Audi A3 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A011455 2036169- · NHTSA communication 10122176 · issued Jan 8, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2015
model years
42
vehicle entries
Official summary
The MIL is on. DTC P0087 may be stored in the ECM. Drivability concerns such as hard starting/no starting are present. Outside temperature is sub-freezing. In tank, fuel pump may be making a straining noise. Diesel fuel requires additive blending or ?winterization? to be useable at low temperatures. At temperatures below 20° F (-7° C), No. 2 Diesel with insufficient winterization blending may lose its fluidity due to wax separation. This may clog the fuel filter or in-tank filter, preventing the engine from operating properly. No. 2 Diesel is blended by refineries to various levels of winteriz
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A7
- 2010 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2009 Audi A8
- 2010 Audi A8
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2014 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2015 Audi Q5
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2015 Audi Q7
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.