NHTSA Complaint #11363664 — 2015 AUDI Q5

THE ADD OIL LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE STARTED TO COME ON AS I WAS DRIVING. INITIALLY IT WAS REQUIRING OIL ADDED IN BETWEEN SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. I MENTIONED IT AT TIME OF SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD ALL OF THE SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE DONE. WHEN IT STARTED READING LOW OIL AT JUST UNDER EVERY 1000 MILES I CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN WHO HAD ME BRING IT IN AND THEY PERFORMED A SCOPE OF THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT USING TOO MUCH OIL AND ACCORDING TO AUDI IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL USAGE OF OIL. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL AND BROUGHT IT TO A DIFFERENT AUDI DEALERSHIP FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICE. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE EXHAUST AND IT WAS INDEED USING TOO MUCH. AT HIS POINT I AM NEEDING TO ADD A QUART OF OIL AT JUST UNDER EVERY 500 MILES. I DID GET A THIRD OPINION FROM A FOREIGN MOTOR SPECIALIST WHO WORKS ON AUDI'S BUT IS NOT AFFILIATED. HE TOLD ME THE CAR IS USING WAY TOO MUCH OIL AND THAT THE AUDI Q5 VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS. I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE COMPLETED AT AN AUDI DEALER, MOST WAS DONE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I HAVE ONLY USED PREMIUM GASOLINE, WHICH IS WHAT AUDI RECOMMENDS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CONFLICTING REPORTS AND BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AUDI CONTINUES TO IGNORE. THIS IS AN ONGOING INCIDENT WHICH FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE DATE BELOW REFLECTS THE LAST TIME THE ADD OIL LIGHT CAME ON.