NHTSA Complaint #11157325 — 2015 AUDI Q5

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11157325
Vehicle	2015 AUDI Q5
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	December 9, 2018
Date Filed	December 10, 2018
Mileage	40,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONT PANEL SUNROOF EXPLODED. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WAS A LOUD POP. LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE MY EARS RING AND THEN THE GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE ON THE 2012 AUDI Q5. I AM DRIVING A 2015 AUDI Q5. THERE IS NO RECALL LISTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2015 MODEL. A SEPARATE SUNROOF RECALL FOR DRAINAGE IS LISTED, BUT NOT ONE FOR SHATTERING SUNROOFS. MY LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SEEM TO CONCERNED WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM...

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