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2016 Audi A3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1671186
Internal NHTSA #	11331785
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	AUDI
Model	A3
Model Year	2016
File date	29/05/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 audi a3. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, he noticed a burning smell in his vehicle. The contact parked his vehicle in his driveway and opened the hood when fluids bubbling where coming from one of the coolant reservoirs and the burning odor was coming from the passenger side compartment. The dealer audi boise (8400 w franklin rd #1, boise, id 83709 208-377-5400) suggested the vehicle be towed where the vehicle remained for a few weeks and no failure was determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 19,500.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	19500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BOISE, ID
VIN pattern	WAUVPBFF7GAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Audi A3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Audi A3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?