# 2016 AUDI A3 — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1769153` · 2021-09-20 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** A3
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
I have filed multiple complaints with you all regarding my concern for safety and anxiety each time I get behind the wheel of my car.  I contacted Audi, National, local dealer and no help with National safety recall.  My car has been presenting random electrical concerns. It has shown numerous check engine lights telling me to shut engine down immediately, my AC will shut off, my speed declines at times and becomes almost as if I’m losing control of the car. It has done this at a stop and also on the highway going 75.  I have had to pullover many times. I am so scared something is going to happen.  I took to Audi after calling numerous times about recall and how the electrical has got to be a part of this National recall and they stated “ yes, that’s cannot be ruled out “ but they would not fix under recall more could they fix anything with the National recall they’ve had for years!  They have stopped making all A 3’s and pulled them all off the lots! This is huge and tells me it is VERY serious and something has to be done!!!  I recently got my car back from a collision center from driving to see a patient going 75 in the fast lane when we feel the car shaking out of control, I’ve lost control of the vehicle and we are in the far left lane with nowhere to go but into a 18wheeler! We had nowhere safe to go! It happened so fast that I’m screaming snd praying God please take the wheel!!  My tire tread completely separated from my right rear side and caused about
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