AUDI
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Manufacturer communications
- Publication date
- 2013-06-17
- Received by NHTSA
- 2022-05-02
- NHTSA record numbers
- 10210651
Manufacturer summary
Original wording in English
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).
Reported code forms
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Audi
P17E1Gear positioner 2 mechanical malfunctionCheck vehicle applicability
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