WHEN RETURNING FROM A TRIP, ABOUT 1 MILE FROM HOME I EXPERIENCED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WHEN I GOT HOME AND OPENED THE HOOD, GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND INSTANTLY VAPORIZING INTO A CLOUD. I THINK WE WERE VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE THAT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED ME AND MY FAMILY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I HAD IT TOWED TO ROGER BEASLEY AUDI, IN AUSTIN. AFTER EXAMINING THE ENGINE THEY CONFIRMED THE LEAK AND DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL INJECTOR INSIDE THE ENGINE. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A VERY SERIOUS INJURY RISK, AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
AUDI 2010 Q7 TDI FUEL FILLER PROBLEMS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 4 FUEL STOPS (CURRENT MILEAGE 9,200 MILES), I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INSERT A FUEL PUMP NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL FILLER NECK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO A VERTICAL BAR JUST INSIDE THE FILLER OPENING. IF FUEL IS DISPENSED, ITS IS REJECTED ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. IN ADDITION, USING THE VEHICLE IN URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS ALL OVER THE WESTERN US, I HAVE BEEN LOW ON FUEL AND UNABLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE RISKING RUNNING OUT OF FUEL FAR FROM ANOTHER STATION. PERSONAL SAFETY RISK. AUDI DOES NOT HAVE ANY EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM YET IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND SEARCHED THE WEB FOR INFORMATION AND/OR A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, AT A STATION AT WEST YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, I WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE LOCKING BAR WITH A KNIFE AND THE FUEL FILLER NOZZLE COMBINED SO I COULD RELEASE THE BAR AND INSERT THE FUEL FILLER NOZZLE. AUDI SAYS IT IS DUE TO DAMAGED FUEL PUMP NOZZLES AT FUEL STATIONS BUT THIS DOES NOT HOLD TRUE SINCE IT OCCURS AT STATIONS WHERE NOZZLES ARE NEARLY NEW AND PERFECTLY ROUND. *TR
