NHTSA Complaint #11298504 — 2019 AUDI A5

ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION, THE PRE-SENSE SYSTEM DETECTED AN ONCOMING CAR WAY TOO EARLY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD JUST AS I WAS WELL INTO THE TURN AND NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I BECAME A DANGER TO THE ONCOMING CAR. THIS PUT ME INTO A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM AWARE THAT THE SENSITIVITY CAN BE ADJUSTED BUT, IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS NO DANGER AT ALL UNTIL MY CAR BRAKED SUDDENLY AS I WAS TRYING TO COMPLETE MY TURN SAFELY. THAT ACTUALLY CREATED A HAZARD. AS WITH OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT, I BELIEVE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS STILL SOMEWHAT IMPERFECT. I HAVE SINCE SELECTED THE LEAST SENSITIVE SETTING AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE PRE-SENSE SYSTEM HAS ALSO BRAKED HARD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BACKING UP EVEN THOUGH ANY POTENTIAL DANGER WAS STILL WELL AWAY FROM MY CAR. THE BRAKING IS SO HARSH AND STARTLING, THAT ALONE COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.