2011 Q5 2.0T mysterious FIRE!!!!
03-12-2011, 06:57 AM
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I have All State, the guy that picked up the phone when i called to let them know my car is on fire he had the never to tell me that based on the information i gave him, which was the entire front end if melted, he told me it might not be totaled they can fix it.
I dunno, will have to see what happens, no way im dirving it again if its fixed.
I dunno, will have to see what happens, no way im dirving it again if its fixed.
03-12-2011, 08:42 AM
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Make sure if it comes to it you are completely firm that you do not want the car fixed. Be prepared to tell them why. Fire damage, especially the kind the melts the front end of a car (sarcastic tone implied), very likely has distorted the material properties of everything behind the fire wall which did not melt. Thus, you have an unsafe vehicle compared to a new one if you car were to ever be involved in a future accident. Not a big fan of dealing with insurance companies sometimes. Make sure to involve AOA in this though. My thought is they should be the ones picking up the bill for this one.
03-12-2011, 01:05 PM
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My question is, has anyone experienced this or heard of someone's Audi burn out of nowhere. I was parked, not even moving, I was not smoking, all of a sudden the front end was on fire.
Jackie[/QUOTE]
As a matter of fact there was a report recently on local news about a women who escaped injury when her "new" car spontaneously caught fire and burned. Video from the scene revealed the vehicle to be....Audi A4; entire front end destroyed very much like your photos.
Jackie[/QUOTE]
As a matter of fact there was a report recently on local news about a women who escaped injury when her "new" car spontaneously caught fire and burned. Video from the scene revealed the vehicle to be....Audi A4; entire front end destroyed very much like your photos.
03-12-2011, 03:55 PM
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WOW that is some scary stuff... i wonder what happened to the woman, did audi give her a new car or compensated her in some way.
03-12-2011, 04:12 PM
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If you have the right rider on your insurance allstate is supposed to replace the vehicle at no cost to you. Usually they will prorate what they give you based on the amount of time you've owned the vehicle. In fact, I think they'll even let you get a model year newer if it's totaled within a year. I think the only possible way they could claim it's not totaled is to say they would use referb/junk yard parts to do the repair. You have every right to say hell no!
03-12-2011, 05:35 PM
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Hope you have gap insurance or w/e insurance that is for new cars. Yeah the South Street FDNY isn't too far away at all. I would have cried had this happened to me. I wonder what AoA has to say on this since they do lurk on these boards. hmm. This sucks man.