Takata recall. Audi of america inc. Keeps sending out recall notices and the dealer keeps claiming there are no replacement airbags available. Enough already, either make replacements available or stop sending notices.
2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet airbags problems
12 complaints (86% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 86%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 2
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Audi A5 Cabriolet airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1‑800‑253‑2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V‑078.
Recall number 18V082000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1‑800‑893‑5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1‑800‑253‑2834.
Recall number 16V078000 · Recall details
What 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Takata recall. I have call for the past year to have this recall fixed and have not been able to find an audi dealership that has the parts. They keep telling me they will call when the parts are in. As I mentioned it has been a year, and I have checked in with them several times.
Takata recall received 1st letter apr 2016. No action. Complaint filed with 11/13/2016. Received temp fix letter 8/14/2017. Local dealer says only temp but there are no parts anyway. Contacted corporate audi sep 2017. They say local dealer has parts. Local dealer says they have no parts. Received card for recall 11/13/2017. Local dealer says they have no parts! ??? Run-around ???
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 audi a5 cabriolet. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags); however, the parts do to the repair were unavailable. The contact received the recall notice over a year ago. The dealer (audi fairfield, 435 commerce dr, fairfield, ct 06825 (203) 951-6570) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that each dealer received a few replacment parts every month. The contact received a postcard from tk holdings, alerting him that they filed for bankruptcy. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 audi a5 cabriolet. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. I am trying to trade in my car and dealership will not repair/replace my airbag.
Takata recall. It has been almost 11 months and per conversation with my dealer today, they do not have the parts or any idea when they will be available. This is not acceptable for a life safety issue.
Tamara recall. My car was recalled in april and I have heard nothing since except that it is not safe to drive. How about having the dealer disable the airbag until parts are available!
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 audi a5 cabriolet. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall it as been 8 months since the notification, and my wife must continue to drive this vehicle with a life threatening airbag defect.....this is totally unacceptable!
Questions about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet airbags
Does the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the airbags of the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet, 86% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet airbags?
Yes, 2 recalls: 18V082000, 16V078000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Audi A5 Cabriolet have bad airbags?
The Audi A5 Cabriolet model years with the most airbags complaints are 2010 (15 complaints), 2012 (13 complaints) and 2011 (12 complaints).
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