What 52 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Audi S3

Per dealer repair: GUEST STATES DISPLAY SHOWED ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION THEN SEAT BELT STATED STO SHOW ON DISPLAY, DISPLAY SHOWED PUT CAR IN PARK AFTER TURNED OFF CAR THEN RESTARTED ALL LIGHTS WENT AWAY. CHECK AND ADVISE Comments: fault is for a micro switch inside shift mechanism that is sporadically failing. the complete shift mechanism needs replacement. when micro switch completely fails the shifter may not come out of park. I was also informed verbally that the shifter may malfunction while operational and shift out of gear. Total cost of the repair was approx $2,500.00. The screen shot attached included other repairs

NHTSA ODI 11420539

THE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH PARK LOCK WILL NOT STAY LOCKED AND WILL ROLL WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING USED ALSO THE CAR HAS DSG EMERGENCY MODE COME ON WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. THE CAR HAS TRANSMISSION FAULT CODES CLUTCH 1 STAYING OPEN THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND HAS HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAULT CODES THE FIRST CODE WAS UNEXPECTED / IMPLAUSIBLE MECHANICAL GEAR DISENGAGEMENT P2711 00 [200] - THE CAR WAS THEN WORKED ON AND WHAT WAS FOUND WAS BURNED CLUTCH DISKS THE CLUTCH PACK WAS THEN REPLACED BUT NOW A CODE OF CLUTCH 1 OPENS UNINTENTIONALLY P175D 00 [072] THE CAR ALSO WILL NOT STAY PARKED WHEN LEFT IN PARK IT WILL ROLL AND COULD POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE THE PARK LOCK IS NOT WORKING

NHTSA ODI 11338801

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT OF GEAR COMPLETELY LEAVING ME SOMETIMES STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MULTILANE HIGHWAY UNABLE TO EVEN MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE AREA. SOMETIME WHEN I GO TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE REVERSE GEAR DOESN'T EVEN ENGAGE, LEAVING ME STUCK FOR MINUTES AT A TIME TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL IT DECIDES TO GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328601

HALDEX PUMP FAILURE, OCCURRED SLOWLY AND EXISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. I FINALLY SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ON "FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SLIP AUDI S3" AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH HALDEX PUMPS THAT STOP WORKING.

NHTSA ODI 11254764

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY ISSUE I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF AFTER VISITING MY AUDI DEALERSHIP. WITH APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I NOTICED A BEEPING NOISE. I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO RESULTS AT THAT TIME. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE SOUND RETURNED. I WENT TO AUDI TYSONS CORNER AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THEY DISCOVERED A TROUBLE CODE, B116229-SELECT LEVER PARK POSITION LOCK SWITCH IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. MR. MICHAUD ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT AUDI USA AS THE REPAIR, WHICH INVOLVES REPLACING THE SHIFTER MECHANISM, WOULD COST $2,300 AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF 60,000 ON MY VEHICLE. MR. MICHAUD STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB, 2047609/1. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU IN THE HOPE THAT I MIGHT RECEIVE SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD, HOWEVER, A CODE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT TIME.

NHTSA ODI 11253777

HIGHWAY DRIVING AND CAR FELT AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR WAS ONLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. I MANAGED TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID A DISASTER AND / OR ACCIDENT. HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOTHING TO THE CAR AFTER TWO DAYS. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO DID NOTHING. AUDI OF AMERICA WAS NO HELP AS WELL.

NHTSA ODI 10983595