2013 Audi A4 Electrical System
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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Coolent migration from the coolant valve through the wire into the connection to ecu. This caused corrosion which in turn caused an unsafe driving condition by shutting the throttle pedal control to the engine off. This has been recalled on many other models and is quite prevalent in the a4 with manual transmission as mine is.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL, ANOTHER LETTER IN JUNE, AND A 3RD LETTER IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS THE AFTER RUN COOLANT PUMP RECALL 19N4. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER MANY MONTHS, AND AUDI RECOMMENDS THAT CAR BE PARKED OUTSIDE, NOT IN GARAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS WE LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND WINTER IS COMING SOON.
I HAVE HAD AN EPC AND COOLANT SENSOR ISSUE FOR THE PAST MONTH, BUT IT TOOK AUDI 1 MONTH TO FINALLY INFORM ME OF THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY ISSUED THE RECALL MAY 15, 2018 BUT I RECEIVED THE LETTER JUNE 15, 2018. IN ADDITION, AUDI DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED PARTS.
CAR FAILS TO START VIA THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE KEY TO GET THE IGNITION TO START. BATTERY IN KEY FOB IS OK AS IT OPENS AND LOCKS THE CAR WITH NO ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A SOFTWARE, OR LOOSE CONNECTION ISSUE.
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The 2013 Audi A4 has 4 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.