2019 Audi Q8 Complaint Log

THERE CAN BE A PROFOUND LAG IN ACCELERATION AT CRITICAL TIMES. I CAN COME TO AN INTERSECTION AND SLOW. WHEN THE GAP IS SAFE TO TURN WITH TRAFFIC OR ACROSS TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL NOT PICK UP AND GO. IT WILL LAG AND NOT ACCELERATE. I WILL COAST INTO THE INTERSECTION AND I FEEL AS IF I COULD BE BROADSIDED. THE LAG IS ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. NOTHING....JUST A DEAD ROLL. IT WILL PICK UP AND ACCELERATE AT 3-4 SECONDS. I FEEL THAT THE GAP I WAITED FOR WAS TYPICALLY SAFE FOR OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN. IT IS NOT TURBO LAG....I OWN PLENTY OF DIESELS. IT IS DANGEROUS. IT CAN'T BE PREDICTED. IT CANNOT BE PREDICTED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY YOU. AUDI SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE. THEY STATE THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS DESIGNED. BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED.

THE AUTOMATIC LANE CENTERING (ALC) AND LANE KEEPING ASSIST (LKA) ARE UNRELIABLE. THE ALC INFREQUENTLY CAUSES THE CAR TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND BOTH FUNCTIONS DO NOT WARN WHEN NECESSARY AND INEXPLICABLY FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE LANE MARKINGS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION THAT IS DANGEROUS. WHEN ACCELERATING, PARTICULARLY FROM A ROLLING STOP OR SLOW SPEED BELOW 10MPH, THERE WILL BE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE ENGINE DOES ENGAGE IT TAKES OFF 'LIKE A ROCKET'. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS, WHICH MAKES IT SO DANGEROUS. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INCONSISTENTLY FOR 9 MONTHS AND MORE THAN 20,000 MILES AND IT CONTINUES.

THE AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM ON THE AUDI Q8 PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN A DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FREQUENTLY, WHEN I DO THIS (WITH THE AUTO STOP/START ENGAGED - IT'S DEFAULT SETTING) THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-4 SECONDS. WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE, IT FINALLY DOES SO WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN EITHER ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC OR TAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A ROAD. FOR THE DRIVER, IT'S VERY DISCONCERTING AS (1) YOU DON'T GET THE POWER WHEN YOU WANT OR NEED IT AND (2) WHEN THE POWER FINALLY DOES COME, IT'S EXCESSIVE AND IF YOU MAY NEED TO SLAM THE BRAKES ON TO AVOID TRAFFIC THAT YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING TO BE CLOSE WHEN YOU FIRST BEGAN THE TURN. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IF THE AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM IS DISENGAGED, THEN THIS BEHAVIOR GOES AWAY AND THE CAR OPERATES AS EXPECTED. HOWEVER IT RELIES ON THE DRIVER TO REMEMBER TO DISABLE THE "FEATURE" EACH AND EVERY TIME. FOR SOMEONE LIKE MY WIFE, WHO WILL USE THE CAR A FEW TIMES EACH YEAR (WHEN HER CAR IS UNAVAILABLE), SHE MAY NOT BE AWARE (OR I MAY FORGET TO TELL HER) HOW TO ADJUST THE CAR. SAME WITH ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT DRIVE THE CAR.