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Report on Accidents of an Imported Defective Audi A8-3.0 Car

Dalian Maple Leaf International School purchased a German-made Audi A8-3.0 car from Huidi, one of the two Audi authorized dealers in Dalian, China on January 25, 2006. It cost over RMB 1 million or close to 100,000 euro. Up to April 12, 2008, when it seriously broke down, the mileage read 96,000 km. During this period, problems occurred continuously with right lights, automatic door closing device, the support of multi-media system, wheel bearings and speakers. Even more terrifying is that two serious accidents happened due to its defects.

First Accident-June 25, 2007

Our executives were riding the car from Shenyang to Dalian. About 10pm, the car suddenly lost its power and stopped. It was quite horrific because cars were moving very fast on the highway and those behind the Audi could easily hit us. The driver could not restart the Audi and had to request an emergency truck from Huidi to tow the Audi away. After the inspection by Huidi, no defects or breakdowns were found and this was apparently not a satisfying explanation.

Second Accident-April 12, 2008

Around 9:30am, the driver was driving the Audi near our elementary school in Kaifaqu, Dalian, and it suddenly stopped again. The car was moving at a speed of about 40km/h and a car from behind almost hit on it when it suddenly stopped. It is strange that all the signals are normal with the gearbox in the direct gear, but the four wheels are locked suddenly. A technician was sent by Huidi to do the on-site inspection and again, no defects or breakdowns were found. They towed the Audi to their workshop and disassembled it. When they opened the gearbox, surprisingly, they found that several transmission shafts broke. These transmission shafts diameters are all 7-8cm, were made of pure steel and manufactured in Germany. We must ask why they would break. Again, Huidi gave no clear answers.

Our Requests

We believe the accidents stated above were caused by serious quality issues of this Audi model and especially, we are not satisfied with Huidi’s service. We request that:

1.	Audi AG immediately investigates this issue, including thoroughly inspecting the Audi A8-3.0 model and Huidi’s qualification as an Audi dealer;

2.	If the issue is caused by design or production defects, we urge Audi AG to call back all cars sold in China of this model, to prevent any more serious accidents from happening;

3.	If this is an individual case, Audi AG should replace our defective car with a new one or refund us in full amount.

--Mapleleafaudi (talk) 05:53, 8 September 2008 (UTC)