2013 Audi A6 Engine Problems

IT WAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE WHOLE CABIN SPECIALLY IN THE FRONT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO HAVE BAD VIBRATION DURING REVERSED, AND IDLE, ALSO WHEN THE AC IS ON. THEN THERES THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER, THE LIGHT IS ON, IT USED TO SAY '"OFF" THEN WHEN THE SEAT IS USED IT WILL SHUT OFF. NOW IT JUST STAYS ON. LAST IS THE AC COMPRESSOR SEEMS TO BE RATTLING LIKE A BOLT IS LOOSE. ALL THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY AUDI AND STILL MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.

NHTSA ID

11690179

Incident

Dec 31, 2024

I had my coolant system repaired before I found out there was a recall now my thermostat went bad. My brakes need to be replaced too much and my screw for my radio and system display stopped working every time you change fees it pops

NHTSA ID

11521861

Incident

May 6, 2023

OVER HEATING CAUSED BY THERMOSTAT STICKING. THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON ON THE 2.0 AUDI A6 WHICH WAS RECALL. THE CAR OVERHEATS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. ALSO, I HAD A SPARK PLUG END IP IN THE CYLINDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INNER WALL OF THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11390122

Incident

Jan 25, 2021

Mileage

115,000 mi

CAR IS LEAKING & BURNING OIL AND IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OPEN SHORT TO GROUND I ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING MY ENGINE LIGHT & MY EPIC LIGHT IS ON SMOKE IS COMING COMING FROM THE ENGINE & THE ENGINE IS SHAKING ROUGHLY & THESE ARE SOME OF THE RECALLS BUT THERE SAYING THE RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKING CAR OF BUT SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. I WAS IDLED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE.

NHTSA ID

11375555

Incident

Oct 17, 2020

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE MY FUEL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP. ALSO I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE OPEN GROUND OR SHORT TO GROUND CIRCUIT .

NHTSA ID

11375329

Incident

Oct 14, 2020

I OWN A 2013 AUDI A6 AROUND 77K MILES. I GOT THE CEL AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALUE THAT IS PART OF THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT COMPONENT ALSO HELPS KEEP THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE IN CHECK. THE ISSUE WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS THE VALVE MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING COOLANT TO PENETRATE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND FROM THERE INTO THE WIRING HARNESS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS A CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION OF THOSE COMPONENTS AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. WATER AND ELECTRICAL DO NOT MIX WELL.

NHTSA ID

11360807

Incident

Sep 21, 2020

Mileage

77,600 mi

ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL CABLES MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO FUEL EXHAUST ISSUE AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE STATIONARY AND OR DRIVING UNDER 50 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11280529

Incident

Nov 16, 2019

IN LATE DECEMBER 2017 OUT OF NOWHERE, MY CAR BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE WARNING, 'TURN OFF ENGINE AND CHECK COOLANT LEVEL' (PHOTO ATTACHED) ; THIS WAS VERY ALARMING AS I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE HAD ALL OF THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED AT THE DEALER. JUST A FEW DAYS LATER ON JANUARY 5, 2018 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER/COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ATTACHED). UNFORTUNATELY, I FELT THAT THE COST WAS TOO MUCH AT THE DEALER AND I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN THE AREA WHO REPLACED THE WATER/COOLANT PUMP. TO MY SURPRISE IN SEPTEMBER 2018, AUDI ANNOUNCED A RECALL FOR THE WATER/COOLANT PUMP. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS MEANS THAT THEY ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGED PUMP. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD ASSUME THAT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE PUMP SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. AS NOTED ON MY SERVICE MEMO FROM THE AUDI DEALERSHIP WHEN I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED FOR THE WARNING 'IF NOT REPLACED, THE ENGINE'S COOLING SYSTEM WILL NOT BE OPERATING EFFICIENTLY AND AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE.' IN FEBRUARY 2018, A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AFTER HAVING MY CAR'S WATER/COOLANT PUMP REPAIRED, THE CAR STARTED TO IDLE WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. NOT EVEN A BLOCK AWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I WAS SO SCARED, BUT RELIEVED THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOME WHERE I IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I DIDN'T HAVE HIM DO THE REPAIRS, BUT I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUDI DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE SAME THING, TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11170758

Incident

Feb 14, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUDI SHREWSBURY (780 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 581-5800) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11151798

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

VACUUM PUMP OIL LEAK (06J145100G). 76K MI, FOUND VIA MULTI POINT INSPECTION ON 10/25/18 (AUDI OF HONOLULU). VEHICLE PROD DATE: 07/2012, ENGINE CODE: CAEB, TRANSMISSION: 0BK, QUATTRO AWD. THE VACUUM PUMP, LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IS LEAKING MOTOR OIL. EITHER THE INTERNAL SEALS OF THE PUMP OR GASKET IS FAULTY. MOTOR OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST, TRANSMISSION, FIREWALL INSULATION, ENGINE BELLY PAN, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS/CROSSMEMBER, TRANSMISSION BELLY PAN, AND LOWER REAR OF ENGINE. UNDER MODERATE BRAKING, WHITE SMOKE WOULD APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD (PRESSURE FORCING THE OIL THROUGH THE PUMP SEALS, WHICH THEN LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST.) BRAKING POWER IS SOMETIMES DIMINISHED DUE TO LACK OF VACUUM POWER TO BRAKE BOOSTER (AIR LEAK). AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE (AFTER NORMAL DRIVING), A BURNT SMELL WOULD APPEAR (WHOLE CARPORT WOULD SMELL). EST COST OF PARTS + LABOR, $1K(AUDI OF HONOLULU). VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED OF A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY.

NHTSA ID

11150834

Incident

Oct 25, 2018

Mileage

76,000 mi

VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING, DRIVING VERY ROUGH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND EPC LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR LEAKAGE AND FAILURE (WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RECALLED). I BELIEVE THE TWO ARE CONNECTED, BUT AUDI CHARGED ME A TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I FEEL THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A DIRECT LINK TO THE ISSUE WITH THE PUMP.

NHTSA ID

11144967

Incident

Feb 27, 2018

Mileage

63,267 mi

FOR CUPLE DAYS WHEN EVER I TURN ON THE AC I CAN SMELL LIKE SOMWTHING IS BURNING N TOOK IT DEALER THEY COUDNT FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON N RECENT I FOUND OUT ITS RECALL AND I HAVE 6 MONTH BABY I DONT FEEL SAFE TAKING HIM IN THAT CAR AND I TRY TAKING BACK TO AUDI DEALER IN FREMONT TO SELL THY WONT TAKE IT SAYING IT HAS RECAL N ALL

NHTSA ID

11110651

Incident

Jul 10, 2018

Mileage

59 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (AUDI VALENCIA, 23923 CREEKSIDE RD, VALENCIA, CA 91355, (661) 735-1778) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,871. *TT

NHTSA ID

11105119

Incident

Jun 6, 2018

Mileage

61,871 mi

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL 3,000 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT SERVICE INTERVAL. ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10763846

Incident

Aug 18, 2015

Mileage

22,000 mi

I WAS ENTERING MY GARAGE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I SLAMMED INTO ANY FRONT WALL DOING LOTS OF DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES IN AND OUT AS WELL AS TO MY BODY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY FIRST ACCIDENT EVER AND THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD PRIOR ACCELERATION/DECELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, I WAS GOING DOWNHILL APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR SEEMED TO STOP RESPONDING (STEERING, BRAKING, ENGINE) AND YET THE RPM'S WERE GONG HIGHER AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. VERY FRIGHTENING SINCE YOU DID NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10644104

Incident

Sep 25, 2014

Mileage

19,000 mi

THIS DOES NOT REFER TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, THE CAR ALWAYS SURGED AHEAD AFTER A FRACTION OF A SECOND. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBOCHARGER ON THE 2 LITER ENGINE "SPOOLED" AT 1600 RPMS AND CAUSED THE SURGE. IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING TO FIND THE CAR SURGING AHEAD WHEN YOU JUST TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL SLIGHTLY. WHEN YOU'RE STOPPED IN BACK OF ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR SURGES AHEAD AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY WARY OF "REAR ENDING THE OTHER CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS SURGE IS A NORMAL PART OF THE TURBOCHARGER, BUT IT CREATES A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY OF A SLOW SPEED COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511651

Incident

Mar 27, 2013

Mileage

15 mi