https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Audi A5 Cabriolet. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:50 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1579474 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN EXTENDED STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON VERY HOT DAYS (IN THE 90'S). AFTER COOLING DOWN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME (1/2 HOUR OR MORE), THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND ACTED NORMAL. IT HAPPENED LAST LABOR DAY (2018 AND YESTERDAY (6/28/19). ONCE THE ENGINE STOPPED I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN. I WAS STUCK ON THE https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1546594 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL MY AUDI DEALER [AUDI OF HUNTINGTON NY] HAS BEEN TELLING ME FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM AND IT IS ALWAYS "ON ORDER, WE WILL CALL YOU". THEN I RECEIVE A POST CARD FROM AUDI OF HUNTINGTON TO CALL FOR THE RECALL SERVICE....AND SAME STORY. AS I SAID, THIS IS THE PAST FEW YEARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PART. C https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1535913 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 19N4 RECALL FOR ELECTRIC AFTER RUN COOLANT PUMP. AUDI HAS FAILED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1502027 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE SOFT TOPS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE.I AQUIRED MY VEHICLE AT 65000 MILES AND THE TOP WOULD ACT FUNNY EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT IT WOULD SNAP OUT OF IT AND WORK FINE.THE BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TOP AND HAS NOT OPERATED SINCE.GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH AUDI I WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT FIX THIS BUT INSTEAD TO GET A NEW TOP.AFTER I PAID FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THE TECHNICI https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1496581 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT AUDI SAFETY RECALL 19N4 CONTINUES TO NOT BE AVAILABLE. RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE FOR RECALL IN JUNE 2018. STATES THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH AFTER RUN COOLANT PUMP. STATES THAT THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A FIRE EVEN IF CAR IS NOT TURNED ON AND RECOMMENDS TO PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE AS A PRECAUTION. THIS SOUNDS VERY DANGEROUS. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2018, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FIX FOR THE DEFECT https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1487554 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT SAFETY RECALL 19N4 (NHTSA 18V229) WAS ISSUED IN JUNE 2018. ATTACHED NOTICE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE PARKED OUTDOORS AS A PRECAUTION, TO AVOID A FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP. RECALL REPAIRS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL LATE 2018. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT 4 MONTHS TO GET A REPAIR SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL SERVICE PERSON AT AUDI https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1484799 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT MY 2011 AUDI A5 2.0T HAS EXPERIENCED LOW COMPRESSION ON PISTON NUMBER 1 WHICH IS A SIGN OF ENGINE FAILURE AND REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE REDONE. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHECKED WITH AUDI MECHANICS AND ONLINE REVIEWS AND IT SEEMS LIKE MY MODEL OF AUDI HAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE FACT THAT MANY A5'S HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURES BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHY AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE A https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1476852 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR HAS HAD THE ADD OIL LIGHT ON MANY TIMES TO WHICH I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A WATER PUMP FAILURE. I REPLACED AND PAID FOR THE WATER PUMP. SECOND TIME A YEAR LATER I RETURNED TO HEAR THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS THE CAM BEARING LADDER THAT FAILED WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL. BOTH TIMES I ASKED IF THE WATER PUMP IS R https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1461543 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED THE URGENT RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND FIRST PHONED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HTE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO CALL ME BACK TO SCHEDULE DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE PARTS BUT MORE THAN A WEEK WENT BY AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL. I WENT IN PERSON AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS, I CANNOT ORDER THE PARTS OR SCHEDULE THE URGENT REPAIR AND THAT I SHOULD https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V229000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2017 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V229000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2015 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V229000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2014 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V229000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2013 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circu https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1460317 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT MY VEHICLE IS IMPACTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP LETTER FROM AUDI INDICATING THAT I SHOULD "SCHEDULE THIS RECALL REPAIR IMMEDIATELY, EVEN IF AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS RECENTLY DONE." UPON CALLING THE LOCAL AUDI DEALERS THEY ALL INDICATE THAT THE MANUFACTURER (AUDI) HAS NOT YET SHIPPED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO EFFECT THE REPAIR, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1454103 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL. AUDI OF AMERICA INC. KEEPS SENDING OUT RECALL NOTICES AND THE DEALER KEEPS CLAIMING THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS AVAILABLE. ENOUGH ALREADY, EITHER MAKE REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE OR STOP SENDING NOTICES. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1453765 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CALL FOR THE PAST YEAR TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN AUDI DEALERSHIP THAT HAS THE PARTS. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY WILL CALL WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN. AS I MENTIONED IT HAS BEEN A YEAR, AND I HAVE CHECKED IN WITH THEM SEVERAL TIMES. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1453824 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A5 CABROLET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (AUDI ALBUQUERUE, 8900 PAN AMERICAN FWY NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87113) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. P https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V082000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2012 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V082000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2011 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#recall-18V082000-audi-audi-a5-cabriolet-2010 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1432271 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FEB 2016. OUR 2010 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TWICE WITH AUDI JACKSONVILLE TO HAVE THE TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACED. BOTH TIMES WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, AFTER THE CAR ARRIVED, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THEY COULD NOT GET INFORMATION FROM AUDI ON WHEN THEY WOULD GET THE PARTS. AUDI JACKSONVILLE EVEN SCHEDULED THE SECOND APPOINTMENT SAYING THEY HAD T https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1430245 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V622000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI PALO ALTO DEALER LOCATED AT 1730 EMBARCADERO RD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 AND PHONE NUMBER (833) 830-1068. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WANTED TO GIVE HER I https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1430246 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V622000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI PALO ALTO DEALER LOCATED AT 1730 EMBARCADERO RD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 AND PHONE NUMBER (833) 830-1068. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WANTED TO GIVE HER I https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1424875 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED 1ST LETTER APR 2016. NO ACTION. COMPLAINT FILED WITH SAFERCAR.GOV 11/13/2016. RECEIVED TEMP FIX LETTER 8/14/2017. LOCAL DEALER SAYS ONLY TEMP BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS ANYWAY. CONTACTED CORPORATE AUDI SEP 2017. THEY SAY LOCAL DEALER HAS PARTS. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO PARTS. RECEIVED CARD FOR RECALL 11/13/2017. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO PARTS! ??? RUN-ARO https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1420921 Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO TO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (AUDI FAIRFIELD, 435 COMMERCE DR, FAIRFIELD, CT 06825 (203) 951-6570) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1420288 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUDI OF DANBURY (25 SUGAR HOLLOW RD, DANBURY, CT 06810) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1408176 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT MY DEALER HAS NO ETA ON THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG INFLATER DELIVERY SO I CAN NOT GET IT REPLACED https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1390229 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO MOHEGAN LAKE AUDI (1791 E MAIN ST, MOHEGAN LAKE, NY 10547) WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD RECE https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1385314 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (AUDI FORT MYERS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA) AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a5-cabriolet#complaint-1382379 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT I PURCHASED THIS VECHILED 10 MONTHS AGO. AT 800 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CRANKSHAFT, THROTTLE BODY AND CAM ADJUSTER WERE ALL REPORTED TO AUDI USA AND REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AUDI USA IS SAYING IT WAS ONLY A BRACKET. THE CAR STILL PAUSES AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND HAS AN ANNOYINGLY LOUD VIBRATION. I AM NOT CONFIDE