2014 Audi S6 4 DR AWD

EPC light and Engine light keep coming on and causing the car to go into limp mode while driving on highway at 55+ mph. This has happened three times. Each time I have taken the car back to Audi Marietta Jim Ellis. Each time I have paid thousands of dollars to remedy the problem. But other issues with the car engine keep arising. I have replaced the entire suspension at 60k miles... and Air struts at 70k. Engine mounts, Transmission mounts, replaced the battery twice. Dealership can not understand why the components are wearing out prematurely. The car is a safety issue and at this point I am fearful when I have to drive the car. This car is a lemon! But Audi will not buy the car back.

DURING A 500 MILE ROAD TRIP FROM IA TO MO I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST SYMPTOM. I WAS ABOUT 5 HOURS INTO THE TRIP, CRUISE WAS SET AT ABOUT 70MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN A 'SHUDDER' WENT THROUGH THE CAR, LIKE THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER FOR A MOMENT. GETS YOUR ATTENTION IN A HURRY! I CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES, AND THERE WERE NO ERRORS AND EVERYTHING APPEARED IN ORDER. WE WERE ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES FROM THE DESTINATION, SO WE DECIDED TO SEE IF WE WOULD HAVE ANY TROUBLE MAKING IT. WE MADE IT THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO IA. IN GENERAL THE CAR DROVE OKAY. ALTHOUGH WE DID EXPERIENCE THE SHUDDER ABOUT 4 TIME ON THE TRIP HOME. I WAS SURPRISED THAT WE MADE IT, BASED ON THE FIRST SHUDDER. ONCE I GOT HOME I DECIDED TO INSPECT THE TURBOS, AS THEY HAVE A FAILURE HISTORY IN THESE CARS. I USED A BORESCOPE TO CHECK THE TURBOS. THE PASSENGER SIDE TURBO HAD OIL IN THE INTAKE, INDICATING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TURBO COMPRESSOR SEAL. THERE WAS ALSO SLIGHT SCRAPING OF THE COMPRESSOR BLADES ON THE HOUSING, INDICATING THE INITIAL STAGES OF FAILURE. THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL I COULD GET A CHANCE TO PULL EVERYTHING APART. THIS WEEKEND I PULLED THE CAR APART. I FOUND A PLUGGED TURBO OIL SCREEN BURIED DEEP IN THE VEE OF THE ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL OIL SCREEN WAS DEFORMED IN THE DIRECTION OF OIL FLOW, INDICATING THE RESTRICTION TO FLOW THAT IT HAD CREATED. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE EXISTING OIL SCREEN AND A BRAND NEW OIL SCREEN HELD UP TO A LIGHT. THIS IS TO INDICATE THE LEVEL OF BLOCKAGE ON THE ORIGINAL SCREEN. CAR HAD 91,828 MILES WHEN IT WAS SCOPED. I HAVE OWNED 16 AUDI'S OVER THE YEARS, 9 WITH TURBOS. THIS IS MY FIRST TURBO FAILURE EVER. I HAVE TAKEN MANY OF THE CARS UP AROUND 200K MILES, WITH A FEW SURPASSING IT BEFORE BEING TRADED.

MY TURBO CHARGERS BLEW DUE TO OIL STARVATION WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH IN THE CITY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT.

MY SPECIFIC YEAR MODEL 2014 AS WELL AS ALL 4.0TT MODELS 2013-2014 HAVE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE IN WHICH, BY FAULTY DESIGN, THE OIL SUPPLY TO THE TURBOS IS RESTRICTED THEREFOR CAUSING THE TURBOS TO FAIL. THE FLAWED DESIGN IS IN RELATION TO THE OIL SCREEN THAT CLOGS AND STARVES THE TURBOS OF OIL AND CAUSING FAILURE. AUDI HAS SINCE BEGAN INSTALLING A REVISED VERSION OF THIS SCREEN TO ALLEVIATE THESE ISSUES IN MODELS AFTER2016. BUT THEY HAVE ORDERED A RECALL FOR YEAR MODELS 2013-2016. EVEN WITH SERVICE INTERVALS CUT IN HALF(OIL CHANGES AT 5,000 MILES INSTEAD OF 10,000 MILES) IT IS STILL A VERY COMMON ISSUE. WHEN THE TURBOS FAIL THE ENGINE IS UNABLE TO RUN AND CAN POSE A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. NOT ONLY IS THIS A REAL AND SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, THE COST OF THE REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE TURBOS(DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW) IS UPWARDS OF $6,000 CONSERVATIVELY. AUDI HAS RELEASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIRS OF THE OIL SEPARATOR TO 100,000 MILES, BUT THIS ONLY ADDRESSES PART OF THE PROBLEM. MANY TIMES BY THE TIME THE OIL SEPARATOR IS FLAGGED BY THE ECU, THE DAMAGE TO THE TURBOS IS ALREADY DONE. ON TOP OF THAT IF THE TURBOS FAIL DUE TO THE OIL SEPARATOR OR DUE TO THE OIL SCREEN CLOGGING, THE ONLY REPAIRS AND COSTS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ARE FOR THE OIL SEPARATOR ITSELF. FOR EXAMPLE, IF MY OIL SCREEN CLOGS(WHICH LEADS TO NO CEL) OR IF MY OIL SEPARATOR FAILS IN TURN CAUSING TO TURBOS TO FAIL, THE ONLY THING COVERED BY WARRANTY IS THE OIL SEPARATOR. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALSO IS ALSO ONLY ALLOWED TO BE USED AFTER THE ITEM HAS FAILED AND NOT PREVENTATIVELY. IF THESE ITEMS WERE TO BE COVERED AND REPLACE PREVENTATIVELY THE TURBOS WOULD NO LONGER BE FAILING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE IN THE AUDI 4.0 COMMUNITY. THROUGH AUDI FORUMS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS IT IS APPARENT THIS IS NOT A SMALL ISSUE.

TOO FINE OF AN OIL SCREEN, CAUSING TURBO FAILURE DUE TO STARVATION OF OIL TO THE TURBOS. NOW I NEED A VERY VERY COSTLY REPAIR. SEVERAL $1000'S.

POWER STEERING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. 18 MONTHS AGO, POWER STEERING FAILED AND WHOLE POWER-STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 1 MONTH AGO, POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN, FOR TWO DAYS, AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE I LEFT SNOW COUNTY (I DON'T KNOW IF THE COLD HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRIC-ASSISTED, NOT HYDRAULIC). I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER THAT REPLACED POWER STEERING SYSTEM 18 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG - BUT THEY SUGGESTED I COULD REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING MODULE AGAIN FOR $5700, SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, POWER STEERING FAILED, THEN RESUMED, AND THEN FAILED IN A REPEATED MANNER EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO, WHILE ALSO SOMETIMES REMAINING BROKEN FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. BEHAVIOR DID NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO VEHICLE MOTION. I CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA, AND THEY SAY THERE IS LITTLE THAT CAN BE DONE, YET THEY CLAIM THEY'LL TALK TO THE DEALER AND GET BACK TO ME. CONVERSATION DID NOT SOUND HOPEFUL, AND WHEN THE PROPOSED SOLUTION FROM THE DEALER WAS TO REPLACE THE EXACT SAME MODULE THAT WAS REPLACED 18 MONTHS AGO, I SUSPECT SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON.

SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES DO TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THAT WAS AUDI EXCUSE. SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT 63,000 MILES. ENGINE MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AT 63,000. NOW AT 75,000 MILES, ENGINE CAMSHAFT HAS FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3K MILES AND ALL MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE AND ALWAYS DONE ON TIME OR BEFORE REQUIRED. CAR ALWAYS SMELL LIKE GAS. INSPECTION FOUND NO ISSUES. AT THIS POINT, I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE THIS CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI OF USA FOR ASSISTANCE. BUT AUDI IS UNRESPONSIVE. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS BUT UNABLE TO UPLOAD DUE TO FILE SIZE RESTRICTIONS.

THE TURBO CHARGER BEARINGS BROKE AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE SINCE HEARD OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL FROM THE AUDI DEALER WAS $48,000, YES THAT'S NOT A TYPO, $48,000 IS WAY MORE THAN THE CAR IS EVEN WORTH. WE STILL OWE $30,000 ON A CAR THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS WITHOUT A RUNNING ENGINE AND IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I BELIEVE AUDI SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

TURBO FAILURE - CAR STALLED WHILE SLOWING ON A MAJOR ROAD. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE DANGERS OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED MULTIPLE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE AND ADMITTING TO FAULTY PARTS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION AND USE OF ENGINE.

TURBO FAILURE - CAR STALLED WHILE SLOWING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, CAUSING MULTIPLE NEAR-COLLISIONS. AUDI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE DANGERS OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED MULTIPLE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE AND ADMITTING TO FAULTY PARTS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION AND USE OF ENGINE.

I WAS DRIVING BEHIND AN AUDI S6 (ONE OF THE NEWER MODELS WITH FULL LED LIGHTING) AT NIGHT. I FOUND ITS LED BRAKE LIGHTS BLINDINGLY BRIGHT. THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE VERY BRIGHT BY THEMSELVES, BUT THEY'RE BORDERLINE TOLERABLE, HOWEVER BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THEY COME ON ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT - I COULD NOT LOOK AT THAT CAR WHEN DRIVING BEHIND IT, IT WAS TOO PAINFUL TO LOOK AT. I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THAT CAR AND OFF THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME AS A RESULT OF THIS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. I COULD NOT HAVE THOSE TAILLIGHTS WITHIN MY FIELD OF VISION, THEY HURT EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO LOOK AWAY FROM THAT AUDI. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING BEHIND NEW AUDIS AND OTHER CARS THAT USE EXTREMELY BRIGHT LED TAILLIGHTS. I COULD HAVE CRASHED BECAUSE WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN BEHIND THAT AUDI THAT LIT UP ITS TAILLIGHTS WHEN BRAKING I COULD NOT LOOK AHEAD ON THE ROAD AND AT THE CAR. I HAD TO BRAKE BLINDLY WHILE BRIEFLY LOOKING UP FOR A MILLISECOND OR TWO (AND SUFFERING EYE PAIN) NOW AND THEN TO ENSURE I WASN'T GOING TO CRASH INTO IT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONSTANTLY MAINTAIN THE AUDI IN FRONT OF ME WITHIN FIELD OF SIGHT DUE TO SEVERE EYE PAIN IT CAUSED ME. IS THERE A LAW THAT MANDATES A SAFE LIGHT OUTPUT BY THE HEADLIGHTS? BECAUSE I FIND LED TAILLIGHTS IN GENERAL PAINFULLY BRIGHT TO VARYING DEGREE AMONGST DIFFERENT CARMAKERS, WITH AUDI HAVING THE MOST SEVERELY PAINFUL BRIGHTNESS (SIMILAR TO LOOKING AT THE SUN). *TR