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Audi A4 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 380702 · NHTSA communication 10021314 · issued Jan 9, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2005
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Shudders when accelerating at 10 to 50% throttle from a stationary position, sometimes with flucuating engine speed. *kb

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.