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2020 Audi A8L Engine problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2020 Audi A8L's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 33% of all its complaints, most recently on April 8, 2024. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & coolingFire

Audi 2020 A8L Engine Fire 3/6/2024 Confirmed by Fire Department, American Family Insurance Unclear if it has been inspected by the Audi U.S. No indication has been received. Incident occurred March 6th, 2024 at approximately 3pm. Operated vehicle in early morning to meet friends for coffee at a nearby coffee shop. Returned home, parked in home garage, turned engine off and went to my home office in lower floor. Wife came home after running errands, opened garage door and massive, thick black smoke escaped. Wife...

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ran to front door and called for me to "come quickly." I grabbed the hose, connected it and sprayed front of car. By that time fire was arrived, fire from engine compartment was reaching four-feet high, as well as from passenger-side front wheel well and from rear of front hood at windshield area. CAR TOTALED. Significant fire damage to the Garage interior.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11581726

Audi A8L engine complaints by year

A8L engine problems, every year

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