NHTSA Complaint #10352596 — 2010 AUDI S4

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE WATERPUMP USED IN THE 2010 AUDI S4 3.0T. SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A WATERPUMP FAILURE WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE HAVE HAD THEIR 'BLACK PLASTIC' WATERPUMPS REPLACED WITH A REVISED 'ALUMINUM WATERPUMP'. SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS ENTHUSIAST FORUMS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE WATERPUMP IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SO INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 1) LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 2) SUBJECT TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING, OR 3) AT RISK DUE TO AN OVERHEATING VEHICLE. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT NHTSA WILL WORK WITH AUDI TO ISSUE A PROMPT RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS. I DO HAVE THE OLD REVISION OF THE WATERPUMP ('BLACK PLASTIC') ON MY VEHICLE AND I AM WORRIED THAT I MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME POSTS ON VARIOUS ENTHUSIAST BOARDS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/382525-ANOTHER-WATERPUMP-BITES-IT...?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/317505-B8-S4-WATER-PUMP-FAILURE?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/352343-PROBLEMS-SO-FAR...-TODAY-THE-WATER-PUMP-BLEW?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/349318-MY-COOLANT-BROKE!!?HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2789310&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2789742&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2774524&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2773666&HIGHLIGHT=WATERPUMP. *TR