NHTSA Complaint #10569246 — 2014 AUDI A4 ALLROAD

THIS VEHICLES ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING SYSTEM WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE STEERING WANDERS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN MAKING STEERING CORRECTIONS THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LAST CORRECTION EVEN WHEN THE WHEEL IS RETURNED TO DEAD-CENTER. THIS ISSUE IS AMPLIFIED IF THERE IS ANY AMOUNT OF WIND/CROSS WINDS. THE VEHICLE WILL LITERALLY ALLOW ITSELF BE BLOWN ALMOST INTO THE NEXT LANE WHEN HOLDING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND AT TIMES WITH STRONG WIND WILL EVEN DO THIS WHEN COMPENSATING BY TURNING THE WHEEL AGAINST THE PUSH OF THE WIND. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD A LINE WITHOUT CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO THE STEERING ANGLE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY AUDI VIA A FIRMWARE UPDATE OR SOME OTHER CORRECTIVE MEASURE. IN MY OPINION THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND AT TIMES VERY UNSAFE TO TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY WITH. IF THE CAR IS HIT BY A STRONG CROSS WIND IT WILL DRIVE THE CAR "SIDEWAYS" INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OR BREAKDOWN LANE. *TR