{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11773489,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2026","vin":"WA1VXAF72LD","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"COMPONENT: 48V mild-hybrid electrical system — engine ground connections, Belt Starter Generator circuit, and 48V lithium battery. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request; the 48V battery dealer now call failed has not yet been replaced.  SAFETY RISK: On 8/1/2026, the vehicle suffered sudden, complete electrical failure while in motion immediately after exiting I-75 in Bradenton, FL, with my family aboard, including a child. The cluster displayed “Electrical system: malfunction! Safely stop vehicle” (red), then total power loss. I coasted into a parking lot; had this occurred minutes earlier at 70 mph in interstate traffic, a stall with degraded accessories would have been unavoidable. The vehicle would not restart until the system cooled. Risk is ongoing: faults now recur almost daily.  CONFIRMED BY DEALER: Yes. Audi Sarasota (RO AUCS126809) diagnosed both main engine ground connections left loose after a 2/2026 engine replacement by an authorized Audi dealer — DTC U350100, Control Module Input Power “A” Circuit Low. A prior dealer had misdiagnosed it as a faulty 12V battery and returned the car unrepaired; it failed on the interstate 16 days later. In 10/2026 another dealer confirmed continuing failure (DTC P0A9400, DC/DC Converter Performance) and states the 48V battery is now failed, quoting $3,700 — probable consequential damage from the prolonged ground fault.  OTHER INSPECTIONS: Three authorized Audi dealers; events also logged in Audi’s connected-vehicle telematics (manufacturer-accessible). Audi of America case 07647729 is open.  PRIOR WARNINGS: Yes. Intermittent “Electrical system: malfunction” warnings began ~7/2026, escalating over weeks to persistent warnings and A/C loss (48V-powered) on 7/30/2026, two days before the failure. The same failure mode matches the BSG defect in the Steinhardt v. Volkswagen settlement","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"AUDI","productModel":"Q7","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc."}]}]}