2009 Audi A8 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,033miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2009 Audi A8, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,033 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2009 Audi A8. When he turned the vehicle on the engine began vibrating and whenever the contact began to slow down the vehicle the transmission shifted to a lower gear and then surged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 4 occasions and each time they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure has occurred since the vehicle was purchased. The current and failure mileages were 9033.”
NHTSA complaint #10280964, filed 2009-08, 9,033 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10242903Sep 7, 2023This bulletin provides information on professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO NVH Tool.
- 10238273Jun 15, 2023This bulletin provides information on checking for debris when replacing an engine.
- 10236376May 8, 2023This bulletin provides information for when the customer advises that there is cracking, grinding, rattling, humming, whining, or similar interference.
- 10233771Mar 31, 2023This bulletin provides information on the discontinuation and mixing of Audi-approved engine coolants.
- 10231590Feb 6, 2023This bulletin contains instructions for when to add gasoline additives for cleaning the injectors.
- 10208894Mar 3, 2022This bulletin contains instructions for using the UV additive to find engine oil leaks.
- 10207179Jan 28, 2022This bulletin contains instructions for identifying and mixing factory fill coolants.
- 10207170Jan 10, 2022This bulletin contains instructions for identifying and mixing factory fill coolants.
- 10193573May 13, 2021This technical service bulletin reminds the reader to check for metal debris when replacing an engine.
- 10186945Feb 2, 2021This bulletin contains instructions for using the UV additive to find engine oil leaks.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Audi A8
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Audi A8
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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