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Audi EV ‘is a lemon,’ Quebec class action alleges
By Jack Wilson
Updated February 19, 2025 9:52 AM
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Owners of Audi e-trons say battery-related issues have stopped their cars from working,
and the vehicle line was not properly tested before being sold.
Allen McInnis Montreal Gazette
Audi electric vehicle drivers are suing the automaker, alleging the cars it sells are defective and unsafe. The class-action suit follows claims from some drivers — especially of the Q4 e-tron — that battery-related issues have stopped their cars from working.
Filed at a Montreal courthouse Feb. 12, the application for the class action aims to represent all Quebecers who have purchased or leased a vehicle from the company’s EV line: Audi e-tron. It seeks $5,000 in punitive damages per driver on top of damages related to alleged losses. A statement from Audi said the company is investigating complaints, but didn’t respond directly to the lawsuit.
n January, The Gazette spoke with three Audi Q4 drivers who said that battery issues had prevented their electric vehicles from starting. One driver, Mylène Dionne, said she’d experienced issues five times driving three separate Q4s. That included one incident in which she said her car had partially shut off while driving full speed down the highway.
“The Audi e-tron is a lemon, suffers from many serious defects, was not adequately tested before being sold and was clearly not ready to be put on the market,” the lawsuit alleges.
Audi “has been aware of the safety issues in its e-tron vehicles for several years and has concealed it from its customers,” it continues.
The issues are “not just limited to the Q4,” said Joey Zukran, whose law firm LPC Avocats filed the class action with attorney Michael Vathilakis from Renno Vathilakis. But Zukran said the Q4 is most affected, especially the 2022, 2023 and 2024 models.
A Facebook group for Quebec Q4 drivers facing problems with their vehicles now counts close to 600 members.
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Audi EV ‘is a lemon,’ Quebec class action alleges
By Jack Wilson
Updated February 19, 2025 9:52 AM
Owners of Audi e-trons say battery-related issues have stopped their cars from working,
and the vehicle line was not properly tested before being sold.
Allen McInnis Montreal Gazette
Audi electric vehicle drivers are suing the automaker, alleging the cars it sells are defective and unsafe. The class-action suit follows claims from some drivers — especially of the Q4 e-tron — that battery-related issues have stopped their cars from working.
Filed at a Montreal courthouse Feb. 12, the application for the class action aims to represent all Quebecers who have purchased or leased a vehicle from the company’s EV line: Audi e-tron. It seeks $5,000 in punitive damages per driver on top of damages related to alleged losses. A statement from Audi said the company is investigating complaints, but didn’t respond directly to the lawsuit.
n January, The Gazette spoke with three Audi Q4 drivers who said that battery issues had prevented their electric vehicles from starting. One driver, Mylène Dionne, said she’d experienced issues five times driving three separate Q4s. That included one incident in which she said her car had partially shut off while driving full speed down the highway.
“The Audi e-tron is a lemon, suffers from many serious defects, was not adequately tested before being sold and was clearly not ready to be put on the market,” the lawsuit alleges.
Audi “has been aware of the safety issues in its e-tron vehicles for several years and has concealed it from its customers,” it continues.
The issues are “not just limited to the Q4,” said Joey Zukran, whose law firm LPC Avocats filed the class action with attorney Michael Vathilakis from Renno Vathilakis. But Zukran said the Q4 is most affected, especially the 2022, 2023 and 2024 models.
A Facebook group for Quebec Q4 drivers facing problems with their vehicles now counts close to 600 members.
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