NHTSA Complaint #11614657 — 2024 AUDI Q5

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11614657
Vehicle 2024 AUDI Q5
Component FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WA

Consumer Description

While starting a left turn from the center left turn lane the car abruptly and forcefully applied the brakes and placed itself in park. There was a single vehicle in the oncoming lane of traffic but it was a more than sufficient distance away to allow the turn to be completed safely. We had not yet left our own lane and there was no risk of collision as a result of the incident. There was no warning from the vehicle prior to the event taking place and after the incident took place a Pre Sense warning was displayed on the dash. We were quite disoriented after the incident and it was several seconds before we realized what had happened. My passenger complained of not feeling well after the incident and still does not feel well several hours after it took place. The vehicle has not been taken for any inspection at this time. We found the option to disable Pre Sense in the Audi MMI settings and have since driven the car with the feature disabled, but it has to be disabled every time the car is restarted.

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