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Service bulletins for the 2010 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.

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

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TSB-42-15-242015-10-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. AUDI: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIDE FLANGE OR AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE IS LEAKING OIL FROM QUATTRO SPORTS AND PROTECTIVE CAP HAS INSUFFICIENT SEALANT ON INBOARD CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT NEAR REAR DIFFERENTIAL. MODEL 2010-12 S4, 5, CABRIOLET. *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
AL-200920112014-09-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY, FOR FUEL INJECTOR REPLACEMENT, HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES, WHICHEVER HAPPENS FIRST. MODEL 2009-2011. *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-45-13-072014-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. AUDI: DUE TO DAMAGE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DURING PRODUCTION, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKING, IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED, AND OTHER VARIOUS ISSUES. MODEL 2009-2014 A4/S4, A5/S5, A5/S5 CAB, Q5. *PE UPDATED 05/21/2014 *JS
TSB-35-13-152014-01-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). AUDI: MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) ASSOCIATED WITH POOR INTERNAL CONTACT OF CIRCUIT BOARD (GEARBOX) WHERE OIL ADDITIVES CAN CAUSE PLASTIC CIRCUIT PLATES TO DELAMINATE AND CONTACT LOSS. MODEL 2010-2013 S4, S5, RS5, S6, S7. *PE
SB-483262013-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING WARRANTY EXTENSION ON CARBON BUILDUP REMOVAL, ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD SECONDARY AIR PORTS. MODELS 2009-2012. NO MODEL PROVIDED. *PE
TSB-37-13-092013-12-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). 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
TSB-37-13-082013-08-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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
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
TSB-35-13-102013-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AUDI: GEARBOX MALFUNCTION MESSAGE IN CLUSTER. PLASTIC CIRCUIT PLATES CAN DELAMINATE DUE TO OIL ADDITIVES. *JS UPDATED 12/2/13. *PE
TSB-01-12-582013-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: WHILE DRIVING, MAINLY SHORT DISTANCE (STOP AND GO), HIGH CRANKCASE PRESSURE CAN LEAD TO DTCS P113700 AND P113900 CODES. CRANKCASE PRESSURE CAN BE LOWERED WITH NEW ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) SOFTWARE LEVEL AFTER CHANGING CRANKCASE PRESSURE VALVE TO IMPROVE AND ELIMINATE MENTIONED DTC CODES. MODELS 2010-2012 S4, S5, 2009-2011 A6 (C6), 2011-2012 Q7, 2012 A6, A7. *PE
TSB-42-12-132012-11-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. AUDI: THE AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE AND QUATTRO SPORTS REAR DIFFERENTIAL (PR-PDU, PDR, OR GH2) SIDE FLANGE HAS AN OIL LEAKAGE. MODELS 2010-2012 S4, S5, S5 CABRIOLET. *PE UPDATED 04/16/2013 *JS
TSB-42-12-112012-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. AUDI: CONSTANT VELOCITY OF JOINT GREASE AT REAR DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSES AN OIL LEAKAGE IN AREA OF QUATTRO SPORTS REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIDE FLANGE, OR AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SEALANT ON PROTECTIVE CAP. *PE
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-30-11-102012-03-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). AUDI: CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WITH THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONING, BURNT SMELL OR NOT RETURNING TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *PE
TSB-42-11-092011-12-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. AUDI: VEHICLES WITH QUATTRO SPORTS REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS AT THE REAR AXLE SHAFT SIDE FLANGE OR INBOARD FLANGE. MODELS S4, S5. *PE
TSB-42-11-082011-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. AUDI: CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE OR SPORT DIFFERENTIAL SIDE FLANGE WILL EXPERIENCE AN OIL LEAK IN THOSE AREA. MODELS S4, S5, S5 CABRIOLET. *PE
SB-19H32011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT STAYS CLOSE AND MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE. 2010-2011 MODELS. *RM
SB-44I22011-06-24. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. VOLKSWAGEN: TPMS SCREENS ARE NOT CONSISTENT 2010 AUDI AND NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. *RM
SA-19H12011-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SEAL INSIDE THE COOLANT PUMP CAN WEAR OUT AND LEAK COOLANT. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *RM UPDATED ON 06/27/2011. *KB

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