2007 Audi A4 Airbags Problems

The contact's granddaughter owns a 2007 Audi A4. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V427000 (Air Bags), the dealer informed the contact that the recall repair could not be completed because the odometer did not display the mileage as per the manufacturer's policy. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue, but no assistance was provided. The contact's granddaughter had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11631819

Incident

Dec 20, 2024

My 2007 Audi A4 is part of the Takata airbag lawsuit so I scheduled an appointment to have it repaired at Audi of Tampa. I had my car towed there because the battery recently died and I was told I needed to have the key reprogrammed because it would not start after replacing the battery and figured I could have both repairs done at the same time. My appointment was at 7pm but when I arrived nobody had any knowledge of my appointment and was told they do not make appointments that late in the day but a technician would give me a call. I leave my car there and receive a call today from the repair technician Tyler King who proceeded to tell me that prior to doing anything to the car he'd have to run a diagnostics test that would cost me $500! WHAT? Just to give a diagnosis that I've already been given? Insane. So now that I do not have that kind of money what am I supposed to do? Tow it back home and have a locksmith reprogram the key and ignore the airbag issue? I feel unsafe in the Audi I once loved and relied on daily and don't know how I am supposed to proceed with this.

NHTSA ID

11507705

Incident

Feb 16, 2023

2007 AUDI A4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED ON MAY 30, 2018.

NHTSA ID

11500764

Incident

Jan 9, 2023

Many years ago Audi advised that there is a defect with the air bag in my vehicle, and that they would change it for free. I contacted a dealer and they said they would contact me after the part is available. They have done nothing, the defective air bag is still in the car, the company still explains that the airbag can cause serious injury to occupants, and I still drive my family in the car. Now they are suggesting that because the car is nearing 15 years old they may disregard the risk to my family and not take responsibility for the defective air bag. The car has been to the shop, but their current web site does not clearly say, in plain language, that the air bag has been replaced. The language is not written so that an average prudent person can understand. I would like, in straight forward and unambiguous language, to know what the status is with the car.

NHTSA ID

11483847

Incident

Sep 10, 2022

RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL NHTSA 16V079 ON APRIL 2016. AFTER ALMOST 3 YEARS OF WAITING FOR PARTS DUE TO SHORTAGE THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 2019. ON APRIL 2019 AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SCANNED VEHICLE AND SAID WAS UNRELATED TO THE AIRBAG WHICH IT WAS JUST REPLACED AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $800 FOR A REAR SEATBELT TENSIONER. I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE BEING HONEST SO I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER NON-AUDI DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE AIRBAG CODES WERE RELATED TO ACTUAL AIRBAG WHICH WAS REPLACED. AFTER A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH AND AGGRAVATION WITH AUDI, THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG A SECOND TIME ON MAY OF 2020 AND AIRBAG LIGHT WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, 5 MONTHS LATER ON OCTOBER OF 2020 AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. DEALER NOW SAYS THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS NOT GOOD AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME $2,800 PLUS TAXES TO REPLACE IT. I FEEL THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND ARE PRESENTING ME WITH A FAT BILL WITH THE HOPES I WILL WALK AWAY WITHOUT REPAIRING, THIS WAY THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK FROM ANY OBLIGATIONS TO REPAIR THE CAR OR POTENTIAL LAW SUITS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AT THIS POINT. I FEEL THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR AN ISSUE WHICH STARTED AFTER THE AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $3,000 FOR SOMETHING I AM NOT EVEN SURE IT WILL WORK. IS THERE A LAW THAT WOULD PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM THIS TYPE OF SITUATION? AFTER ALL THIS WAS A RECALL..... WHAT IS MY RIGHT AT THIS POINT?

NHTSA ID

11373235

Incident

Nov 2, 2020

MY WIFE RECEIVED AN "URGENT" RECALL FOR AIRBAGS ON HER 2007 AUDI IN JANUARY 2018. TO DATE, THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. A SECOND RECALL WAS ISSUED IN JUNE 2018 ON ANOTHER PART OF PART OF THE AIRBAG WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THIS IS REDICULOUS ON A RECALL THAT COULD PROVE FATAL SHOULD MY WIFE BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIPS EXCUSE IS THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ?? AFTER ALMOST TWO YEARS ?? WE COULD USE A LITTLE HELP HERE.

NHTSA ID

11311112

Incident

Jan 30, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. I WENT TO AUDI MELBOURNE FL 2 YRS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT...THREE MONTHS AGO I GOT NOTIFICATION THAT IT WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX...I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON THE 15 OF MAY AND SINCE THEN THE LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD SAYS THAT IT IS NOT WORKING...IT TAKES ME 5HRS BACK AND FORTH 2X AND A DAY OFF WORK...I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME IF IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM...WELL THE LIGHT WAS NOT GOING ON BEFORE AND I WAS TOLD THE WAS NOT PERMANENT FIX EITHER...I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT I TAKE FROM SCHOOL...THIS IS DISGUSTING AT BEST...THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE BRING MY CAR TO THEM AND LEAVE ME WITHOUT A CAR TOMORROW...GREAT HOW DO I GET TO WORK...WHAT IS GOING ON...WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!

NHTSA ID

11210651

Incident

May 15, 2019

THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEB 2018. I HAD MY CAR AT AUDI, MOHEGAN LAKE, NY FOR SERVICE IN JULY 2018. PARTS APPARENTLY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED SINCE FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN CALLING 5/29/2019, I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST, WHICH HAS APPX 80 PEOPLE ON IT. THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF I WAS ALREADY ON FROM MY JULY 2018 VISIT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEED A REMEDY.

NHTSA ID

11210637

Incident

May 29, 2019

TAKATA RECALL--- AUDI REFUSES TO COMPLETE THE AIR BAG REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE

NHTSA ID

11151740

Incident

Nov 14, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HOFFMAN AUDI OF EAST HARTFORD (700 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 289-7721) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT*JB

NHTSA ID

11151545

Incident

Sep 1, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET RECALLED BAGS REPLACED, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE AN APPOINTMENT TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE. THE EXCUSE HAS BEEN THAT DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF RECALLS, MY PARTICULAR AIR BAG WAS ON ORDER AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE INVENTORY IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11144719

Incident

Mar 6, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 2 YEARS TO HAVE THE TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACED BUT THE DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THERE ARE NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE, I'VE CONTACTED A LOCAL CAR AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE DIFICULTY OBTAINING REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. WHY IS MY AUDI DEALER NOT ABLE TO.I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR WHILE MY AUDI IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND THEY REFUSED. IS THIS RECALL REQUIRED OR NOT? IS THIS A DANGEROUS CONDITION OR NOT?

NHTSA ID

11141953

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (AUDI SOUTH ORLANDO, 4725 VINELAND RD, ORLANDO, FL 32811, 407-674-0855) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11140648

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

DEALER DIDN'T FIX AIR BAG

NHTSA ID

11129171

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

NHTSA ID

11114848

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER (DCH AUDI OXNARD, 1521 AUTO CENTER DR, OXNARD, CA 93036) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11112172

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (AUDI PEABODY, 252 ANDOVER ST, PEABODY, MA 01960, (978) 739-8888) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11112150

Incident

Jun 28, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MOHEGAN LAKE AUDI, 1791 E MAIN ST, MOHEGAN LAKE, NY 10547, (914) 528-8076) CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11111670

Incident

Apr 5, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RAY CATENA AUDI (3561 U.S. 9, FREEHOLD, NJ) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11111506

Incident

Jun 28, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (AUDI ROCHESTER, 3955 W HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11111211

Incident

Jun 28, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MORONG FALMOUTH VOLKSWAGEN, 187 US ROUTE ONE, FALMOUTH, ME 04105, 207-781-4020) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11103002

Incident

Jan 11, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (AUDI ALBANY, 4017, 723 NEW LOUDON ROAD, LATHAM, NEW YORK 12110) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11101846

Incident

Mar 19, 2018

2007 AUDI 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE. *LD *JS

NHTSA ID

11099631

Incident

Mar 14, 2018

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THE DEALERSHIPS NEAR ME STILL DON'T HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE NO REMEDY OR WORKAROUND, AND CAN'T TAKE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGERS ANYWHERE WITHOUT RISKING THEIR LIVES!

NHTSA ID

11081426

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I'M DRIVING A 2007 IN THE HOT STATE OF ARIZONA. I CAN'T EVEN GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. AFTER SEEING ACCIDENT AFTER ACCIDENT IN OUR TOWN OF PHOENIX I FEEL IT'S NO LONGER SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE MY CAR. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS GO HAYWIRE? WE'VE CALLED ALL THE AUDI DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE HAS THE PART AND THEY KEEP SAYING TO CALL BACK AND CHECK AGAIN IN A FEW WEEKS. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO UNTIL THEN?

NHTSA ID

11076330

Incident

Mar 5, 2018