Early last week, Audi issued a recall of more than 1.2 million cars and SUVs around the world amid concerns that “the electric coolant pumps can overheat and possibly cause a fire.” According to the recall notice, the affected vehicles include the 2013 to 2016 A4, the 2013 to 2017 A5, the 2012 to 2015 A6, and the Q5 SUV from 2013 to 2017. All the recalled cars and SUVs have “2-Liter turbocharged engines.”
Early last week, Audi issued a recall of more than 1.2 million cars and SUVs around the world amid concerns that “the electric coolant pumps can overheat and possibly cause a fire hazard.” According to the recall notice, the affected vehicles include the 2013 to 2016 A4, the 2013 to 2017 A5, the 2012 to 2015 A6, and the Q5 SUV from 2013 to 2017. All the recalled cars and SUVs have “2-Liter turbocharged engines.”
This isn’t the first time the recalled vehicles have been recalled, though. For those who don’t know, Audi issued a recall for “the same vehicles last year for a software update,” but the problem with the pump seems to have persisted.
In a statement Audi released shortly after announcing the recall, the company revealed that the pumps in the recalled vehicles can “become blocked with cooling system debris, or moisture in the pump can cause an electrical short.” A spokesman for the company also confirmed that there have been incident reports involving fires, but didn’t elaborate on their severity.
So how does Audi plan to remedy the situation? For starters, Audi has instructed dealers to “replace the faulty pumps at no cost to owners,” even though newly designed parts won’t be available until November. For now, “dealers will install a new version of the current pump until the redesigned ones are available.”
To help notify Audi customers if their vehicles are included in the recall, Audi plans on sending recall letters to any owners that might be affected.
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Audi recalls cars and SUVs for fire hazard
Audi recall: 1.2 million vehicles recalled over coolant pump fire risk
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