2017 Audi A3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
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THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED PREVIOUSLY AND CONFIRMED FIXED BY AUDI UNDER RECALL 69Z4 FOR THE OCCUPANT SENSOR. THE AIRBAG, SEATBELT, AUDI PRESENSE ERROR LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AT TIMES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER AN OCCUPANT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT GOING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER IT APPEARS THEIR ORIGINAL FIX UNDER THE RECALL WAS NOT ADEQUATE IN RESOLVING THE OCCUPANT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGERS IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO TURN OFF WHILE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER A RECENT DIAGNOSTIC THE CODES THAT APPEARED ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO AUDI'S "FIX" TO THE RECALL.
REGARDLESS OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER PRESENCE: 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF', 'SEATBELT OFF', AND 'PRE SENSE OFF' WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATE AT CAR START, RESTART, DRIVE, PARK, RESTART, REPEAT. UNABLE TO CLEAR WARNINGS. ALSO APPEARS IN VEHICLE DASH WARNING SYSTEM. STARTED NOTICING INTERMITTENTLY AFTER AIRBAG RECALL ADDRESSED, NOT SURE IF EXACT DATE. NOW, THE MALFUNCTION IS CONSTANT.
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Quick Summary
The 2017 Audi A3 has 2 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.