2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet: check engine light

Filed Sep 23, 2019 · Airbags, Engine · 50,000 miles · CA

Car engine stopped working while in moving down the road. The car would not accelerate above 10 miles per hour. Check engine light came on without warning as the car stopped functioning. Passenger air bag was disengaged and indicated it would not deploy even though a passenger was sitting in the seat. Severe injury could have occurred if the car had been rear ended when the car stopped working. Car had been in for maintenance at all predesignated manufacturer's suggested mileage points without indication of any issues.

Filed Jan 16, 2019 · Fuel system · 29,300 miles · FL

No recalls connected to VIN, despite recalls showing according to the federal safety agency.org website for "2015 audi a3" and visible complaints for issue. Issue is low pressure fuel pump failure and fuel tank. Per dealer service documentation/ receipt "faulty low pressure fuel" pump. Car at 29000 miles would have a no start or start and immediately shut off, at times run but engine power cutting out while running normally below 50 MPH, sputtering. Check engine light on. Dealer first replaced high pressure fuel pump, which did not resolve issue. The replacement of low pressure fuel pump did fix the issue. Now vehicle at 33000 miles and is unable to take fuel from any gas station pump. Per nhsta.org website, for "2015 audi a3" there is a recall for the fuel tank. Remedy to fix issue per certified mechanic is fuel tank replacement. Per nhsta.org website again, four recalls showing for "2015 audi a3" of these four 1) suction pump may allow fuel into the evap system and 2) improper plating may cause fuel pump to fail are more than likely what is affecting my vehicle but not connected to my specific VIN. Current mileage of car is 33540. All physical documentation / receipts available.

Filed Dec 27, 2018 · Airbags · 38,000 miles · CA

Passenger occupant detection system failure, resulting in illuminated air bag malfunction indicator lamp. Excessive resistance in the occupant sensor mat of the front passenger seat, indicating an internally failing sensor and resulting in the vehicle air bag system becoming disabled. Audi has issued recalls for other vehicle models in this year for this exact defect, and the resolution in those instances is to install an updated part with a protective cover that will prevent premature failure of the new sensor. Audi has not expanded the recall to include the audi a3 as of the date of this writing. This particular vehicle is a 2015 audi a3 premium plus fwd sedan with sport seats and 1.8l gasoline engine. Audi does not appear to offer a replacement part at this time, possibly an indication that the part has been designated obsolete if the vw audi group is currently investigating the issue and updating the part. Unfortunately, this leaves consumers without a repair option while operating a vehicle without a functioning safety restraint system. Diagnostic trouble code: 9577755 / b1225 1b ; identical trouble code associated with the active recall(s) that as of yet are not extended to the a3 vehicles.

Filed Dec 14, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 42,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi a3. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to audi north park (210‑960‑6000, located at 15670 I-35, selma, tx 78154) where the technician diagnosed and replaced the fuel pump. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Filed Jun 7, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 45,000 miles · NH

Check engine/ epc- both lights have signaled a dozen times. The first few times the dealership called them "misfires". Eventually the car "symptoms" started to progress: when car is idling, car starts to act like it is about to stall. Then it progressed to hard/jerky shifts into 1st or 2nd gear. Now even at higher speeds it starts acting up- giving the feeling that the car may stall. This is a daily issue. Twice now car has failed to accelerate while entering highway. The worst situation occurred when car was bucking and refusing to go into 2nd gear. I had to pull over, on the on-ramp, turn off car and restart. Dash lights fade light/dark constantly. Originally I thought it was an automatic feature, going from day to night time lights. Like everything else it has increased w/ frequency & cannot be connected to change day/night light setting change. Key fob died while I was driving on highway, car stalled on highway. I restarted car using emergency procedure (aligning key fob next to key symbol on drive shaft)- this is meant to keep car running even w/ dead key battery. Car shut off multiple times waiting for tow truck- who then loaded my car while running because it stalled on him too. Did I mention the 4 days prior my car had been at the dealership - so either warning sign didn't correctly notify or they just ignored it. Fixed ignition coil, spark plugs current dealership diagnostic: fault to bad injector somehow none of the recalls that apply to 2015 a3s apply to my vehicle. Even though most of the decriptions apply to car issues.