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A3 TDI 270 miles new, broke down.
Bought a new A3 tdi and at mile 270 broke down in the middle of the highway. The car stalled and shut off, thank God no other cars were near. I had the car 2 days and it broke down, apparently the fuel pump and fuel module were causing a short. Fast forward to mile 2,000 plus and the car stalled and this time not as lucky as I was hit hard ending up in the hospital with bumps and bruises. Called audi care and promised to get back to me in 4 days because of the holidays. Anyone else having this issue?
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You do not mention the actual codes. The original NHTSA complaint on the so called HPFP (Bosch, sub vendor) issue had a less than 1/3 of one percent incident/incidence rate (the included population, aka, 800 cases app 241,000) . The NHTSA closed out the original study. http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2015/03/31/us-closes-probe-diesel-vw-vehicles/70713086/
(TMI… SAFETY did not appear to be an issue) I would surmise this (your) incident should be reported to the NHTSA . BUT that is up to you.
First of all, get the car looked @ by the dealer, as (2.) you suspect the contributing cause (HPFP ?) falls under warranty and periods AND (3.) the faults were not fixed correctly the first time (causing/contributing to/ safety issue). (4.) Get Audi USA in the loop also. (5.) Another would be to let them (Audi USA/dealer) handle the (warranty AND CRASH) repairs. As a minimum, upshot. I would want a new car.
Six, get a good auto personal injury attorney. They can coordinate the various issues ( lemon laws, new car, injuries, etc), or @ the minimum give you legal advice about actions and remedies.