2010 Audi A4 engine problems

ENGINE

This audi doesn’t have a dip stick that comes with the car. It burns 1-2 quarts of oil a month and doesn’t indicate when your car is low on oil. It’s a guessing game when the engine says put a quart of oil in and I needed 2 and a half quarts to be full. It’s such a saftey hazard I’m surprised audi hasn’t recalled this engine. I spent over $1000 to have everything resealed and fixed because it just ceased one day due to not having enough oil

NHTSA complaint #11538896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

No oil dip stick. The engine sucks a qt of oil every 2 weeks without leaks and due to the lack oem dip stick not in if you overfill your oil you’ll get bad spark plugs.

NHTSA complaint #11531119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

Drains so much oil for only A car that takes 4.9L of oil. It’s unreal which causes so many other issues

NHTSA complaint #11475427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

Engine Excessive oil consumption burning oil then suddenly found out there is no oil in the engine that causes for blow the engine while driving if you don't add oil it's common problem for this car ; asking for solve the issue

NHTSA complaint #11459200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2010 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who determined that the timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that there was low compression in the engine. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #11436561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH A GOOD PRICE. THE CAR ITSELF RUNS PRETTY GOOD BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT BURNS OIL AND IT IS FACTORY PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT AUDI HAS THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION IT CONSUMES 1 QT EVERY 200 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #11376957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I DON'T WHY AUDI HASN'T RECALL THE 2010 AUDI A4 MY CAR WILL NOT HOLD OIL HAD THREE REAR MAIN SEALS PUT IN. EACH TIME THEY REPLACED SEAL IT WAS $1200. JUST HAD OIL CHANGE AND A WEEK LATER NEEDED TO PUT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN CAR. AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL THIS CAR. I HAD A FRIEND TAKE HIS CAR TO AUDI AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR FREE.

NHTSA complaint #11352474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET I HEARD THAT IT WAS KNOCKING AND HAD STOPPED THE CAR TO CHECK ON IT BUT WAS NOT SURE SINCE I AM FIGURING THIS CAR OUT. AFTER THAT DAY IT HAD BEEN KNOCKING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAD STARTING TO SHAKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. BUT ANYWAYS WHEN I ACCELERATED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER, THE SHAKING STOPPED BUT WAS STILL KNOCKING. AND AFTER TIME IT JUST GOT WORSE AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #11310000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY CAR USES A LOT OF OIL AND BLOWS CLOUDS OF OIL GOING UP HILLS. AUDI WANTS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN FOR $7K BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFUSES TO DO IT FOR FREE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AUDI COULD DO THIS AND GET AWAY WITH IT. NEVER BUYING AN AUDI AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #11298431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE MY CAR IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED ONE IT'S REQUIRE MORE OIL JUST AFTER 300 MILES AND AUDI WON'T FIX IT ASKING FOR 6K TO 7K TO FIX THE ENGINE I BARELY HAVE 110K MILES ON THE CAR. AUDI NEED TO RECALL THEIR AND FIX IT FOR FREE

NHTSA complaint #11279103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I SLOW DOWN TO PARK I HEARD AND FELT A POP IN THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO PARK. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER WORK I WENT BACK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST CLANK REALLY LOUD. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE MECHANIC. I THEN TOWED THE CAR ABOUT A WEEK LATER TO THE MECHANIC FOR HIM TO CHECK IT OUT. AFTER A FEW DAYS HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE CHAIN TENSIONERS BROKE AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $4800 AND OR WE CAN PUT A NEW ENGINE FOR $6300.

NHTSA complaint #11267616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR WAISTES TOO MUCH OIL, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CHANGE AND ADD NEW OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 DAYS OR LESS. I BOUGHT THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A FRIEND AND UP UNTIL 2 MONTHS AGO THE CAR SHOWED NO ISSUES. UP UNTIL ENDS OF JULY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR BACK HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR ALMOST OVERHEATED... I HAD CHANGED THE OIL 6 DAYS BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAD THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC, BOTH STATED IT WAS A FACTORY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11253758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR SUFFERED FROM CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HTTPS://TIMINGCHAINLITIGATION.COM/

NHTSA complaint #11242384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 DAYS AGO AND ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP I'D ALREADY HAD TO ADD A QUART OF OIL, 2 DAYS LATER AFTER REFILLING AND I'M BASICALLY BACK TO ZERO ON OIL. I DON'T DRIVE MUCH SO THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS MUCH HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE, I'VE DRIVEN MAYBE 400 MILES AND I'VE HAD TO ADD OIL TWICE. I'VE NEVER HAD TO DO THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR BEFORE, THIS IS MAD.

NHTSA complaint #11150979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

FULLY STOCK ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN CAR EXPERIENCED A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. BEING AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, THIS CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE AND THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I WAS FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 100 MILES AND STOPPED FOR GAS. ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR YIELDED CRANKING BUT NO TURNING OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE VIA ENGINE COMPRESSION. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON MY HIGHWAY DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PUTTING MYSELF AND THE DRIVERS AROUND ME IN DANGER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IS TAKING PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR TENSIONER REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #11129758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION FOR YEARS, FROM FAULTY PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. REPEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH MY MECHANIC AND REVIEW OF AUDI BLOGS SHOWS THAT AUDI USA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR IT. WE WERE TOLD THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WAS WITHIN PARAMETERS, BUT NOW THE CAR IS NO FIXABLE FOR A REASONABLE RATE.

NHTSA complaint #11075185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE.

NHTSA complaint #11074584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND STALL ON CITY ROAD INTERSECTION FULL OF TRAFFIC.

NHTSA complaint #11074036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

'TAKATA RECALL' MONDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR TO BRING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND IT WOULD NOT START. WE DROVE IT THE DAY BEFORE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. WE HAD IT TAKEN BY FLAT BED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID THE VALVES ARE BENT ON ONE SIDE OF THE BANKS. THEY SUGGESTED WE REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IF THEY PULL OFF THE HEAD AND THERE IS PISTON DAMAGE THEN WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ANYWAYS AND GET CHARGED FOR THE DISASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD BE AN EXTRA $1200 ON TOP OF THE CHARGE FOR THE NEW ENGINE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND NEED TO PUT IN ALMOST $10,000 TO FIX IT.

NHTSA complaint #11065331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAR WAS PURCHASED AT TEXAS DIRECT IN STAFFORD, TEXAS. CAR CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 600-800 MILES. AT THIS RATE I AM CONSUMING 15-20 QUARTS BETWEEN REGULAR MANUFACTURERS OIL CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

NHTSA complaint #11052078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, THROWING THE PISTONS OUT OF SYNC, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VALVES. THIS OCCURRED WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11041670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. NO EARLY WARNING AS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE BY AUDI DEALERSHIP AND OIL CAPACITY AND PRESSURE WERE WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S TOLERANCE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEED WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #11041750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ENGINE PROBLEM

NHTSA complaint #11003991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE MISFIRE LIKELY DUE TO TIMING CHAIN JUMP. EXTENSIVE REPAIR TO ENGINE INCLUDING INTAKE VALVES, TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND SEVERAL RELATED PARTS. AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN ALBANY, NY, DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS TO OTHER VEHICLES. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $3,194.46, AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF THE VEHICLE FOR 9 DAYS.

NHTSA complaint #10960224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION FROM FAULTY PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. BROKE EXHAUST VALVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE ON INTERSTATE. AUDI AWARE OF DEFECTS BUT DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. THEY REFUSED MULTIPLE REASONABLE REQUESTS FOR HELP IN REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10940287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS LUCKY THAT MY CAR DID NOT FAIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LIKE OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE. THE TIMING TENSIONER AND CHAIN FAILED, CAUSING A COSTLY REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE THREE CLASS-ACTION SUITS AGAINST AUDI-VW REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL. WHY? I WANT AUDI TO PAY FOR THIS COSTLY REPAIR AND HAVE A RECALL. I CAN SEND PHOTOS IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA complaint #10928132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE RESULTING IN CONSTANTLY TOPPING-OFF OIL, PURCHASING OIL BY THE CASES. AUDI OF AMERICA CLEARLY STATES THAT THE AUDI DEALERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE REPAIR OBLIGATION, SINCE MY VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE 80K MILEAGE/8 YEAR TIME FRAME, AUDI IS LIABLE TO MAKE THE RELATIVE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE AUDI OF TYSONS DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE AND REFUSES TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED PART ONE OF THE TESTING AND REQUESTED THAT I RETURN ONCE THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RESISTANCE BEGAN. AFTER PROVIDING CONSISTENT SERVICE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES THAT EXCLUDE THE "ODOMETER READINGS", THE AUDI DEALERSHIP DID NOT GO TO THE NEXT PHASE OF TESTING/REPAIR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE BELTWAY(RISKY). ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY OF A REPAIR NOW WOULD DEFINITELY ALLEVIATE A COSTLY PRICE TO PAY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE RECALL ACTION NOW OR PAY A MAJOR PRICE LATER! NOT THE WAY TO VALUE A CONSUMER AND A POOR WAY OF HANDLING THE MATTER!!!

NHTSA complaint #10917785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY STOP WHICH MADE THE CAR UNABLE TO MOVE OR RESPOND IN ANY WAY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BUT COMPLETELY DISABLED.

NHTSA complaint #10850822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

PURCHASED A USED LEASE VEHICLE IN 2014, 63,000 MILES ON IT. LOOKED LIKE A CREAMPUFF. CARFAX WAS CLEAN. USED OIL EXCESSIVELY. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER I COULD NOT GET CAR FIXED PER CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ORIGINAL OWNER OR DID NOT HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS. CAR HAS NOW HAD AN INTAKE VALVE FAILURE IN CYLINDER 3 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS BREAKING. 101,000 MILES AND JUST OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED FOR $2500 EXTRA. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AND STUCK 3 HOURS FROM MY HOME. AUDI OF AMERICA SAYS CAR WAS "FIXED" IN 2012 AND WILL NOT RELEASE MAINTENANCE RECORDS, CITING PRIVACY OF PREVIOUS OWNER, A CORPORATE LEASE. AUDI DEALER IN MELBOURNE FL WHO DID THE REPAIR IN 2012 WILL NOT RELEASE RECORDS SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS FIXED AND WHAT PARTS WERE USED. TOTAL RUNAROUND BY AUDI OF AMERICA AND AUDI OF MELBOURNE. I DON'T HAVE $7000 FOR REPAIR, AND, STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON CAR FOR 2 MORE YEARS . A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE, FOR WORK. ALL 5 MILLION VEHICLES FROM 2009, 2010 AND 2011 WITH DEFECTIVE PISTONS AND RINGS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ALSO COMPROMISES CATALYTIC CONVERTER PERFORMANCE, AND LIFE. THAT'S ANOTHER $1200-$1700 TO GET REPLACED. AUDI CARE IS A JOKE. THEIR ARROGANCE IS ASTOUNDING.

NHTSA complaint #10808307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ADD OIL WARNING LIGHT ON. THE CAR TELLS ME TO ADD 1 QUARTS OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. CAR HAS A KNOWN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE BECAUSE AUDI MADE BAD BATCH OF PISTON RINGS ON ENGINE CODE CAE AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT IT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THEM AND WAS SETTLED IN SEPT 2014 AND NOW ITS TIME FOR A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10678746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.