Engine stalls while accelerating from a stop. This condition has been dangerous. Car has been to the audi dealer 3 times to remedy the problem. That cannot diagnose the issue. It is going in for a 4th time april 12th 2021. This issue is extremely dangerous. The car will lose power and stall as you are pulling out into traffic. Happens daily.
2017 Audi A3 fuel system complaints
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2017 audi a3 sedan- with around 47,000 miles -stalled out in drive thru and at a red light intersection. Twice. Almost got in 2 accidents while driving once on the highway and once on a city road. Engine light on dash was blinking. Code reader initially was reading p0300, p0301 and p0302 .. Multiple cylinder misfires. Towed car to audi, and they did complete maintenance service. Ran codes and now all of the sudden it need a new transmission and the code is p0172 bank 1 system too rich. I noticed there was a recall for the the engine control unit (ecu) software and which can affect air / fuel mixture which makes me think that this recall was probably the cause, because po172 code can be due to the air/ fuel mixture getting too far from factory specs. My car has been at the dealership for 6 weeks, the transmission was finally replaced by audi but they are still saying that I need a new fuel canister (there was a recall for this in 2016, and my car was manufactured in 2016 but is a 2017 model) ? I have seen several other 2017 audi a3 sedan owner complaints having this issue with very similar problem on this website and other websites. I was under warranty until 1/25/2021, but I live 2 hours away and I was under quarantine so booked appointment locally (I think on 1/22/2021 with volkswagen but scheduling was a week out and on appointment date their entire service department was out because of covid outbreak by that time it was too late even though I have a time and date stamped video of the car having issues.
I was refilling my fuel tank of my vehicle at gas station, but it kept clicking off with the back pressure as if the tank was full. I tried filling slowly to see if that would work, it did the same thing. . I left and on my way on the highway, a young man signaled me to pull over, I was hesitant, but did so. He showed me that fuel was draining from my car. Luckily , I did not have a fire as it was close to the muffler system. I got it to a nearby mechanic shop to see what was the problem it was not a burst hose nor a tank leak , however they first thought it was the siphon hose that was blocked , it was not. They traced the fuel leak to the evap system and found that the charcoal canister was filled with fuel. And the car still would not take any fuel because back pressure, kept forcing the fuel out. Upon seeing that they advised me to take the car to the audi dealer in coral spring florida. I did so and told them of the problem and asked if there was a recall on this problem. They said no. I pointed out to them that the 2016 audi a3 has a recall that is exactly as what is happening to my car. Recall # 16v647000 this was issued between september and october of 2016. They said that they would diagnose my car for $390.00 I ok"d that. This is their diagnosis: 1 fuel tank = s2654.00 plus tax/ss I am not in agreement with that and called to audi america and made my complaint, the young lady " morgan " took my complaint and made arrangements to call the dealership re their assessment and call me back. She called me with no real answers except to say that I have a right to a second opinion. I told her that I intended to do so and to make a complaint to your agency, and the ftc as this is a serious issue. She said it was my right. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My car after starting (with engine either cool or warm) will stall at times when I'm going2-3 MPH. I have stalled at intersections. I go to put my foot on the gas and the car will sputter and stall. It will then restart with a little difficulty though starts back up. There are no icons that illuminate on the dashboard with any problem. There are no check engine lights or battery lights that are going off.
When driving off after starting the vehicle, the car starts jerking and 'knocking' and stalls/turns off. This happens almost everyday as I reverse out of my drive way and drive forward. Extremely unsafe! Does not show check engine light or any other lights.
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