CarComplaints.com Notes: The 3rd generation A8 got off to a slow start. Really slow, like "limp home" slow thanks to leaking antifreeze frying the engine's control modules. Thankfully the problem was recalled in September 2016.

1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
111,124 miles

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2012 Audi A8 steering problems

steering problem

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2012 Audi A8 Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 052019

A8

  • 160,247 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Power steering pump mechanical malfunction/ no power assist customer states steering wheel is stiff no power assit. Power steering pump malfunction pump assembly failed and power steering pump

- Piscataway, NJ, USA

problem #1

Oct 302017

A8

  • 62,000 miles
Without notice, steering ceased to function while car was in motion. This failure occurred in a retail parking lot.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

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