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Audi A3 2009–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin 34 13 17 2029069 · NHTSA communication 10210630 · issued Sep 20, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2010
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer states that the gear display is illuminated in cluster. Vehicle may exhibit a shudder condition on first acceleration from a stop. The following fault entry is logged in the transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address word 02):19143 P2711 004 (Unexpected Mechanical Gear Disengagement)

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.