2012 Audi A3 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2012 Audi A3. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Diesel Fuel Injector Line Leakage
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11023 · opened Aug 2, 2011 · closed Dec 2, 2011 · led to recall 11V490000

  By letter dated October 3, 2011, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will conduct a safety recall to address a defect in approximately 168,275 model year (MY) 2009-2012 Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen, Golf, and Audi A3 vehicles equipped …

• High-Pressure Fuel Pump Failure
  Engineering Analysis EA11003 · opened Feb 7, 2011 · closed Mar 27, 2015

  The Office of Defects Investgation (ODI) opened EA11-003 on February 7, 2011, based on 160 complaints to ODI and Volkswagen involving high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) failures in model year (MY) 2009 through 2010 Volkswagen Jetta and Golf and Audi A3 TDI vehicles and questions regarding fuel sample results provided by Vo…