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2012 Audi A3 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1273866
Internal NHTSA #	10853652
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	AUDI
Model	A3
Model Year	2012
File date	02/04/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After starting the car and driving about 50 feet, the vehicle driver display screen signaled that multiple exterior lights had failed simultaneously. Sensing that multiple light bulbs would not fail at once unless there was a larger electrical problem, i promptly made an appointment at the local audi service center the next day. After diagnosis by audi technicians, i learned that the fuse box under the hood had melted due to overload of circuits or wiring in the box. Had i not taken the car in for repair, the overload could have caused a fire in the engine bay. I researched this problem online and found other occurrences experienced by volkswagen/audi vehicle drivers with the same symptoms. Please add this incident to your record of cases. Thank you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84700
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORLANDO, FL
VIN pattern	WAUKJAFM4CAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	10
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Audi A3 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Audi A3 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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