# P17E1 on the 2012 Audi A5

The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.

This code is specific to a manufacturer and is not described here.

## Bulletins for this model year that name P17E1

- [10210651](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10210651), 2022-05-02: Software error in the transmission control module. Customer may report that the transmission does not work correctly. ? Shortly after a cold start, the following message appears in the instrument cluster display: ?Gearbox Malfunction\! Journey can be continued?. The gearbox is in limp mode until the key is cycled. ? The issue is very sporadic and cannot be reproduced with a test drive. ? DTC P17E1 \(Gear positioner 2 mechanical malfunction\) with DFCC 9473 is stored in the transmission control module, J743 \(address word 02\). ? The DFCC is the 4\-6 digit code that is typically listed before the fault code \(Figure 1\).
- [10123579](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10123579), 2017-11-17: Customer may report that the transmission does not work correctly. Shortly after a cold start, the following message appears in the instrument cluster display: ?Gearbox Malfunction\! Journey can be continued?. The gearbox is in limp mode until the key is cycled. The issue is very sporadic and cannot be reproduced with a test drive. DTC P17E1 \(Gear positioner 2 mechanical malfunction\) with DFCC 9473 is stored in the transmission control module, J743 \(address word 02\). The DFCC is the 4\-6 digit code that is typically listed before the fault code. Software error in the transmission control module.
- [10120796](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10120796), 2017-10-27: This bulletin contains software update instructions for when receiving DTC P17E1. The issue is sporadic.
- [10052520](https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10052520), 2013-08-09: AUDI: SOME VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE GEARBOX LIMP MODE. THE ISSUE CANNOT BE REPRODUCED ITH A TEST DRIVE, IT IS INTERMITTENT. DTC P17E1 AND DFCC 9473 ARE STORED IN THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. \*JS