9.3
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 1,500 miles
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1)Audi pre-sense activated while vehicle was stationary, in drive, with driver's foot on the brake. This occurred while waiting in the left turn lane of a traffic light. The seat belt pre-tightened suddenly, and forcefully. While the vehicle is stopped at a light the occupants could be expected to be leaning over, looking in the glove box etc., and the pre-tightening of the seat belt could cause an injury. This is also startling, since it seems indicative of a collision, and could cause the driver to remove their foot from the brake losing control of the vehicle. The pre-sense system is supposed to only be active above 20mph. Its activation when the vehicle is stopped implies a serious safety defect. Could this defect cause other safety related systems to activate incorrectly like the air bags?
- Northville, MI, USA
- Lakeland , FL, USA