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Service bulletins for the 2008 Audi S5

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.

355 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SB-01-15-292015-10-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL. ALL YEARS. *PE
ESA-24-AY2014-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRES, ON SOME VEHICLES, DURING WARM UP OR COLD START, CAN CAUSE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO COME ON, AND IF MIL IS AN ISSUE, VEHICLE CAN FAIL EMISSIONS INSPECTION. MODEL 2008 S5. *PE
AL-200820112014-09-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 10 YRS OR 120, 000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCUR FIRST, ON EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTORS, UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. MODEL 2008-2011. *PE
ESA-24-AM2014-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES WHEN A RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRES DURING EITHER A COLD START OR WARM UP. MODEL 2008-2012 S5. *PE
TSB-44-13-462014-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, USE CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH AND NOT TORQUE STICKS, TORQUE EXTENSION BARS AND IMPACT GUNS/WRENCHES NOT APPROVED FOR USAGE ON WHEEL BOLTS BY MANUFACTURER, THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL, HUB. MODEL 1995-2014 ALL. *PE
TSB-01-13-172013-11-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: WHEN LOW QUALITY FUEL IS COMBINED WITH SHORT DISTANCE DRIVING CYCLE, HYDROCARBONS FORM CARBON DEPOSITS, WHICH INTERRUPT TUMBLE MIXTURE OF FUEL/AIR, CAUSING COLD START MISFIRE. MODEL 2008-09 S5. *PE
37-13-072013-07-10. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES MAY LACK POWER OR WILL NOT MOVE AFTER STOP DUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. *JS
A-5712812013-01-23. 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-91-12-422012-08-14. 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-37-12-382012-04-11. 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-34-12-082012-04-11. 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-30-11-112012-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AUDI: WHEN PRESSING FIRMLY ON CLUTCH PEDAL, CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY OR MAY START. *PE
TSB-38-11-052011-06-14. 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-10-112011-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. VOLKSWAGEN: WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. *RM
TSB-90-10-212011-05-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. AUDI: FUEL TANK DOES NOT REFLECT THAT FUEL TANK IS FULL. *RM
TSB-57-10-382011-03-30. 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
SB-28-10-132011-03-17. 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-90-10-202011-02-15. 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-00-10-022011-02-14. 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-01-10-132011-02-12. 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-01-10-092011-02-12. 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-90-09-132010-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. 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. *PE
TSB-01-09-062010-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM), OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. SVM IS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (RE-PROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN AUDI VEHICLES. THIS SYSTEM USES THE VAS 5051B OR VAS 5052 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO SEND VEHICLE SPECIFIC DATA TO THE SVM DATABASE, TO DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SVM DATABASE, AND TO FLASH CONTROL UNITS FOR IDENTIFIED SOFTWARE UPDATES. *PE
KM-13792009-10-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. AUDI: MIL LIGHT ON AND DTC P2294 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT), P2295 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW), P2296 (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR 2 CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH) IN FAULT MEMORY DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED. WIRING HARNESS TO HIGH PRESSURE PUMP MIGHT BE STRESSED AND TIGHTLY BENT AT THE PUMP CONNECTOR. THE HARNESS ALSO MIGHT BE BENT AROUND SHARP EDGES OF CYLINDER HEAD. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
TSB-01-08-332009-05-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT(SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ITS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (REPROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN ALL AUDI VEHICLES. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.