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Steering, electrical System, service Brakes
02/20/2020
OVERALL PROBLEM: AUDI Q5 2020 APPEARS TO HAVE A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION THAT INSTANTLY DISABLES ALL SYSTEMS. VEHICLE 'SHUT ITSELF OFF' AT A BRIEF STOP AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, ROLLING INTO INTERSECTION. DETAILS: I STOPPED CAR AT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD STOP SIGN (BRIEF AND COMPLETE STOP, NO WAIT), IMMEDIATELY READY TO PROCEED FORWARD. AUDI'S 'AUTO STOP/START' FEATURE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THEN IMMEDIATELY ALL ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN. THE CAR BASICALLY 'TURNED ITSELF OFF.' VEHICLE THEN BEGAN DRIFTING/COASTING INTO INTERSECTION. CONTROLS WERE UNRESPONSIVE. I REALIZED THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE DISABLED. I BRAKED VERY HARD, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. HAD TO KEEP BRAKES PRESSED VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. IGNITION BUTTON WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I THEN NOTICED A SMALL MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD CONTROLS WHICH READ SOMETHING LIKE 'START/STOP IGNITION SYSTEM DISABLED ' PUT CAR IN P.' (THIS WAS THE ONLY WORKING ELECTRICAL FEATURE I NOTICED, THE EVENT WAS FRI...
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Seat Belts
11/30/2019
ANY TIME MY APPLE CELL PHONE SE MODEL IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ALARM INTERMITTENTLY IS ACTIVATED ON THE DASH. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE PARTICULARLY IF A CHILD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, SINCE IT COULD BE REALIZED AS A FALSE ALARM, BUT ACTUALLY BE A TRUE UNBUCKLING SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, BUT THE PHONE STATIONARY (IE. NOT TRAVELING OVER ROAD BUMPS, POTHOLES OR CORNERING) AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION NOV 30 LAST YEAR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR BY THEM CONTACTING AUDI CENTRAL FOR GUIDANCE. ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS RESETTING THE ELECTRONICS TO FACTORY SETTINGS WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ONLY SUGGESTION WAS NOT TO ALLOW THE PHONE TO SIT IN THE SEAT?
