# Service bulletin TSB\-37\-13\-09

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10053883
- Published by NHTSA: 2013\-12\-02
- Manufacturer's number: TSB\-37\-13\-09
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-07\-19
- NHTSA component: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\)

## NHTSA's summary

AUDI: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE CLUTCHES, AFTER HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER, COMPLETE GEARBOX REPLACEMENT OR MECHATRONICS, MUST ADAPT TO NEW COMPONENTS WITH GRADUAL MOVING OF CLUTCH LININGS IN MOST DIVERSE LOAD CONDITIONS. MODELS 2004\-14, A3, TT, Q7, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, S4, S5, S6, S7, RS5. \*PE

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Steering, Steering gear

## Vehicles listed

- 2004 to 2005 AUDI A3
- 2006 to 2013 AUDI A3
- 2006 to 2010 AUDI A4
- 2013 to 2014 AUDI A4 ALLROAD
- 2011 to 2012 AUDI A4 AVANT
- 2008 to 2014 AUDI A5
- 2006 to 2014 AUDI A6
- 2009 to 2011 AUDI A7
- 2012 to 2014 AUDI A7
- 2006 to 2014 AUDI A8
- 2009 to 2014 AUDI Q5
- 2007 to 2013 AUDI Q7
- 2010 to 2013 AUDI S4
- 2010 to 2014 AUDI S5
- 2010 AUDI S6
- 2013 to 2014 AUDI S6
- 2013 to 2014 AUDI S7
- 2004 to 2006 AUDI TT
- 2007 AUDI TT
- 2008 to 2010 AUDI TT
- 2011 to 2013 AUDI TT ROADSTER

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [37142720284052](/bulletins/10226526.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). Gearbox warning light on \(DTC P060B00 stored in TCM\)
- [37142520285617](/bulletins/10226524.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). Gearbox warning light on.
- [37131020348631](/bulletins/10226503.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR. Gearbox malfunction message in cluster \(DTC P0706\)
- [37144020284053](/bulletins/10226500.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). Gearbox warning light on \(DTC P060B00 stored in TCM\)
- [37144520284054](/bulletins/10226496.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). Gearbox warning light on \(DTC P060B00 stored in TCM\)
- [37 13 81 2021193](/bulletins/10210661.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ENGINE; STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\); POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. Because of an unfavorable adjustment between engine and gearbox, vehicle can shudder under certain driving conditions when changing from second to first gear.
- [A381812 2018289\_](/bulletins/10138316.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). This bulletin contains repair instructions for when there is transmission fluid leaking from the cooler lines between the gearbox and ATF cooler.
- [A011494 2030580\-](/bulletins/10124820.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14\-77 dated May 21, 2014. The customer complains that the vehicle sporadically cannot be started. The yellow gearbox warning light may be illuminated. DTCs may be present. The remote key being used is transmitting incomplete immobilizer information to the vehicle, resulting in the condition.
- [A351312 2028085\-](/bulletins/10123580.md), 2017-11-17, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\). Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 35 number 13\-09 dated April 1, 2013. Customer may report that there is oil leaking under the vehicle. Leaking from the oil pan seal. Crack in the oil pan. Leak between gearbox housing and intermediate housing. The source of the leak may be confused with o\-ring of drain plug.
- [A351315 2030477\-](/bulletins/10121495.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\); POWER TRAIN. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 35 number 13\-14 dated August 30, 2013. Message appears in the information display: "Gearbox malfunction: you can continue driving". One or more fault entries are stored in the transmission control module. Fault codes and symptom codes must match exactly or this TSB should not be followed. Instructions for obtaining the symptom codes are in the Service section of this bulletin. Poor internal contact area on circuit board will lead to faults. Oil additives can cause the plastic circuit plates to delaminate, causing contact loss.

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