R8 Structural failure - Safety issue

[opie]

Hi everyone.

I had been working with Audi for some time now with no results, on getting to the bottom of what happened to my car, but today's developments have sent me over the edge.

I found yet another car, this time right in the same body shop as mine, that had the same frame failure my car experienced.

Please get your cars checked as I was told this could cause the front suspension to separate under load.

My car:
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I welcome your comments and suggestions as I haven't had my car for about 3 months now, and I'm getting very frustrated.


The other car:

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P.S. I apologize in advance for cross posting, but the maintenance section doesn't get any real traffic compared to this sub forum.

[timborama]

That other car looks like its sitting outside, in a junk yard, by the amount of debris. You sure it's not been scrapped from a wreck?

[opie]

It's not a junkyard, just lots of wind in NJ right now with fall leaves, heavy rain and all that.

[opie]

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As you can see, it's not junked.

[Formulagt]

What year is your car? Not that it may matter, but interested to know...

[opie]

My car is a 2009, and the other car appears to be 2009 as well.

[nxfedlt1]

Have you sent certified mail to Audi? I'd get a lawyer to write a letter on your behalf. From what I can find on the internet, these are not isolated cases and I would imagine that if various Govt agencies were made aware of these failures, then there might be a course of action ammeniable to you.

[opie]

First, I want to make sure my fellow drivers aren't at risk due to this defect, since I'm sure more than 5 R8 owners have made contact with a pothole in the last 3 years.

Second, I'll be having a discussion with an attorney tomorrow.

[drifting]

Thats like 10 out of 10 scary. Someone told me before that the car they had cracked I just thought they was making it up to worry me

Well thats put me of changing to a spyder maybe Its time for a change to a new brand.....

[opie]

Thats like 10 out of 10 scary. Someone told me before that the car they had cracked I just thought they was making it up to worry me

Well thats put me of changing to a spyder maybe Its time for a change to a new brand.....

That was my point to someone I spoke with... what's to guarantee this won't happen on the other side of the car once it's fixed?

P.S. How do you like the 458? One of my friends has his TT from heffner. Epic ride!