1) the main safety concern is the 7 speed dsg/s-tronic automatic transmission which feels jerky when reaching to a stop; the breaks fully engaged and the vehicle tries a sudden move forward due to this. various tpi's related to the problem (tpi 2023830/1 jerk when stopping, hard 2-1 shift, s-tronic). audi dealerships are asking for about 500$ just to upgrade the software on the transmission without a guarantee this will fix the problem. also when shifting from n to d it is very sudden and forceful which feels unsafe. 2) brake safety concern: the ...
Car started of going on limp mode about once a month then it started to get more frequent. limp mode was supposed to be designed to put your car into a lower gear to protect the transmission, but instead of doing that the car would shift itself into neutral position while on the freeway causing me not have a full control of the car making it very dangerous to pull over. as soon as i turn off the car and turn it on the car would run normal again. while driving on the freeway it will go off on limp ...
My vehicle as well as many audis with the mechatronic system are having an issue that present a error, " mechatronic failure tpms gearbox malfunction). it often either not drivable, even when in traffic or drives at a snail's pace when attempting to exit traffic. audi corporate said a recall is only done when the nhtsa feel that's it a issue that can calls safety &/or death. this seem to effect, from my research, 2010 - 2014 audi s4, s5 and a5 model [n the usa and there are some europe complaints, which i have found as well] manufactored at ...
Overall the worst problem with Audi S5 relates to AIR BAGS problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific S5 years that are prone to issues with these components.