2005 Audi A6 Problems

AUDI OF AMERICA SENT ME A FLYER (ATTACHED) OFFERING $100 IN AUDI GOODS AND SERVICES AS AN INCENTIVE TO COMPLETE THE REPLACEMENT OF A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. SINCE MAY 2ND, NOW ALMOST 5 MONTHS LATER, AUDI HAS STILL FAILED TO PROVIDE THE OFFERED INCENTIVE DESPITE ME CONTACTING THEM AND THEIR PROMISE IT WOULD BE RESOLVED. AS THIS RECALL IS UNDER NHTSA JURISDICTION I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE INTEREST IN THEIR BEHAVIOR IN REGARDS TO THIS SERIOUS MATTER.

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS DONE MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR,ONLY TOLD THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS AT AUDI OF ROCHESTER NY. I AM CONCERNED THE I HAVE HEAR NOTHING FROM THEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG GO OFF NOR DO I WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE THAT IT WILL.

THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE BREAK LIGHT/SIGNAL WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT TENDS WEATHER DEPENDENT. I HAVE READ AUDI FORUMS WHOM HAVE SAID THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT (70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ABOVE) WILL SHORT CAUSING THE LED BREAK/SIGNAL LIGHT TO NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT IT IS ALSO BECAUSE OF A FAULTY "LIGHT CONTROL MODULE + WIRING." DUE TO THE INTERMITTENCY AND HIGH COST OF THE JOB IT HAS NOT BEEN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY NONE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK OR EVEN AFTER REPAIRING IT, THE SAME ISSUE WILL ARISE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN MAY OF 2015, HOWEVER IT WAS FINE THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER. I AGAIN NOTICED IT RANDOMLY THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS (JUNE-AUG).

I REACHED OUT TO AUDI WHEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I SPOKE TO 2 AUDI REPS AT THERE CALL CENTER WHOM BOTH STATED TO ME THAT I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE EMAIL I RECEIVED AND TO CHECK THIS SITE. ONCE I HAVE IT SHOWED AND STATED THE SAME RECALL THAT I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT. BUT ONCE I STATED THAT THE DEALER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE SCHEDULING OF THIS BUT BOTH REPS STATE THAT THE SITE BACKED BY AUTO TRADER AND KBB WAS INCORRECT. IT BOTHERS ME TO SEE THAT THIS COMPANY IS NOT AWARE OF THERE OWN DEFECTS WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE IS EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE CAR--------- ALSO AFTER SEEING THE RECALL MY PASSENGER LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS STARTED TO FLICKER WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR, WHICH LEAD TO SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. MY WHOLE MMI INTERFACE MALFUNCTIONED TO WHERE ITS ONLY A BLACK SCREEN

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD TO PAY FOR A PARKING BRAKE MODULE OR MOTOR. THE COST WAS 900.00 BOTH TIMES. I GOOGLE THIS AND FOUND MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

ON OUR 2005 AUDI A6 WE PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED (CPO) WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS A6 IT HAD ONLY 30,330 MILES. WHEN WE GOT TO AROUND 90K+ MILES IS WHEN WE STARTED TO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE CARS BRAKING SYSTEM. WE TOOK IT TO AUDI WHICH IS THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AND WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE MODULE CAUSING THE BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON ALONG WITH A LOUD BEEPING FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY THOUGHT IT COULD ALSO BE LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND CAPPED IT OFF. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT THEN CAME BACK ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS TIME IT WAS SAID WE HAVE A FAULT ECU MODULE. WE HAD THIS SERVICE DONE WHICH COSTS $2,200.USD BUT THIS WAS JUST TO REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT NOT THE BRAKE MODULE. WE ASKED IF THIS REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE BOTH ISSUES AND THE ANSWER WAS YES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BOSCH BRAKE MODULE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AUDI. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND EVERYONE GET THEIR MONEY REFUNDED TO THEM FOR THE PAIN AND ANGUISH THIS HAS CAUSED. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST AUDI!! *TR

ON OUR 2005 AUDI A6 WE PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED (CPO) WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS A6 IT HAD ONLY 30,330 MILES. WHEN WE GOT TO AROUND 90K+ MILES IS WHEN WE STARTED TO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE CARS BRAKING SYSTEM. WE TOOK IT TO AUDI WHICH IS THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AND WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE MODULE CAUSING THE BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON ALONG WITH A LOUD BEEPING FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY THOUGHT IT COULD ALSO BE LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND CAPPED IT OFF. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT THEN CAME BACK ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS TIME IT WAS SAID WE HAVE A FAULT ECU MODULE. WE HAD THIS SERVICE DONE WHICH COSTS $2,200.USD BUT THIS WAS JUST TO REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT NOT THE BRAKE MODULE. WE ASKED IF THIS REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE BOTH ISSUES AND THE ANSWER WAS YES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BOSCH BRAKE MODULE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AUDI. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND EVERYONE GET THEIR MONEY REFUNDED TO THEM FOR THE PAIN AND ANGUISH THIS HAS CAUSED. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST AUDI!! *TR

CAR STUTTERING. DEPRESSES THROTTLE TO ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM. GAS PEDAL STUCK AT FULL ACCELERATION AND MAXIMUM RPM. SET CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO DECELERATE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT FINALLY SPRUNG BACK FROM FULL THROTTLE. *TR

When this steering problem is occurring no communication between the steering and driver and accident happened and its very dangerous!!! DTC 00456 (Access/start control module -J518- no communication) is found in several control modules or the access/start authorization control module, J518 (address word 05), identifies itself with implausible data can be found through guided fault finding (GFF). If DTC 00288 (Steering column lock actuator-N360, faulty) is logged in the access/start authorization control module, J518

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER PARKING AT A STORE PARKING LOT. STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED NO POWER TO ANYTHING ONLY MMI HAD POWER TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED ON PARKING POSITION AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE SISTEM WAS ACTIVATED LOOKING UP ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE'S TO MANY CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM THEY ALL STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE START CONTROL MODULE.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING HOME PARKED CAR IMMEDIATELY.

VERY COMMON PROBLEM - "IGNITION MODULE DEFECTIVE" CODE AT 190,000 MILES. TEMPORARY REPAIR OF THE ISSUE WITH DTC RESET. FULL LOGGING OF CAR DATA VIA OBD-II PORT REVEALS ZERO FAULTS WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, AND DIAGNOSTIC TRAFFIC ON THE CAN BUS AT STARTUP SHOW ZERO FAULTS. ONCE KEY IS INSERTED IN DASH AND TURNED TO "ACCESSORY", MODULE FAULTS OUT WITHOUT ANY TRAFFIC SENT/RECEIVED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP-ONLY REPAIR, PER MULTIPLE AUDI SERVICE TECHNICIANS, AUDI OF AMERICA REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT TO REPAIR LAW BY MAKING AVAILABLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS THE IMMOBILIZER HARDWARE. DEALER ESTIMATES/QUOTES RANGE FROM $2100-$3700 TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WITH THE ATTACHED AND SEPARABLE IGNITION MODULE (ACCESSIBLE VIA 2 SCREWS AND 1 RIVET). DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO REPLACE/RE-CODE ONLY THE IGNITION MODULE, STATING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER C6 BODY AUDI A6 OWNERS CONFIRM THE SAME DETAILS. NOTHING IS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH OR MODULE, AND CLEARING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START IMMEDIATELY. SUSPECT PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE OF THE PART IN QUESTION.

THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE BREAK LIGHT/SIGNAL WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT TENDS WEATHER DEPENDENT. I HAVE READ AUDI FORUMS WHOM HAVE SAID THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT (70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ABOVE) WILL SHORT CAUSING THE LED BREAK/SIGNAL LIGHT TO NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT IT IS ALSO BECAUSE OF A FAULTY "LIGHT CONTROL MODULE + WIRING." DUE TO THE INTERMITTENCY AND HIGH COST OF THE JOB IT HAS NOT BEEN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY NONE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK OR EVEN AFTER REPAIRING IT, THE SAME ISSUE WILL ARISE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN MAY OF 2015, HOWEVER IT WAS FINE THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER. I AGAIN NOTICED IT RANDOMLY THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS (JUNE-AUG).

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 AUDI A6 WHICH HAS A FAILURE OF THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS. BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT, TURN LIGHT INDICATOR, OR HAZARD LIGHTS THAT IS OPERABLE. AT FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, WHILE REPLACING THE BULB I NOTICED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD SHOWED SIGNS OF A BURNOUT. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT AUDI HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH VOLTAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS. WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS OR HAZARD LIGHTS THERE IS A SERIOUS CHANCE THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. AH

AFTER THIRTY MINUTES, AC VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTS BLOWING VERY HOT AIR. TEN MINUTES LATER THE AC VENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES THE SAME. A SHORT WHILE LATER THE TWO CENTER VENTS BLOW HOT AIR. THE NEXT DAY IS ALL STARTS OVER. AUDI SENT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB 2013883/1 DOING A MEA CULPA STATING IT WAS THEIR FAULT. WHEN THEY MANUFACTURED IT THEY GOT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE AC PUMP. BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR $1300. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL. THE CENTER I.P. VENTS BLOW COLD AIR WHILE ALL OTHER VENTS BLOW VERY HOT AIR. THIS OCCURS ALMOST ANY TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER IS USED. DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD, DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX. AUDI RELEASED A TSB IN 12/08 DETAILING THE CAUSE TO BE DEBRIS LEFT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DURING PRODUCTION. AUDI REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 AUDI A6 HAS WATER DAMAGE. SOME HOW OVER NIGHT HEAVY RAIN SEEPAGE LEFT AN INCH OF WATER BEHIND DRIVER SEAT. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AT A SLIGHT INCLINE. ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS WHERE CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED $2,700 ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO MODULES LOCATED UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THESE MODULES ALERT ME ABOUT ESP/ABS AND PARK BRAKE AS WELL AS A MODULE THAT POWERS THE VEHICLES MMI/NAVIGATION AND STEREO SYSTEM. NONE OF THESE FUNCTION ANYLONGER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE WATER ENTERED MY VEHICLE. IS AUDI RESPONSIBLE? THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

MY AUDI A6 STAYED OVERNIGHT IN THE RAIN. IN THE MORNING THE DRIVER'S FOOTWELL WAS FULL WITH 2 INCHES OF WATER. AUDI RECOGNIZED THAT SUNROOFS HAVE A DRAIN LINE THAT IS INSTALLED WITH A KINK TO LIMIT NOISE GOING BACK INTO THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE KINK PREVENTS DEBRIS FROM EVACUATING CORRECTLY. *TR

NOV 17 2017 ON MY WAY TO WORK , I GOT A FLAT TIRED SO I HAD TO PULL OVER .. RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ON CLAIREMONT GOING NORTH ON THE 805. THE

ENGINEERING FLAW LEAD TO EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN INSTEAD OF JUST THE MODULE THAT FAILED. DOING SOME REVIEWS ON-LINE - SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM BUT AUDI DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT - HTTP://WWW.AUDIWORLD.COM/FORUMS/A6-S6-C6-PLATFORM-DISCUSSION-58/TRANSPONDER-STEERING-COLUMN-2834070/ MILLAGE LISTED AS APPROX SINCE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON - AUDI STATED THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THIS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THERE ARE SAYING THE SAME BELT'S LOCKING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT IS 'OUT OF WARRANTY" . *TR

I OWNED A 2005 PREOWNED CERTIFICED AUDI A6 AND THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER RETRACTOR SEATB ELTS NEVER WORKED, ITW STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND IT' WAS HARD TO PULL OUT. *AK

AFTER SHOPPING, I WAS DRIVING MY SISTER BACK TO HER HOUSE, PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, (HEAR IT CLICK ) ENGINE STILL RUNNING, STARTED TO UNLOAD THE PACKAGES, WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD, WHEN I GOT INTO THE FRONT SEAT,I PLACE MY HAND ON THE TRANSMISSION STICK, TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL LOCKED, AND AT THAT POINT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, RAISED UP, AND ACCELERATED, HITTING A TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT TREE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE HIT THE HOUSE. CALL AUDI THE NEXT DAY, DURING THE NEXT WEEK, AUDI TECHNICAL FIELD MANAGER, LOOKED OVER THE CAR, AND FOUND IT TO BE OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND INTENDED, AS PER LETTER DATED OCT. 5, 2006 FROM AUDI EXECUTIVE OFFICE. FOR THE RECORD, AUDI OF SMITHTOWN SERVICE REPS. WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND BY NO MEANS DOES THIS REFLEX THE DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUS HURT.. *NM

ON 6/25/05 I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 AUDI A6 3.2 SEDAN FROM AUDI OF OAKLAND CA AND HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD. AUDI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THE CONDITION OF MY CONCERN IS COMMON TO ALL AUDI A6 VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAN TEMPORARILY FAIL TO RESPOND TO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A SHARP DECELERATION FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT TO RESUME SPEED THAT CALLS FOR A CHANGE OF GEARING. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN THERE IS NO ENGINE POWER. AFTER THE DELAY THE ENGINE WILL LURCH IN TO POWER UPON FINDING A LOWER GEAR. THE PROBLEM CAME TO MY NOTICE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN FROM THE SIDE. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AS FOR THAT BRIEF PERIOD THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER AND I THOUGHT THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WOULD HIT ME. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WITH THE DEALER AND WITH AUDI NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THE RESPONSE DELAY IS ''NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE VEHICLE'' AND FURTHER THAT AUDI DOES NOT CONSIDER A NEED TO REMEDY THIS DESIGN DEFECT. SINCE THEN I HAVE TESTED A NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME CLASS MADE BY OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THIS DEFECT. I ASK THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND THAT YOU USE YOUR AUTHORITY TO MAKE AUDI FIX THIS DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ASSISTANCE. *AK

CAR STOPPED IN PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT MOVE, TURN ON, SHIFT GEARS OR ANYTHING. *TR

1) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2) THE ELECTRONIC TRUNK LATCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE TRUNK WILL NOT LATCH, MEANING THE CAR IS UNSECURABLE AND THE TRUNK LID WILL FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS NOT ONLY CAN I NOT SECURE MY CAR OR US THE TRUNK, BUT WHEN THE LID FLIES OPEN IT IMPAIRS REARWARD VISIBILITY, BLOCKS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FOR DRIVERS BEHIND ME, AND DUE TO UNSECURABLE ITEMS PUTS DRIVERS BEHIND ME AT RISK OF ACCIDENT. 3) TOOK THE CAR TO STAMMLER IMPORTS (AUDI DEALER) IN BOULDER CO. THEY STATED "THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON ALL OF THE CURRENT AUDI MODELS AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM GERMANY." THEY ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME EVEN AN APPROXIMATE TIMEFRAME OF WHEN THE CAR MIGHT BE REPAIRED. THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY FIX TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A LOANER CAR THAT I CAN SAFELY USE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. IT HAS NOW BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS SINCE I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE ISSUE WHICH REMAINS UNRESOLVED. THE DEALER'S CURRENT SOLUTION REMAINS THAT I DRIVE AROUND WITH THIS TRUNK SAFETY ISSUE INDEFINITELY. I ALSO CALLED AUDI AMERICA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 800-822-2834 TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BRANDON. I INFORMED HIM OF THE ONGOING TRUNK SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AND EXPRESSED HOW IT ALSO REPRESENTS A HUGE LIABILITY FOR AUDI IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. HE STATES AT THIS TIME HE IS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN CALL THE DEALER AND ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION. HE STATES HE IS UNABLE TO AUTHORIZE THE DEALER PROVIDE A LOANER CAR UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. HE STATES AUDI AMERICA IS UNABLE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. HE STATES HE IS "IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION AS AUDI AMERICA DOES NOT HAVE MUCH LEVERAGE WITH ITS DEALERS" AND IS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *CN