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Audi A3 Recall Information
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March 21, 2010
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SEPTEMBER 2009 --
Volkswagen is recalling
certain model year 2006
through 2010 Audi A3, TT,
and TT Roadster passenger
vehicles manufactured
between September 29, 2005
and August 26, 2009. The
closing force of an internal
spring of the fuel tank
ventilation valve is not
adequate enough to hold the
valve closed under extreme
driving conditions possibly
allowing fuel to leak. In
the presence of an ignition
source, a vehicle fire could
occur. Volkswagen will
notify owners and Audi
dealers will replace the
fuel tank ventilation valve
with an improved valve free
of charge. The safety recall
is expected to begin during
October 2009. 09V-377
AUGUST 2009 --
Volkswagen is recalling
certain model year 2009 and
2010 passenger cars
manufactured between
September 2008 and August
2009. The wiring harness of
a temperature sensor in the
direct shift gearbox (DSG)
may have connector wires
that were insufficiently
crimped. With insufficiently
crimped connector wires, a
temperature sensor has the
potential to falsely detect
a high gearbox oil
temperature, causing the
transmission to abruptly
shift to neutral. If this
happens, the selector lever
position indicator within
the instrument panel will
flash. In addition, the
"Depress Brake Pedal"
indicator light will be
illuminated, alerting the
driver to apply the brakes.
The abrupt shift to neutral
could lead to a crash
without warning. Volkswagen
will notify owners, inspect
the DSG and, if necessary,
replace an affected DSG
temperature sensor free of
charge. The manufacturer has
not yet provided a
notification schedule.
09V-333
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RECALL: 2006-2010
Audi
A3 |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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09V377000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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Manufacturer
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VOLKSWAGEN
OF
AMERICA,
INC |
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Recall
Date:
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SEP 30,
2009 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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10200 |
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Description |
FUEL SYSTEM,
GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK
ASSEMBLY |
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Summary |
VOLKSWAGEN IS
RECALLING
CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2006
THROUGH 2010
AUDI A3, TT, AND
TT ROADSTER
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
MANUFACTURED
BETWEEN
SEPTEMBER 29,
2005 AND AUGUST
26, 2009. THE
CLOSING FORCE OF
AN INTERNAL
SPRING OF THE
FUEL TANK
VENTILATION
VALVE IS NOT
ADEQUATE ENOUGH
TO HOLD THE
VALVE CLOSED
UNDER EXTREME
DRIVING
CONDITIONS
POSSIBLY
ALLOWING FUEL TO
LEAK. |
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Consequence |
IN THE PRESENCE
OF AN IGNITION
SOURCE, A
VEHICLE FIRE
COULD OCCUR. |
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Remedy |
VOLKSWAGEN WILL
NOTIFY OWNERS
AND AUDI DEALERS
WILL REPLACE THE
FUEL TANK
VENTILATION
VALVE WITH AN
IMPROVED VALVE
FREE OF CHARGE.
THE SAFETY
RECALL BEGAN ON
NOVEMBER 16,
2009.
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RECALL: 2009-2010
Audi
A3 |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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09V333000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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Manufacturer
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VOLKSWAGEN
OF
AMERICA,
INC |
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Recall
Date:
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AUG 20,
2009 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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16000 |
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Description |
POWER
TRAIN:AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION |
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Summary |
VOLKSWAGEN IS
RECALLING
CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2009 AND
2010 PASSENGER
CARS
MANUFACTURED
BETWEEN
SEPTEMBER 2008
AND AUGUST 2009.
THE WIRING
HARNESS OF A
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR IN THE
DIRECT SHIFT
GEARBOX (DSG)
MAY HAVE
CONNECTOR WIRES
THAT WERE
INSUFFICIENTLY
CRIMPED. WITH
INSUFFICIENTLY
CRIMPED
CONNECTOR WIRES,
A TEMPERATURE
SENSOR HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO
FALSELY DETECT A
HIGH GEARBOX OIL
TEMPERATURE,
CAUSING THE
TRANSMISSION TO
ABRUPTLY SHIFT
TO NEUTRAL. IF
THIS HAPPENS,
THE SELECTOR
LEVER POSITION
INDICATOR WITHIN
THE INSTRUMENT
PANEL WILL
FLASH. IN
ADDITION, THE
"DEPRESS BRAKE
PEDAL" INDICATOR
LIGHT WILL BE
ILLUMINATED,
ALERTING THE
DRIVER TO APPLY
THE BRAKES |
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Consequence |
THE ABRUPT SHIFT
TO NEUTRAL COULD
LEAD TO A CRASH
WITHOUT WARNING. |
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Remedy |
VOLKSWAGEN WILL
REPROGRAM THE
TRANSMISSION
CONTROL MODULE
WITH UPDATED
SOFTWARE FREE OF
CHARGE. THE
RECALL BEGAN ON
OCTOBER 20,
2009.
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RECALL: 2006
Audi A3 |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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06V293000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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VOLKSWAGEN
OF
AMERICA,
INC |
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Recall
Date:
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JUL 31,
2006 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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48 |
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Description |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
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Summary |
ON CERTAIN
PASSENGER
VEHICLES, DURING
PRODUCTION OF
THE AIR BAG,
EITHER THE LEFT
OR THE RIGHT
SIDE CURTAIN AIR
BAG INFLATION
MODULE MAY LEAK.
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Consequence |
IN THE EVENT OF
A CRASH, THE AIR
BAG MAY NOT
INFLATE AS
DESIGNED
INCREASING THE
RISK OF INJURY
TO A SEAT
OCCUPANT. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE THE SIDE
CURTAIN AIR BAG
FREE OF CHARGE.
THE RECALL BEGAN
ON AUGUST 31,
2006. OWNERS MAY
CONTACT AUDI AT
1-800-822-2834. |
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