2009-2010 Audi A3, Audi TT and others recall: automatic transmission
Volkswagen Of America, Inc reported this safety recall on August 20, 2009. It covers about 16,000 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 16,000
- reported
- Aug 20, 2009
- owners notified
- Oct 20, 2009
- related complaints
- 364
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- The abrupt shift to neutral could lead to a crash without warning.
- Remedy
- Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1‑800‑822‑8987.
Recall number 09V333000
Affected vehicles
- Audi A3 2009-2010 20092010
- Audi TT 2009 2009
- Volkswagen Eos 2009 2009
- Volkswagen GTI 2009-2010 20092010
- Volkswagen Jetta 2009-2010 20092010
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 364 complaints about transmission problems.
2009 Audi A32010 Audi A32009 Audi TT2009 Volkswagen Eos2009 Volkswagen GTI2010 Volkswagen GTI2009 Volkswagen Jetta2010 Volkswagen Jetta
Questions about recall 09V333000
Is there a recall on the 2009-2010 Audi A3, Audi TT and others automatic transmission?
Yes. Recall 09V333000, reported on August 20, 2009, covers about 16,000 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 09V333000?
Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1‑800‑822‑8987.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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