Driving on the freeway back to the hotel in las vegas from the west rim of the grand canyon, 100+ deg outside temp. Sudden fuel cut off/loss power for about 1 sec. Took it the dealership and the in tank fuel pump/control module failed thus cut off sending fuel to the engine. Upon picking my vehicle the service advisor commented that several cars from california with cooler temperatures have had experienced this issue. This put me and my family in a very dangerous situation and compromised our safety. I've done some research and found out problem occurred on same year has my vehicle.
2006 Audi A3: fuel pump failure
9 of the 123 complaints about the 2006 Audi A3 describe fuel pump failure.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 69,983
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Fuel pump failure by model year
What owners say
This is very know problem with vw/audi 2.0t engines that I was not aware of before it happened to me. Basically camshaft follower broke causing damage to high pressure fuel pump and camshaft. The cam shaft follower is too weak and it brakes too often for some other people. There is ton of complains on the internet about tjis spevific problem. Now the high pressure fuel pump is on back order since july and no one knows when it will be available. I'm stock without a car and no one can help or even tell me when the part will be available. Audi is not doing anything to help. I don't know what else I can do. Please help!
2006 audi a3 with 20t engine. Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and car did not want to accelerate and went into limp mode. Took it to the audi dealer where I purchased the vehicle new in 2005 and their analysis indicated a bad intake camshaft, bad high pressure fuel pump along with bad cam follower. Quoted work was $1000 labor and $950 in parts.
The vehicle started to stall and was not responsive to acceleration. It dangerously lost almost all of its power in the middle of the road. The next day it failed to start. The problem is a very common problem that audi has published in their service bulletin 15 07 02 for replacement of intake camshaft and high pressure fuel pump follower. Audi is aware of this issue and should be held responsible for this defect in manufacturing and workmanship. Failed components: 1) intake camshaft 2) follower and high pressure fuel pump
High pressure fuel pump defective. Car will not move when gas pedal is applied. Vehicle also does not accelerate at times when merging with traffic because of lack of combustion in engine. Have had close calls when crossing lanes of traffic because of this. Many times there is a 2-3 second delay before acceleration occurs.
Loss of power and dtc p2293, p0087 in ECM caused by premature wearing of the camshaft follower that drives the high pressure fuel pump. The dtc are referenced in the federal safety agency item 10025965, and service bulletin number 15-08-05. The camshaft wears through and damages the fuel pump. Outside investigation has determined that this premature wear is caused by an improperly hardened camshaft. This is a manufacturing problem affecting a large number audi and vw vehicles utilizing the 2.0 engine.
1. Normal driving. 2. The camshaft follower on my high pressure fuel pump in my 2006 audi a3 was punched clean through and the plunger on my fuel pump was eating away at my camshaft... I subsequently received no check engine lights, but had fuel cuts and boost cuts in medium to high rpms. 3. I had to buy a new camshaft, camshaft follower, and high pressure fuel pump. Vw/audi refused to help me because I am at 60,000 miles, even though my manual says the part should be check, and maybe replaced starting at 100,000 miles... They said that my aftermarket intake might have caused the damage by "over spinning the engine"... This is impossible, as the engine has a rev limiter, and I never have gone over 4k RPM yet, plus my "aftermarket intake" is nothing more than the stock intake, but wrapped in carbon fiber, with a k&n filter replacing the factory one.
Was a normal day of driving, car was warming up. I live in florida so it warms up pretty quickly. I was pulling out onto 4th street when I gave the car a lot of gas, but the transmission did nothing. It just revved up and then after about 1 or 2 seconds, the transmission engaged and the car began to slowly accelerate. After this 1-3 second delay, the car was driving like normal. But the initial hesitation almost caused me to be rear ended because I was pulling into traffic. My dsg has no fault codes, yet it hesitates at times and sometimes scares me. My other complaint has to do with it hesitating and jerking in reverse. It has almost caused me to back into stuff. Reverse is very inconsistent. My final complaint is in regard to the fuel pump system. The fuel pump uses a cam follower. These cam followers wear out, and can cause failure of the high pressure fuel pump system. My fuel pump failed under warranty and was replaced. Less than 10,000 miles later I inspected my new pump and follower and found excessive wear on the face of the cam follower. This is unheard of with a car like this. When the cam follower fails, the fuel system fails - how can vw/audi manufacture something this unreliable.
When weather heat conditions are above 90f the car's fuel pump will sporadically glitch/shut -off and prevent fuel to be transferred from the tank to the engine for combustion. This makes the car stall momentarily when accelerating from a start point and while driving. I took the car to audi service center, and they verified and confirmed the problem and said that the fuel pump needs to be replace with a superceeding pump. Audi service center stated that this problem has occurred in the 2006-2008 a3, and a4 vehicles. My car has 66,000 miles and has gone past the warranty limits for a no-charge replacement. This fault condition is a potential hazard for drivers.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- In the presence of an ignition source, a vehicle fire could occur.
- 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. Owners may contact audi at 1‑800‑253‑2834.
Recall number 09V377000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Audi A3 fuel pump
Is fuel pump failure a common problem on the 2006 Audi A3?
9 of 123 owner complaints about the 2006 Audi A3 (7%) mention fuel pump failure. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Audi A3?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Audi A3
Headlights 10Jerking 8Loss of power 8Harsh shifting 6Hesitation 5Stalling 5
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