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2018 AUDI A3 — BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

1 injured · 1982795 · 2024-04-12

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A3
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The vehicle pre-sense stopped the vehicle due to the detection of an object however, there was no object. This happened going forward and in reverse multiple times, causing the car to come to a sudden, abrupt stop even at speeds in excess of 30mph. This resulting in my teen daughter having bruising from the seat belt. The car was taken to the dealership and the dealership recalibrated the control unit. The vehicle continues to unnecessarily activate pre-sense when in reverse, and causes the car to come to an abrupt halt despite there being no object. The system may be responding to shadows. Numerous returns to the service department continue to yield “no codes”. The PODS system was recalled and this is a related system.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11582606
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown