Audi is recalling almost 50,000 of its bigger Q8 and Q7 SUVs to handle a problem with the gas pump that, below uncommon circumstances, can strand drivers after an inner failure. V6 fashions produced for the 2019-2021 mannequin years earlier than January 2021 had been shipped with pumps containing inner elements that may be broken by stress fluctuations throughout the pump, damaging the unit and probably ravenous the car of gas.
Whereas this failure mode guidelines out the potential for a gas leak, the damaged items of the pump harm the sealing membrane on the gas stress regulator. In uncommon circumstances, the particles can limit gas circulate to the purpose that the automobile stalls unexpectedly.
“An inoperative gas pump on account of these situations may lead to illumination of the ’emission management system’ gentle, tough engine working and/or an engine no begin,” Audi’s defect report stated. “Nonetheless, in uncommon cases, an engine stall whereas driving may happen, rising the chance of a crash.”
Notifications have begun circulating to sellers and homeowners; they need to obtain directions by September.
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