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Audi A3 2008–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A011386 2033630- · NHTSA communication 10123904 · issued Apr 15, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2015
model years
56
vehicle entries

Official summary

MIL on. Rough idle. DTCs are stored in the Engine Control Module (ECM), J623 (address word 01). Engine may have reduced performance without significant loss of power or stalling. Because there are a number of different misfire faults (unrelated to ignition coil operation) that could cause the MIL to illuminate, proper Guided Fault Finding (GFF) misfire diagnosis must be followed before any ignition coils are replaced.

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.