10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,000 miles

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problem #2

Nov 012017

A7

  • miles
The contact's son owns a 2012 Audi A7. The contact's son noticed a fuel and burning odor coming from the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, the vehicle caught fire. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The manufacturer was contacted and came out to inspect the vehicle, but could not determine the cause of the fire. An unknown dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Panama City, FL, USA

problem #1

Mar 232018

A7

  • 56,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Audi A7. After driving, the contact parked the vehicle and noticed an abnormal odor upon exiting the vehicle. While waiting in line at a store, a passerby informed the contact that there was smoke coming from the vehicle as flames erupted from the front of the vehicle to the interior of the vehicle. Several police officers noticed the fire and one of the officers notified the fire department whom extinguished the flames. A police report was not filed. The fire inspector indicated that there was a mechanical error. The failure occurred a week after the vehicle was serviced by gerald jones Audi (4022 Washington rd, martinez, ga 30907, (706) 760-2462). The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17V781000 (fuel system, gasoline), but the contact did not receive a recall notification. The vehicle was towed to a facility. The contact notified the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

- Agusta, GA, USA