DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE TURBOS WENT OUT ON THE CAR AND WARRANTY WANT COVER THIS $11,071 BILL. PURCHASED THIS CAR AT 39,000 MILES AND PAID A PRETTY PENNY, STILL OWE A PRETTY PENNY ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY THIS HUGE REPAIR BILL ON TOP OF A HUGE CAR NOTE. BTW, CAR STILL AT SHOP, STILL NOT RUNNING UNLESS THE TURBOS ARE REPLACE. THIS IS NOT EVEN THE ENGINE ON THE CAR AND IT COST THIS EXPENSIVE.

SUNGLASSES HOLDER WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND FALLS DOWN BLOCKING MY REARVIEW MIRROR. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CLOSE IT AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I CANNOT SEE CLEARLY OUT OF MY REARVIEW MIRROR WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO MY DRIVING WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH LANES AND/OR TELL HOW CLOSE SOMEONE IS TO MY BUMPER TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM BEING REAR ENDED. I'M WORRIED THAT AN ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND APPARENTLY OTHER AUDI DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE ACCORDING TO ONE AUDI SERVICE FORUM (HTTPS://WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM/FORUMS/Q5-SQ5-MKI-8R-DISCUSSION-129/SUNGLASS-HOLDER-NOT-STAYING-UP-SRSLY-2856965/). THIS ALSO APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VOLKSWAGON BRANDED CARS.

ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING PROFUSELY. THIS LED TO MOISTURE ISSUES INSIDE THE CAR WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WHICH COULD PRESENT A SERIOUS VISIBILITY HAZARD. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (MAJOR VEHICLE CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULES) LOCATED IN THE TRACKING PATH OF THE WATER WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES TO THE DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IF IN MOTION. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD SEALANT MISSING ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL AUDI VEHICLE FORUMS AND THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE THERE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS AGENCY AWARE OF THE ISSUE BEFORE ANYONE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

2014 AUDI A8 VEHICLE HAS 57534 MILES ON IT, A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BY AUDI DEALERSHIPS. WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HWY THE PERFORMANCE SEEMED TO BE COMPROMISED. HEARD A GURGLING LIKE SOUND. THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED TURBO'S BLOWN AND ENGINE CONTAINS METAL CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. OUR CONCERN IS IF THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED UP WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THERE ARE A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS TURBO ISSUE, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND A PRODUCTION SOLUTION TO THE OIL SUPPLY LINES CAME IN MAY 2018. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT THERE STILL ON THE ROADS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OWNERS HAVE NO IDEA THIS ISSUE EXISTS? IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 4.0L ENGINES. TURBO'S. "AUDIZINE" WEBSITE DID A FORUM POLL TITLED 4.0TT BLOWN TURBO POLL. THERE IS ALSO A ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKAGE ON THE TURBO'S THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MAY 2017. I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL BEFORE AN INJURY OCCURS.

Check Engine ON. Diagnosed as cam shaft timing chain failure

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE INITIAL STARTUP. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED. CODED ERROR IS DRIVER HEAD CURTAIN IGNITER SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. *TR