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Audi A3 2009–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-34-13-17 · NHTSA communication 10054867 · issued Sep 20, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009–2010
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi: when first accelerating from a stop, vehicle would shudder and the gear display would be illuminating in instrument cluster, and drag torque recognizes the clutch as too high on the tcm. Model 2009-2010 a3, tt. *pe

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.