NHTSA Complaint #10661438 — 2011 AUDI S4

AUDI RECENTLY REPLACED MY 2ND THERMOSTAT (1ST WAS 11/2012 AND THE 2ND WAS 11/24/2014), NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND RETURNED MY CAR TO ME AFTER HOLDING ONTO MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT OKAY VIA A DIAGNOSTIC AND MECHANICS REVIEW. I DROVE MY S4 FOR TWO DAYS AND WHILE DRIVING, I RECEIVED AN INDICATOR WARNING THAT READ, GEARBOX MALFUNCTION REVERSE NOT AVAILABLE, YOU CAN STILL DRIVE. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY BUCK WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS ALARMING TO BOTH MY 10YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I. OTHER CARS HAD TO DRIVE AROUND US AND ONE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT MY CAR IN THE REAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT A LIMITED SPEED AND IMMEDIATELY, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR LIT UP AND THE CAR LOST SPEED. THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE AT 10 MPH AND I LIMPED BACK TO A RELATIVES UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. ONCE I PARKED I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO REVERSE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I CALLED AUDI AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST AUDI SERVICE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUDI AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF THEIR FINDINGS. I HAVE ALREADY INVESTED OVER $1,750 IN VEHICLE REPAIRS (THERMOSTAT AND REAR BRAKES/ROTORS). I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE PIT. AUDI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE FAULTY PARTS (THERMOSTAT AND MECHATRONIC) AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS AND ON THIS SITE REFERENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. *JS