Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std. Emissions Certification Test Group: CVWXV02.0U5N.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Premium Plus
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GLOW BULB INDICATOR CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER TO ACCELERATOR. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 4 MILES AND CAR THEN EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE AT AUDI DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP DESCRIBED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO METAL FILINGS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED EITHER BY FUEL PUMP FAILURE, OR BAD BATCH OF DIESEL FUEL. *TR
2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CPSC: I1360446A. 2012 AUDI A3 WAGON. CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ALSO STATES CANNOT GET FOOT OFF GAS WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT ON THE BRAKE IF IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *LN