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2014 AUDI S8 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

fire · 1747966 · 2021-05-18

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
S8
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2014 AUDI S8. The contact stated while driving 60MPH the vehicle began to vibrate violently from the engine compartment; the cabin filled up with smoke and the vehicle tailpipe began producing smoke. The contact was unable to pull over and manually moved the vehicle into the shoulder. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, then the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing turbo to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure and told the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11417635
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown