Service bulletins for the 2008 Audi A5
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.
487 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB-87-12-34 | 2013-02-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY. AUDI: THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN BODY AND SEALING SURFACE OF DRAIN HOSE THAT ALLOWS CONDENSATION FROM EVAPORATOR TO ENTER FRONT FOOT WELL AREA DUE FAULTY AND INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF CONDENSATION DRAIN HOSE. MODELS 2008-2013 A4, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, Q5. *PE |
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| A-571281 | 2013-01-23. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. AUDI: 57 DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR (ADVANCED KEY) WILL NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE. 57 12 81 2020472/5 DECEMBER 19, 2012. SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN GROUP 57 NUMBER 10-38 DATED 1 , 2010. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS |
| TSB-94-12-90 | 2012-12-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. AUDI: CRACKS HAS FORMED IN LENS, CAUSING CONDENSATION BEHIND THE LENS, MAKING INOPERATIVE THE SIGNAL INDICATOR, WITHOUT DAMAGE FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. MODELS 2009-2013 A3, A4; 2008-2013 A5; 2010-2013 CABRIOLET. *PE |
| TSB-94-12-88 | 2012-11-09. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. AUDI: CRACKS FORMING IN LENS DUE TO AMOUNT OF TENSION AND IMPROPER INSTALLATION WHICH CAUSES CONDENSATION TO BE SEEN. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2008-2013 A3, A4, A5, CABRIOLET. *PE |
| TSB-94-12-79 | 2012-08-14. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. AUDI: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY ILLUMINATES WITH VEHICLE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION WHEN LIGHT BULB IS OUT. MODELS A4, AUDI Q5 (2009-12), A5 (2008-12) AND A5 CABRIOLET (2010-12). *PE |
| TSB-91-12-42 | 2012-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: BACK UP CAMERA IMAGE IS INCORRECT OR OFF, TOO BRIGHT, TOO DARK, FUZZY, DISTORTED OR OPAQUE. MODELS AUDI Q5, Q7, A4, A5, A5 CABRIOLET (2009-14), A5, S5 (2008-14), A8 (2010-14) AND A6 (2011-14). *PE |
| TSB-96-12-34 | 2012-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. AUDI: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE GEAR, THE PICTURE OF REARVIEW CAMERA FAILS TO APPEAR, SPORADICALLY. CERTAIN MODELS, CAMERA IMAGE CAN BE RE=ACTIVATED. MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. *PE |
| TSB-37-12-38 | 2012-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. AUDI: VEHICLE HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION; VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION BUT UNABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER; ENGINE SWITCHED OFF BUT REMOTE CONTROL CAN NOT LOCK WITH ADVANCED KEY; PARK IS NOT RECOGNIZED ELECTRICALLY. *PE |
| TSB-34-12-08 | 2012-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AUDI: WHEN VEHICLE IS AT CONSTANT SPEED OR IS ACCELERATING, FROM THE FRONT CAN HEARD CONSTANT HOWLING, OR DRONING, OR A SCRAPING NOISE. *PE |
| TSB-30-11-11 | 2012-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AUDI: WHEN PRESSING FIRMLY ON CLUTCH PEDAL, CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY OR MAY START. *PE |
| TSB-94-11-56 | 2012-02-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. AUDI: ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 TO 2013 VEHICLES, DURING ADJUSTMENT OR REMOVAL, BRAKE LIGHT SENSORS BEING REPLACED ARE DAMAGED, PREVENTING PROPER ANALYSIS. *PE |
| TSB-38-11-05 | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WHEN COLD OR NO DRIVE ON FIRST ENGAGEMENT. *RM |
| AWA-10-11 | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. VOLKSWAGEN: WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. *RM |
| TSB-90-10-21 | 2011-05-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. AUDI: FUEL TANK DOES NOT REFLECT THAT FUEL TANK IS FULL. *RM |
| TSB-57-10-38 | 2011-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. AUDI: DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR (ADVANCED KEY) WILL NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE. FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE PRESENT-ONE OR MORE DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSORS CANNOT BE USED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE DOORS; THROUGH DIAGNOSIS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR MUST BE REPLACED. *PE |
| TSB-40-10-16 | 2011-03-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. AUDI: CRACKING NOISES FROM FRONT AXLE. WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS OR WHEN TURNINGTHE STEERING WHEEL OVER THE FULL RANGE, CRACKING NOISES CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE SUPPORT BRACKET FOR THE TOP OF THE FRONT STRUT. *PE |
| SB-28-10-13 | 2011-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: KEY DOES NOT STAY OR ENGAGE IN IGNITION LOCK. ON VEHICLES WITHOUT ADVANCED KEY, THE REMOTE KEYS ARE INOPERABLE. ON VEHICLES WITH ADVANCED KEY, UNLOCKING/LOCKING USING THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE OPENING OF THE TRUNK LID WITH TRUNK HANDLE ARE INOPERABLE; VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED WITH START/STOP BUTTON; REMOTE KEYS ARE INOPERABLE. *PE |
| TSB-94-10-38 | 2011-02-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLES WITH XENON HEADLIGHTS. THE THUMB WHEEL OR OPTION FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS TURNED OFF BY MISTAKE. *PE |
| TSB-90-10-20 | 2011-02-15. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. AUDI: FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REFLECT FUEL TANK IS FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW FULL EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED. THIS MAY OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED BY A VEHICLE TRANSPORT TRUCK. THE LOWERED READING IS TRIGGERED WHEN THE VEHICLES ARE LOADED ONTO VEHICLE TRANSPORT TRUCKS OR WHEN PARKING ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE IS TILTED, CAUSING THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR VALUE TO CHANGE WITHOUT THERE BEING A SPEED SIGNAL IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS A RESULT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PERCEIVES A REFUELING PROCESS. *PE |
| TSB-69-10-10 | 2011-02-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. REPLACED AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CANNOT BE CODED. AFTER REPLACING THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT, THE CONTROL UNIT CANNOT BE CODED VIA SVM SPEC/ACTUAL. THE LATEST REVISION OF THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT MUST BE CODED AND PARAMETERIZED USING AN SVM CODE, WHICH IS LISTED ETKA IN THE REMARKS AREA FOR THE PART NUMBER. *PE |
| TSB-00-10-02 | 2011-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. DETAILING THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ANY TSB OR REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE (RVU). TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION IS INCLUDED. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-13 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE; ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 (RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED); DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL.12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-09 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINER MISFIRE DETECTED; DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL. 12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-94-10-19 | 2011-02-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: XENON HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OR IS INOPERATIVE ON ONE SIDE (DTC 00978 OR 00979). ONLY PHILIPS BRAND XENON BULBS ARE AFFECTED. *PE |
| TSB-94-10-10 | 2010-11-04. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: XENON HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OR IS INOPERATIVE ON ONE SIDE (DTC 00978 OR 00979). ONLY PHILIPS BRAND XENON BULBS ARE AFFECTED. *PE |
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