NHTSA Complaint #11015735 — 2013 AUDI Q5 ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11015735
Vehicle	2013 AUDI Q5
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 28, 2017
Date Filed	August 16, 2017
Mileage	74,173 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

AT 74,000 MILES, OUR VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SLIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACES ALONG WITH A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, GUIDE RAILS AND 8 INTAKE VALVES. JUST PRIOR TO QUITTING, THE MOTOR WAS REVVING WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. OUR REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH THE AUDI Q5 2.0 MOTORS AND THAT SAFETY OF DRIVING IS AT RISK WITH THIS COMMON DEFECT.

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